Create a College Student Account with “I Have a Plan Iowa”
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1) Go to www.ihaveaplaniowa.gov
2) Select the Create an Account link on
the top right hand side of the page.
On the Create an Account screen,
choose:
from the menu by selecting Go.
3) Click
DO NOT check this box:
4) Select Kirkwood Community
College then select
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5) You will be returned to this screen. Now click
ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD
6) Enter your first and last name
7) Enter the year you plan on graduating. If you
are not in school select any year.
8) Enter your e-mail address. If you do not
have an e-mail address, check this box:
Record your e-mail address here: ___________________________________________________________
9) Create an account name and password.
You will need these every time you log-in.
For example Your.Name.
10) Now, enter the same password in both
password boxes to make sure you typed it
correctly. Passwords must contain
between 5-12 alphanumeric characters.
Note the criteria for a password.
Password Example: Kirkwood13
Note: you may not use pieces of your name or e-mail address in your password
RECORD YOUR ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD NOW.
Account Name:
Password:
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11) Enter a security question and answer.
12) Indicate if you want to receive scholarship information.
13) Check the box to indicate you have read and agree to
the privacy policy and terms of use of this site.
14) Select the
button
15) Once you have created your account, you will see the
screen to your right. Select
You will now be taken to I Have a Plan Iowa and can
begin planning your career.
16) Click on Career Planning to take the Learn About
Yourself assessments; take advantage of Explore
Careers; and connect to the Iowa Connections job
links.
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17) Select the
link to
take the seven (7) self assessments.
18) You may begin each assessment by clicking on
the link for the assessment you want to
complete. Do the Interest Profiler, Work
Values Sorter and Transferable Skills
Checklist assessments first. You may
complete the last 4 assessments in any order.
Print the results of each assessment as you
finish it. Bring the printed results with you
when you meet with a counselor.
19) When you take the Ability Profiler
assessment, you must use the password
begin. This assessment is timed, so make
sure you have enough time to finish the
entire assessment.
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20) In the Interest Profiler, you will be given three
choices as answers. DO NOT mark “Not Sure”, as
that answer does not help sort out the careers for
you.
21) You can search careers by individual job titles or
by career clusters (i.e. you can search animal
trainer, or for a list of all the Agriculture careers,
under
click on
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)
22) After completing the assessments,
you may click on the Career
Finder Link located on the right
hand side of the Career Planning
page.
23) On the Career Finder page, you can click on the names of
the assessments you already completed, plus any other
items of interest to you and the program will develop a
list of possible “best-fit” careers for you to research.
24) If you look down the left side of the screen, you will see a
list of career characteristics from which you may choose.
These characteristics are used to narrow down the list of
possible careers according to the information you have
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already entered into the program about
yourself.
25) Check out the Off to Work link for
resources on how to get a job and for links
to employment opportunities.
26) The College Planning link is a great place
to check out colleges and majors
throughout the United States.
27) The Financial Aid Planning link will give
you information on financial assistance for
college.
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28) Final Notes:
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You may leave the program and return at any time. Make sure you keep these directions and write down
your Account Name and Password so you can access the program again.
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Continue to explore the program to see the other resources that you haven’t been able to use in this
workshop
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We encourage you to make an appointment with a counselor to help you interpret this information.
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Please contact a Kirkwood counselor with questions or concerns you have while working through this
program. Our phone number is 319-398-5540.
REMINDER:
The next time you visit www.IHaveaPlanIowa.gov, simply choose the Sign In button on the right side of the page
and enter your Account ID (account name) and Password. You will not need to create a new account.
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