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3 Steps to Choosing a Career
Step 1: Find out about you.
Finish these statements:
- Things I like to do...
- Things I am good at...
- What I want out of a job...
- What I want out of life...
Check out the Discover website to take tests about your skills, your interests, and your work values.
When you finish these tests, Discover will use your results to suggest careers that might be a good fit.
Step 2: Find out about careers.
When you have a list of careers you might be interested in, do some research:
Step 3: Choose a career and make a plan.
When you have determined which career is best for you, make a plan that will answer these questions:
- Where will you go to school and for how long?
- How you will get experience related to your career while you are in school?
- Where would you like to work when you are finished?
- Who can help you along the way?
- Where do you see yourself in 1, 5, or 10 years?
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