FOCUS IITM - Career and Educational Planning System
Self-assessment is an integral part of the career development process for every individual. It is intended to help in the exploration and recognition of an individual’s work and leisure values, interests, personal attributes, and potential areas of growth. With a greater understanding of self, an individual will be better prepared to make realistic decisions about their career plans and life goals.
Career Education Services maintains several programs and services to assist students with their own self-assessment process. Whether a student is trying to decide on a major, select an appropriate internship, or choose a career plan, s/he can meet with a career counselor to determine the best self assessment tool or service to meet their individual need. We have found our students benefit from a self-assessment inventory called Exploring You (based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator—a personality assessment that describes different consistent behavioral patterns that result from how individuals take in information and make decisions) and a computer-assisted guidance program, FOCUS II, as well as career-related panel discussions, career workshops and other presentations.
Exploring YouTM
Exploring You is a Web-based program based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. By answering several questions, the program helps to explore the processes the mind uses as an individual functions daily and what energizes and engages them in the world. After determining preferences, there is an opportunity to review information on the 16 Type Codes and receive feedback on the one that best matches selected choices This Type Code and feedback is only a piece in determining an individual’s strengths and finding an environment best suited to their style and strengths.
FOCUS IITM - Career and Educational Planning System
 FOCUS II is an interactive, computer-based guidance system that provides both career and educational planning services. The FOCUS II system assists users in discovering and learning about career opportunities as they relate to their personal attributes. FOCUS II users gain knowledge about the world of work through exploration of occupational trends and forecast, job duties and responsibilities as well as salary and benefit information nationally.
What FOCUS will do for you:
Analyze your career planning status Self-assess your interests, values and skills Explore and analyze occupations based on your interests and work values Explore and analyze occupations based on educational areas of study, education level, training and skills Explore and analyze occupations based on personality and life values Explore and analyze occupations based on your skills Find information for a specific occupation - compare two occupations side by side Your personal development needs
If you are interested in taking either Exploring You and/or FOCUS II, you need to either visit CES (top floor of Cushing Center), e-mail us (ces@anselm.edu) or call (603) 641-7490 to get the appropriate password and/or keycode to access the programs. Remember, both can be conveniently used anywhere with Internet capability.
It is important to make an appointment with a career counselor at CES to help you summarize your feedback from the self-assessment reports and assist you as you consider your next step in your career decision-making process. Please be sure to bring your printouts with you to your appointment
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