Career Planning Websites

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Career Planning Websites
Self-Exploration
1. A Guide to Exploring Majors and Careers - http://career.missouri.edu/resources/
 Useful to students from all Universities or Colleges
o Choosing Majors
o Interviewing
o Resumes
o Job Searches
o Career Profiles
 The Guide is under “Handouts” along with many other useful resources. You may also find useful
information in the “Video”, “Podcast”, and “Links” sections.
2. Jung Typology Personality Assessment (Free) - http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
 This is a version of the Myers-Briggs Typology Inventory.
 You can take the assessment in about 20 minutes and be given the results of your personality
preferences instantly!
 The Keirsey website listed below is one of the many resources available to help you understand your
results.
3. Keirsey Temperament Sorter (Free Assessment) - http://www.keirsey.com
 The KTS-II can be taken quickly and you are provided with free results.
 An explanation of results can also be found on this website. These results can be used in connection
with the results from the Jung Typology Personality Assessment listed above.
4. Survey of Character Strengths - http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu
 This site requires you to create a username however it provides free assessments.
5. Personality Portraits – http://www.personalitypage.com
 This website can provide you with more information on the Personality Types referenced in the Jung
Typology Assessment as well as the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.
 This website will also provide commonly found career trends by Personality Type
6. Personality Assessments - http://www.yourpersonality.net/
 This site contains multiple forms of personality assessments, including a Moral Foundations assessment
and a Personality & Leadership assessment.
Education and Occupation Information
1. Occupational Outlook Handbook – http://www.bls.gov/oco
 This website is connects you to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and will provide you with
national information pertaining to careers and occupations.
o Income
o Education and Training requirements
o Job availability
2. Career OneStop – http://www.careerinfonet.org/
 This website provides information about careers, the career exploration process, self-assessments, as
well as job search and interview preparation.
3. ETSU University Career Services – www.etsu.edu/careers
 The University Career Services office here on campus is a great resource for students! Their office
provides many services to students as well as their website!
 “What Can I Do With This Major?” allows you to investigate job settings and tasks by major.
4. Sanger Learning & Career Center – http://www.lifelearning.utexas.edu/handouts.html
 The University of Texas Sanger Learning & Career Center provides information on their website that is
available to students from all Universities and Colleges.
 This link will take you to a page that provides different handouts with information pertaining to careers
and majors. Take a look at the rest of the site and you will find plenty more information.
Career Planning and Decision Making
1. CDM Career Zone - http://cdmcareerzone.com/
 This website allows you to search for specific careers or by career field to help you decide what your
next step on your career path could be.
2. College Board - http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/
 This site will provide you with profiles for various college majors.
3. LGBT Career Link - http://lgbtcareerlink.com/
 This site provides information about networking and on-the-job resources for LGBTQ populations.
ETSU Peer Career Center
2nd Floor D.P. Culp Center (in the ARC)
423-439-8651
PCC@etsu.edu
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