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Workshops

Working a Career Fair

Competencies that Build Career Success

Company Research

Self-Assessment

Want To vs. Should

Four Things Everyone Wants

Flow - Work As Play

Clarifying Your Values

Identifying Your Interests

Holland Types

Exercise Worksheet

Types and Interests

Perspective on Theory

More on Interests

Assessing Your Skills

Skills Sort Exercise

Motivation, Interests & Skills

Putting It All Together

Next Steps

Tools on The Web

Bibliography

Applying to Graduate School

Winning Interview Techniques

Navigating the Job & Internship Market

Negotiating Your Future

Networking 101

Online Search Strategies

Finding a Place to Start: Self Assessment

More on Interests:

Another way to explore what interests you most. Consider the following questions:

  • What do you love to do? (hobbies, activities, etc.)
  • What books do you browse through in bookstores?
  • Which are your favorite courses?
  • If you won the lottery, which causes/issues would you give money to?
  • If you were a reporter, what kind of stories would you like to write?
  • What are your favorite objects?
  • What sorts of information do you find most fascinating?
  • Who are your heroes?
  • What did you dream of being when you were 10?

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