S.T.A.R.T.
A Step-by-Step Career Planning Method
Self Assessment: Take an inventory
Take time to examine your interests, abilities, values and personality characteristics.
Take the Strong Interest Inventory to explore your interests and see how you compare to people in different professions and college majors. Contact Career Services to get your password.
Take the MBTI to explore your personality traits and find out what careers might fit your personality preferences. Contact Career Services to get your password.
Take the Discover online career assessment and exploration tool
Track Down Information
Gather factual data from web sites and printed material.
Get career ideas from your Holland Code from the Strong Interest Inventory
Get career ideas from your MBTI personality type
Explore web sites on what you can do with different majors
Explore web sites that describe career specific information
Talk to professionals in the field you are exploring to get opinion and advice
Get practical experience through volunteer, part-time or summer jobs
Analyze and Evaluate Information
Narrow your options down to your top 3-5 choices
Weigh the pros and cons of each choice
Think long term and look for multiple paths to the same career
Reach a Decision
Make a decision and choose backup options
Take Action
Develop your action plan and implement short term goals