Exploration
Identifying a career that will be a good fit for you requires careful exploration of your values, needs, interests, and skills. Use the following tools to EXPLORE your own unique traits before beginning to research various professional paths.
Career Planning Tools
Career Coach
Career Coach offers a platform for exploring your interests via self-assessment, reviewing SOU’s academic programs, and researching potential career paths through regional data on salary, projected job-growth, most frequently requested skills, and top employers.
Oregon CIS
Returning Oregon CIS users:
- Visit the Oregon CIS log-in page
- Use the log-in information that you designated when you set up your account
Personality Tests
16 Personalities (Personality test with extensive results analysis, including career)
VIA Institute of Character Strengths Survey (12-minute survey)
Sokanu Career Explorer (30 minute personality-to-career test)
Career Pivots
“How to Change Careers” article from USA.gov
“What to Ask Yourself Before a Career Pivot” from Harvard Business Review