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What kind of Career is best for you? Explore your interests to help you decide. Personality tests are a great way to learn more about yourself. Try these:

The Myers Briggs survey is based on Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs typological approach to personality:
Humanmetrics Jung Typology test

The Holland Occupational Themes is based on the theory of John Holland, Ph.D wherein people with the same or similar interests are often found in the same work environments. Click the link for a self assessment exercise to print out:
Career Planning

Keirsey Temperament Sorter II Personality Test

The Career Key ($7.95)

My Future Work Interest Quiz

www.students.gov
This site has a wealth of links including ones to help you choose the right college, apply online for financial aid and scholarships, find summer internships or jobs, learn about careers that interest you and much more.

www.jobprofiles.org
JobProfiles is your online destination for choosing your career path. We've created a multitude of job descriptions that describe each career path and what to expect from each.

www.nextsteps.org
A full featured employment, career development and job finding resource for youth.

The Fun Works
for careers you never knew existed. Not just the interesting ones other people have, but the ones YOU can have.

www.adventuresineducation.org
From college planning advice to financial aid information to career guidance, AIE has the reliable information students and parents need to make the right decisions for the future. Get FAFSA help and financial aid assistance, learn about college admissions, and search scholarships for free.


Resources/Books
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type, Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger, Deborah Baker

The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The Guide for Achieving Success and Satisfaction, James M. Citrin, Richard A. Smith

I Could Do Anything if I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It, Barbara Sher, Barbara Smith

What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers, Richard Nelson Bolles

Second Acts: Creating the Life You Really Want, Building the Career You Truly Desire, Stephen M. Pollan, Mark Levine

The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career For a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success, Nicholas Lore

 

  
Explore the Possibilities

 
Bedford County BASICS

BASICS is a workforce development program designed to significantly improve the match between Bedford County's business needs and educational system priorities. BASICS goal is to inform regional students, parents, and educators of the career opportunities that exist in Bedford County before making education and training decisions.

For more information about BASICS, or to begin a similar workforce development program in your region, contact the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce at www.bedfordcountychamber.org.

BASICS is funded in part by the Federal Department of Labor, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Regional Businesses and School Districts. The program is administered in cooperation with the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce and the Bedford County Development Association.

BASICS: Businesses And Schools Investing in Cooperative Solutions

Thanks to the companies who support Bedford County BASICS:

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Bedford Gazette
Reed Wertz and Roadman
New Enterprise Stone & Lime
UPMC Memorial Hospital

 

For information on how your business can be part of the EITC program see: www.newpa.com

 

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