{"id":10,"date":"2019-07-17T19:41:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T23:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-development\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2024-01-29T10:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:15:41","slug":"explore-who-you-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-services\/explore-who-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore&#8230;Who You Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-33 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/07\/Career-Planning-Model-300x300-150x150.png\" alt=\"Career Planning Model\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/07\/Career-Planning-Model-300x300-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/07\/Career-Planning-Model-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Selecting your first (second or third) career path can be an important decision.\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cWhat do you want to do?\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 or\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cWhat is your major?\u201d<\/strong><\/em> are often overwhelming questions many students struggle with. <strong>Good news<\/strong>\u2026.this is normal!<\/p>\n<p>We know that students with a goal and a plan to achieve it are more likely to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Complete college<\/li>\n<li>Be engaged in their campus experience<\/li>\n<li>Understand the connection to the world of work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>FIRST<\/strong>: Take some time to get to know who you are.\u00a0 What do you enjoy doing?\u00a0 What are your strengths?\u00a0 What are your values?\u00a0 There are many things that may influence your occupational choices and potential job satisfaction.\u00a0 Here are a few exercises you can use to get started!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore Your\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/find-career\/interest-finder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em><strong>Interests<\/strong><\/em> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Explore Your\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/find-career\/skill-matcher\"> <em><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/em> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Explore Your\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/find-career\/career-cluster-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em><strong>Career Clusters<\/strong><\/em> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Explore Your\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerperfect.com\/services\/free\/insight-work-values-1\/\"> <strong><em>Values<\/em><\/strong> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SECOND<\/strong>:\u00a0Use what you\u2019ve learned about yourself to match possible occupations that are a good fit.\u00a0 This may include researching websites, conducting informational interviews with professionals, job shadowing, volunteering, and meeting with CFCC Career Development team member.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore occupations that are a fit for your\u00a0<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/find\/descriptor\/browse\/Interests\/\"> Interests <\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<!--\n\n<li>Explore\u00a0<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Career Clusters <\/a> <\/strong><\/em> that you\u2019re interested in.\u00a0 This may help direct you to a college major as well<\/li>\n\n-->\n<li>Explore\u00a0<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Occupation Profiles <\/a> <\/strong><\/em> that give more detailed information about hundreds of occupational titles<\/li>\n<li>Conduct an\u00a0<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/JobSearch\/Network\/informational-interviews.aspx\"> Information Interview <\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to ask questions of professionals who work in areas you\u2019re considering.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule<em><strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"\/career-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/07\/Job-Shadowing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Job-Shadowing <\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>opportunities in your area.\u00a0 You will visit professionals where they work and observe what they do daily in their role.<\/li>\n<li>Other reliable on-line resources:\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> O*NET Online <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> BLS.gov <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> CareerOneStop <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfnc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> CFNC.org <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Next Steps<\/h5>\n<p>After exploring more about who you are and what occupation areas may be a good fit for you, it&#8217;s time to <a 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