Career Planning & Exploration
Career Planning Process
The career planning process consists of three steps:
- Self assesment and information gathering
- Career Exploration - check out this wonderful resource to research different jobs: Jobstr
- Job Placement
Refer to the Four-year College to Career Planning Timetable to help guide you through the process.
Resources
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Schedule your individual Career Advising Appointment with Mariah Green in the Academic Resource Center
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Visit Western State Colorado University's Academic Programs to explore majors that relate to your interests, values, and skills
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Personal Assessments |
Additional Websites & Resources |
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| College In Colorado - set up an account and click on "Career Planning". This is an excellent resource! | VAULT Online Career & Internship Library- The insider career network for industry and employer information. |
| Holland Codes - Take this quick assessment to discover your values and how they relate to specific positions. | Career One Stop |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | Career Key |
| LiveCareer | Salary Expert -SalaryExpert.com is a leading provider of online compensation data, serving both individual employees and HR/Compensation professionals. |
| JobWeb Career Exploration | AboutJobs -A network of jobs for students, recent graduates, expatriates and adventure seekers. Links to Summer Jobs, Overseas Jobs, Resort Jobs, and Internships. |
| True Colors | Career Journal-Useful career information of management majors provided by The Wall Street Journal. |
| Career Link | The Chronicle - Career Network from The Chronicle of Higher Education. |
| Keirsey Temperament Sorter | Job Profiles - A career exploration web site where students can learn about different occupations from experienced workers in the various professions. Find out about rewarding and stressful parts of the job; basic skills requirements; advice on how to enter the field and future trends. New profiles are added daily! |
| Coach Compass | Majors/Degrees - Need some help understanding what career opportunities you will have with various majors? This website provides a multitude of career options based off a variety of majors. |
| MazeMaster | Women For Hire - is devoted to a comprehensive array of recruitment services for women, they offer career expos,inspiring speeches and seminars, a career-focused magazine, customized marketing programs, and an online job board that help leading employers connect with professional women in all fields. |
| Career Perfect | Career Bliss - is a career resource website with over a half a million company reviews, 7.2 million salary research data points, and 3 million job listings. |
