When you begin your journey in exploring careers, you may find yourself weighing options or needing to focus your goals before venturing out to your next step. Making decisions that involve your future academic and career plans can be overwhelming. However, the decision-making models and action planning tools below are designed to assist you in sorting out your thoughts and maximizing your planning.

Try this:

STEP 1: If you haven't done so already, take a moment to reflect on your interests, values , and skills using the links below. The results will help you better understand what careers are the best fit for you.

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Assessments:

Interest Assessment by CareerOneStop
Work Values Matcher by CareerOneStop
Skill Matcher by CareerOneStop

STEP 2: Review the models and activities below. Select one decision-making model that best fits your decision-making style. Reflect on two potential career options while using your chosen decision-making model worksheet. Once you have weighed out both potential careers, choose the one that suits your interest, values, and future needs. Complete the S.M.A.R.T. Goal worksheet and learn the next steps in developing your action plan.

Decision Making Models:

STEP 3: Now that you have narrow your options, create a focused goal with our S.M.A.R.T. Goal Worksheet and an action plan with the GROW Model Worksheet.