Career Strategies

The Wisconsin Career Centers Program has identified a five step process that individuals should proceed through to develop a career plan. Each step will need to be modified according to the needs of the individual. This process, with modifications, can be used by both students and adults as they contemplate a future career or a career change.

Five Steps in Career Development

1. Awareness - Learn about careers and the world of work
2. Assessment - Relate interests, aptitudes, skills, and goals to career ideas
3. Exploration - Investigate occupations, job clusters, and training
4. Selection - Look into career options and necessary training
5. Application - Begin high school training and postsecondary options

WISCareers is internet-based and accessible from any internet location (establish a personal account through Career Center staff).

• assess career interests,work values, and workplace skills;
• a self-guided resume builder and links to a variety of job listing sites throughout the country;
• explore over 700 occupations, over 3900 colleges/training programs, over 90,000 Wisconsin employers, over 800 programs of study (associate degree through Ph.D.), U.S./WI labor market information, and Wisconsin youth/adult apprenticeships;
• develop educational plans;
• accessibility to college home pages/online applications, financial aid/scholarship information, budget building program, and a resume maker.

All information can be saved within the program for future reference.

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