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
Welcome to the Oregon Career Information System (Oregon CIS), Southern Oregon University’s online career and education planning system. This is a self-paced career guidance tools designed to help you select the right major, clarify your career goals, and provide you with valuable occupation information.
First-time Oregon CIS users:
- Access the Oregon CIS log-in page
- Under “Have a guest account?” click on ” Sign up here”
- Enter SOU’s guest username: SOURaiders and guest password: Raiders123
- Fill out the form with your information and set your password, security questions, and language preference. Email strongly recommended.
- Click Submit
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