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Investigate Your Career Interests

Have you said any of the following lately?

-- "I don't know what I want to do with my life.
--  I'm not sure if I should go to college.
--  My job doesn't quite fit me.
--  Is there a test or something that can tell me what career is right for me?"

 The answer to all of these statements lies in knowing who you are and what are your interests. You can't take a test that will, as if by magic, tell you what to do with the rest of your life. You can however use a combination of self assessment tools that will aid you in your decision.

The first step of self assessment lies in the career planning process. It is the process of gathering information about yourself in order to make an informed career decision.  Values, interests, personality, and skills should be looked at in a good self assessment. Below you will find some self assessments available on the Internet.

OSCAR- Occupation and Skill Computer-Assisted Researcher
Oscar .has a variety of ways to help you explore your career options. Note: Labor market and salary information is Texas based information.

Career Interests Game! This is a game designed to help you match your interests and skills with similar careers. It can help you begin thinking about how your personality will fit in with specific work environments and careers. Come play along and see what happens!

Career Development eManual  - Where do I start? This eManual has been organized into six “steps" to help you manage your career development process.

Work Interest Quiz. To make a good decision about a future career, it helps to know what type of work you enjoy doing. Should I go to college or look for a job? If I try to find a job, what kind of job should it be? How do I find what jobs are best for me?
The Work Interest Quiz can help you find answers.

Are You an Extraordinary Executive? The purpose of this self-assessment quiz is to evaluate your professional knowledge and behavior in comparison to those most likely to result in an extraordinary career, and to identify the areas where there is significant potential to improve your career trajectory.

CultureMatch© To be successful and happy in your career, it's not enough to be doing the right kind of work in the right sort of industry. You also need to be in the right organizational culture.

For career assessment and investigation, be sure to contact your school counselor, technology center, or a Workforce Oklahoma One-Stop Center near you to use Oklahoma's Career Information System.