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Your Compass
Ever wonder what work options might suit YOU? This section offers a variety of assessments. Enjoy discovering more of who you are
now.
EXPLORE
work prospects. Find out as much as you can about work options that interest you.
DECIDE
on your next steps.
Job Search
Empower yourself by using
effective
methods
to finding the job you want. You can accelerate your job search success by attending programs in your community at
no cost
to you.
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2012
R.N. Bolles' site:
JobHunters
Bible
.com
Information is filed according to sectors.
Live Binders
Computer instruction sheets for navigating through websites. This resource is password protected, used by staff and customers of MCC Compass program.
Compass
Your Compass
Your Compass begins with YOU. Below are assessments that will help you claim the language that describes WHO you are now (not the someone you were years ago).
Please remember that the purpose of assessments is
(1) to generate ideas and
(2) to generate discussion with your Career Practitioner.
A Career Practitioner will help you make sense of the results of any of the links below. In some cases, they will need to provide a Username and Password for licensed programs. In others, a paper and pencil assessment is used onsite. Enjoy!
COMPUTER BASICS
Mousercize
Keyboarding Practice
On line typing test
The Typing Web
DAY ONE
YOUR LEARNING STYLE
V.A.R.K
.
Strategies you could use
YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS
Reflection
Career Cruising (Matchmaker & Subjects)
YOUR TOP TWO SKILL TYPES
National Occupational Classification (NOC)
DAY TWO
YOUR PERSONALITY PREFERENCES
Verifying your Type Preferences - paper product
Type Focus
Personality Page
YOUR INTERESTS
Match your personality to careers
Wikipedia, Holland Codes
The Career Interests Game
Self Directed Search - paper product
Interest Profiler
Holland Code Quiz
Choices Planner
Career Zone
Build a Career
- new
YOUR VALUES
Work Importance Locator (off-site) or
Choices 2010 on-site
Values - Your Sucess DNA
(
new)
Career Values Assessments
Personal Card Sort
Prioritizing Life Values
DAY THREE
YOUR ABILITIES
Choices 2010 - On-site
YOUR SKILLS
The Skills Triangle
Skills: Data, People, Things
The Skills Profiler
The Action Verb Checklist
The Essential Skills Indicator
Note: If all of Day Four does not appear on the screen, simply use your DOWN arrow key:
DAY FOUR
Choices 2010
-
Combining Abilities, Interests, Values
NOC Occupational Structure by Skill Type
TypeFocus: Strengths, Values, Interests, Skills
More resources at Alberta Labour Information Service.
Occupational information, ALIS.
It's important that you discuss your discoveries and insights with a trained professional. Resources (at no cost to you) in your community (B.C.) are listed here:
Employment Assisted Services
.
For other provinces, google the term 'employment assisted services'.
Research.pdf