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Career Advice for College students
Occupational
Ability Testing
Future Educational Goals
Become Industry Ready
work experience / internship
interview preparation
Interest Inventory:
Do you know what kinds of jobs you would be good at? If not an interest inventory is a great way to give you the answers.
This test will help you understand what types of careers you will enjoy and be successful in.
Interest based career testing determines what you are interested in doing, then matched with your personality profile and ability testing you will discover what you are passionate about. It is so important for your future career to have a level of your interest.
Personality Profile:
Do you know who you are? What are your dominant traits? By answering a personality profile questionnaire this can help you see your traits. Personality traits reflect your characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
No personality type is “better” than any other—just different. And each perspective brings something new and interesting to the table. Maybe you have always hated talking on the phone, but never really understood why. Or perhaps you’ve always needed a little extra time to think about a problem before making a decision.
By learning more about where you lie on the extroversion/introversion and thinking/feeling continuums, you might be better able to understand why you prefer certain things and dislike others. This can come in handy when you are trying to make important decisions that might have an impact on the course of your life, such as choosing a college course or career.
Selecting a college course and profession that is well-aligned with your personal preferences might mean that you end up being happier and more satisfied with your choice and your work in the long run
Occupational Ability Testing:
Do you know what your strength abilities are? When making a decision about your future it is very valuable to know what your ability strengths are by taking the ability testing.
Ability tests include numerical, verbal and logical reasoning, problem-solving skills, and the ability to identify mistakes accurately. Combining the three tests will give you a very good picture about what career choices will suit you best.
Future planning:
How do you want to contribute to the world? Who do you want to be? Do you want to work abroad or in Ireland? Lots of questions firstly it helps to have some answers to start with. By knowing your own strengths this information can begin the journey of planning and goals.
Do you know enough about careers that are a good strength fit for you? How do you go about getting work experience? Putting all of the questions in a plan helps you to start a process that will include goals and steps you need to put in place to achieve those goals.
Change planning:
If you are about to change courses or not sure what you are doing. Putting a plan in place is a great way to start to put a process together to create steps that are going towards your future. When this plan is done with the testing done it allows you to go forward with the knowledge of your strengths and where you should be heading.
Future Educational Goals:
Do you want to go on in Education after your degree and not sure which direction to take. This is you choosing a specialist area after a general degree and requires you to narrow in on your niche area of strengths. Knowing your strengths and ensuring industry is prepared to recognise your strengths with a career is the most important aspect to this decision.
Become Industry Ready:
So you’re ready to rock and certainly the industry is ready to take you in. This is a time to make sure you are industry ready and have all your ducks in a row before walking through the door on the first day.
Get to grips with software or systems used You Tube will tell you everything and give you introductions on anything it means your not going in blind. This is an exciting and challenging time it’s a big change but an opportunity to create your own life and future.
Work Experience / Internship:
When it comes to work experience/internship it’s your opportunity to get your feet wet in the industry you are looking to break into. Try to get some work experience in the general area you would like to go into so you have an idea of what the career looks and feels like. This helps you to investigate the environment and how the business works.
Ideally if you could use your summers or spare time to get work experience going through the degree in my experience this is really helps also with your degree it gives you practice experience to go with the theory and re-enforces the theory learning also great for future networking.
When stepping away from college you will have a much stronger C.V. and work experience to show your ability.
“The only goal you can’t accomplish is the one that you don’t go after!”
Vilis Ozols
Vilis Ozols
Interview Preparation:
As the person previously on the other side of the desk at interview for a number of years my perception was always those who prepared performed the best at interview.
It’s a time when you are nervous and can forget to point out your strengths and showcase your personality and interests.
Bring your notes, read them before the interview, know about the company, do your research, know what kind of business it is and who they cater for.
Take notes from the business profile, its core values and what it is striving to achieve if this aligns with your values and you believe in what it’s striving towards. Present yourself well but be comfortable in how you feel.
Everyone expects you to be nervous this can be a good thing. It means you care. Most interviewers will put you at ease, they want to achieve the best interview possible for you to showcase yourself. Remember they want to hire it’s up to you to present yourself as the only option.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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