Career Planning
Career Readiness Competencies – (skills to develop while in school)
Suggested Decision-Making Questions
For Occupational Information and Career Research
View occupational and career research resources
- Oregon Labor Market Information System (career information, employer database, and Oregon-specific labor market information)
- Oregon Career Information System – CIS (career and education information, career/self-assessment exercises)
Important: You must create a portfolio in order to save your assessment results. - PCC students – Access via the MyPCC “My Courses” tab. In the Plan My Career channel, click on Oregon CIS
- Accessing CIS outside of MyPCC Portal: Go to www.oregoncis.uoregon.edu. On the right side, click “Don’t have an account? Sign up here”. Enter school username: portcomcol and school password: dunk.purse. Enter your personal info and create a unique username and password.
- To access your personal account in the future from off campus: Go to www.oregoncis.uoregon.edu and enter your username and password.
- DOL Dept. of Labor
- O*NET has multiple “doors” to access?www.onetonline.org?or?Careeronestop
- New mobile-friendly O*NET OnLine: Use your phone or tablet to visit the new mobile-friendly?O*NET OnLine! Quickly find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on your career exploration or job analysis needs. Then learn about the requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation. Updated features include:
- Job Duties Custom List
- Related Activities Search
- Soft Skills Custom List
- Technology Skills Search
- See All Occupations
The new site also provides easy access to other O*NET sites, including the?O*NET Resource Center?and the My Next Move websites (MNM,?MNM for Veterans,?Mi Próximo Paso).
- DOL sites for Career Planning and Occupational Research:
- Oregon Employment Dept. Career Magazine
- Oregon Employment Dept. Occupations in Demand
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor site)
- National Career 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment Association – Tool for linking to Internet Career Planning Sites or bls.gov/audience/jobseekers
- My Plan – a variety of career exploration tools: mostly free self-assessment (not free), connecting careers to majors
- This site generates career options based on job titles including a brief description
- This site is like reading people’s career informational interviews. How to Become…
- www.careertech.org/career-clusters
- www.jobshadow.com
- Riley Guide
- Finding the job you love – factors to consider
- www.80000hours.org
- www.universityhq.org/how-to-become
- www.collegegrad.com
- Dick Bolles – author of What Color is Your Parachute
- Wikijob – UK-based but good career info
- What can I do with a major in biochemistry?
- www.educatetocareer.org
- Burning Glass Report – Good Jobs in Bad Times
Labor Market Information
- Article from About.com – How to Use Labor Market Information
- Link to Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fastest growing Occupations in Portland Metro
- Living Wage by State/County
Self Exploration – Assessments
An article from About.com explaining common assessments
- Strong Interest Inventory
- Holland Code (HOC) – Interest aka party game?– compliments of Missouri State Univ
- ONET – Interest Profiler
See career assessments
Values/Strengths
- Work Values
- Life Values
- Values Discovery Exercise
- The Muse
- Core Values Index
- Values Center
- Character Strengths or www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu
- Information explaining Character Strengths
- SELF Model – Strengths (watch video rationale for considering strengths) – skip the assessment as it is not free
- 340 Ways to use Character Strengths – handout
- Clarifying Work Values
Miscellaneous
- My Next Move – For Veterans
- Career Agility Profiler – DeBruce.org
- High 5 Test (strengths)
- About Conflict Management Styles & Assessment – Walden University
- Conflict Management Style Assessment The Blake Group
- Career/Job Search Podcasts – Mac Pritchard – Mac’s List?and his top podcasts for 2022
- Low Anxiety Careers?
Personality Assessments – similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Human Metrics
- 16 personalities
- True Colors
- www.jung.test.typologycentral.com
- Additional Information about?Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- The Kiersey Temperament sorter is also a common personality inventory
- Big Five Personality Test
Additional Resources
- List of PCC-supported Career Exploration tools
- Step-by-step Career 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment “to-do” list!
- Steps for new college students
- PCC Panther Path – Choosing a Career
- Choosing a Major
- Career?Planning/Advice (Vendor) – College Code (Girls Who Code)
- STEM Mentor
- PSU – What Can I Do With A Major In
- Careers in psychology
- What College Does Not Teach You About the Job Search
- Career Change Guide for Work it Daily
- Article – Finding a Mentor
- Complete Guide to Motivation – Scott Young
- Handing a change of dreams – Psyche Magazine
- Living Wage Calculator
- CNN Money
- Exploring Health Careers
- 10 Careers for Extroverts
- Tools for teens – Road Trip Nation
- Teacher Qualities – OSU
- The Muse fastest Growing Industries with High Paying Remote Work
- From The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – Choosing a Vocational school
- Youtube @ Google HQ How To Decide What You Will Be Doing in 5 Years – Dick Bolles – Author What color is your Parachute
- Career Planning for Ex-offenders
- www.nicic.gov/transition-and-offender-workforce-development
- DOJ Resources
College Choice Information
- US Dept of Ed. College Navigator – Tools for post-high school education
- US Dept. of Ed.?Post Secondary Information – College/University, tech/vocational information
- Choosing a Community College
- Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges – Resources
- Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges – Transfer Information
- Is Graduate School Right for Me?
- Tools for teens – Road Trip Nation