Congratulations! So you’ve decided to make a leap back into the workforce after having a baby (or two!).
Millions of moms have known for years that you can manage the two and do it without being burnt out and without sacrificing quality time with your family.
In fact, most working mothers report that their life is much more rewarding because they have the best of both worlds. How do they do it?
If you want to get back into the workforce what you really need to do is find a good, flexible job that allows you to have time for your family and still bring in some extra money.
The problem is there are a lot of scam artists out there tying to sell you jobs that aren’t legitimate.
How do you separate fact from fiction? Simple. Good flexible jobs have several characteristics in common.
You should look for these characteristics when considering any job offers that come your way as you prepare to re-enter the workforce:
Short Commute – You want a job that you don’t have to spend more than 20-30 minutes getting to on any given day. Why? You will cut back on the amount of time you spend driving and increase the amount of quality time you are spending with your family. Unless you are the primary breadwinner in the family, there is no reason for you to be driving more than 30 minutes to work every day. You’ll simply be wasting time and energy.
Flexible Not Rigid Schedule–Now you’ll have a hard time finding a job that will let you come in whenever you want and work for as many hours that you want on any given day. However you can find a job that might allow you to work flexible hours certain days of the week, or even work four days per week instead of five. You should also look for a position that allows some flexibility if you need to take a longer lunch break to say, take a sick child to the doctor or pick someone up from daycare. If your employer is going to meet you at the door at 5 o clock to make sure you don’t leave a minute early, then your job isn’t flexible and you need to find something else.
Work Hours and Pay are Compatible – Don’t go for a job that requires that you work 60 hours per week and only pays you for 40. Your money is hard earned, and every dollar you make is time spent away from your family. Because of this it is important that you get the most ‘bang for your buck’ and find a job that pays decently and requires that you work a reasonable amount of hours every week.
Benefits – Always look to see that a job offers you some kind of benefits. Even if you are only going back part time, many employers now offer perks and some benefits to their part time employees. If you don’t think the benefits are reasonable, ask for more. You never know what an employer is willing to give to attract high quality candidates such as yourself.
You’ll want to avoid jobs that are obviously scams. If a job sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You want to be sure to do your homework when it comes to working.
There are hundreds of jobs out there that target moms looking to stay at home, and many of them aren’t legitimate.
If you’re not sure, call your local better business bureau to ensure that the company is legitimate, and at the very least ask for references… then check them!
You can find a great job and still enjoy time with your kids, as long as you keep in mind the above points when searching for a career!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Grab A Job Application
Does the process of finding a job seem too overwhelming for you? Whether you are looking for a first job or you have been working for years, it can be a tough thing to find the right job for you. If you feel stuck in the middle of the process, one of the best things you can do is pick up a few job applications and start filling them out.
It might seem a little silly to pick up job applications before you even decide what kind of job to pursue, but trust me, it is a great way to find a great job. The thing about picking up job applications is that it gets you out into your community and helps you discover the places that are hiring new employees. Taking the time to grab a job application or two is a proactive step toward finding a job. It is easy to hear about a job opening or even to read a job posting in the newspaper, but it is an entirely different thing to make the effort to seek out that place and ask for a job application.
So get online or grab today's newspaper and begin to search for job postings in your area. Keep track of the jobs that look appealing. After you have gathered some options, head out and pick up a job application at each of these places. Maybe you will meet an employer at a place you never expected to work and you will end up connecting well and enjoying a long career at that business. Even if the perfect job doesn't come from your first trip collecting job applications, at least you are getting out and getting your name around at places that need new workers.
When it comes time to actually begin filling out the job applications you have collected, do so with care and caution. Don't allow yourself to rush through the applications or to fill them in while you watch television. Make yourself sit in a place that is free from distraction and put your full energy into filling out the job application. Use a blue or black ink pen, never pencil, and be sure to fill out every portion of the job application. Most employers like to see that people have put time and care into applying for a position.
Be completely honest when filling out your job application. You would never want to be hired because of skills that you do not really possess, so give an accurate picture of yourself to future employers.
Your first or next great job could be as close as a job application away. Grab a few today and get the process
started.
It might seem a little silly to pick up job applications before you even decide what kind of job to pursue, but trust me, it is a great way to find a great job. The thing about picking up job applications is that it gets you out into your community and helps you discover the places that are hiring new employees. Taking the time to grab a job application or two is a proactive step toward finding a job. It is easy to hear about a job opening or even to read a job posting in the newspaper, but it is an entirely different thing to make the effort to seek out that place and ask for a job application.
So get online or grab today's newspaper and begin to search for job postings in your area. Keep track of the jobs that look appealing. After you have gathered some options, head out and pick up a job application at each of these places. Maybe you will meet an employer at a place you never expected to work and you will end up connecting well and enjoying a long career at that business. Even if the perfect job doesn't come from your first trip collecting job applications, at least you are getting out and getting your name around at places that need new workers.
When it comes time to actually begin filling out the job applications you have collected, do so with care and caution. Don't allow yourself to rush through the applications or to fill them in while you watch television. Make yourself sit in a place that is free from distraction and put your full energy into filling out the job application. Use a blue or black ink pen, never pencil, and be sure to fill out every portion of the job application. Most employers like to see that people have put time and care into applying for a position.
Be completely honest when filling out your job application. You would never want to be hired because of skills that you do not really possess, so give an accurate picture of yourself to future employers.
Your first or next great job could be as close as a job application away. Grab a few today and get the process
started.
Desired Job Position
When we look for a job, we wanted to be working in the field we specialize or plainly have an interest with so we can utilize our knowledge and talent. Some of us successfully got what they want while others looked for different fieldwork due to different circumstances.
In these days, it is hard to look for a job. Employers look for an edge that makes you different from the rest. Moreover, the edge that employers look for is experience. When applying for a job that you desire you must at least have the experience or have knowledge on the position you are applying. However, when an employer sees that you have the potential, they will provide a free training for the position we applied.
How employers knew who would fit for the position? The answer really depends on us applicants’ performance during the application. When we pass our resume either online or walk-in, the employer must get a good impression from the resume that we submitted. What we wrote in the resume is what exactly we can offer to the company, so be careful not to be too arrogant in making a resume, be precise, limit yourself on what you know. Never put anything in the resume that we actually do not know.
When an employer likes what he sees in your resume immediately he will ask for an interview, now during the interview it is ok to be confident but not too much. Just be yourself, if you do not know the answer to his question just politely say you do not have any idea. Just make it a point that the employer sees in you the interest in the position you are applying, and it is enough for the employer to hire you.
From the job given to you, we must learn from it, not just work it. Learn how to enrich your knowledge. Never stop, always aim higher, take it gradually to the position you really wanted to achieve.
In these days, it is hard to look for a job. Employers look for an edge that makes you different from the rest. Moreover, the edge that employers look for is experience. When applying for a job that you desire you must at least have the experience or have knowledge on the position you are applying. However, when an employer sees that you have the potential, they will provide a free training for the position we applied.
How employers knew who would fit for the position? The answer really depends on us applicants’ performance during the application. When we pass our resume either online or walk-in, the employer must get a good impression from the resume that we submitted. What we wrote in the resume is what exactly we can offer to the company, so be careful not to be too arrogant in making a resume, be precise, limit yourself on what you know. Never put anything in the resume that we actually do not know.
When an employer likes what he sees in your resume immediately he will ask for an interview, now during the interview it is ok to be confident but not too much. Just be yourself, if you do not know the answer to his question just politely say you do not have any idea. Just make it a point that the employer sees in you the interest in the position you are applying, and it is enough for the employer to hire you.
From the job given to you, we must learn from it, not just work it. Learn how to enrich your knowledge. Never stop, always aim higher, take it gradually to the position you really wanted to achieve.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Preparing Resume
Preparing Resume
The purpose of a resume is to advance the job search to the next stage-an interview. Though the document will not secure a job in most cases, it is an essential first step to begin a process that hopefully will end with a successful result.
For the person preparing and submitting the resume, it is a tool to move forward. However, for the manager reviewing the resume it is a quick screening tool to determine whether or not to spend more time on a job candidate. Managers that review numerous resumes generally develop a screening process that allows them to separate out the job applicants for interview or those to refuse. The amount of time a manager spends reviewing a resume varies, however, some managers spend as little as 7 seconds on this task. With so little time for the job applicant's biographical document to make a positive first impression, it is imperative that a person work hard to communicate well in this piece.
Following are some key points to work through to help improve the overall impression:
The document should not exceed one page with normal margins and normal font size. Including the right pieces of information are necessary to get to the interview stage. Just as important, though is selecting the information to leave out. A candidate demonstrates their decision-making ability by determining what information to omit. The content that is or is not in a resume or CV begins to tell the manager about the candidate's work style and ability. The information that is contained in the document should demonstrate a candidate's ability to perform well in some aspects of the job that they are pursuing.
The resume objective should answer the question, "Why did you send me this resume?" This is the place where the job applicant states their reason(s) for pursuing a job. The objective should share about why is this position interesting for the candidate and why should the candidate be a desirable employee for the company. Each resume sent out should have the objective clearly oriented to that company and the position an individual is pursuing. Here are a couple of examples of an objective for resume or CV use.
To obtain a challenging position utilizing my strengths and experience to work with people in an atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development.
To promote the mission, vision and values of a company by utilizing my experience, expertise and enthusiasm.
The design of the document should appeal to others. Several important design elements to be aware of include:
White space - It is important to have an attractive design to the document. No one is required to read your resume or CV. It is helpful for you to make it appealing by having an appropriate amount of quality information. This document is not a biography, however. In putting only the most important information in the best form, you should have margins that are blank with plenty of space. There should be some space in between entries and categories of information to help with setting apart important information. It may be helpful on this point to keep different versions of your document and compare them to see differences in what is appealing to the eye in terms of design and white space.
Hierarchy of information and "color" - Using the sample outline helps greatly to organize information in order and rank of importance. When holding the document a little ways away, the boldness or color of the text should communicate the importance of the item. Once again this can be done with white space such as the amount of space an item is inset from the margin as well as the size and type of font.
Design flow - It is helpful to design in the way that the eye has been trained to move. At one of the later drafts of a resume or CV, it is helpful to observe the flow of information. Ensure that the elements naturally guide the eye from the top-left to the bottom-right.
Fonts - In design, less is often more. With fonts, this is true. Because serif fonts help guide the eye along the line of text with the natural built-in lines-the serifs-this type of font is most often selected for larger amounts of text.
Paper - If the document will be presented as a hard copy, it is important to put it on quality paper. This could be a heavier weight white paper or a linen or other quality business paper. Select the paper and color that fits the organization to which you are applying and represents you individually.
Simplicity - Once again, the resume or CV should be appealing. In the last versions, the candidate will do well to evaluate whether or not their resume has the necessary information and if so, then does it look inviting.
Be honest. Claims that a candidate makes in a resume or interview will often be checked in conversations with a candidate's references. For example if a person puts that they are fluent in another language, the interviewer may ask them a question in the other language to ensure accuracy of content. Even if claims are not checked, there will be a level of performance expected that is consistent with the information shared in the resume or CV and the interview. Market yourself well, but do it with integrity for peace of mind and better long-term employment opportunities.
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The purpose of a resume is to advance the job search to the next stage-an interview. Though the document will not secure a job in most cases, it is an essential first step to begin a process that hopefully will end with a successful result.
For the person preparing and submitting the resume, it is a tool to move forward. However, for the manager reviewing the resume it is a quick screening tool to determine whether or not to spend more time on a job candidate. Managers that review numerous resumes generally develop a screening process that allows them to separate out the job applicants for interview or those to refuse. The amount of time a manager spends reviewing a resume varies, however, some managers spend as little as 7 seconds on this task. With so little time for the job applicant's biographical document to make a positive first impression, it is imperative that a person work hard to communicate well in this piece.
Following are some key points to work through to help improve the overall impression:
The document should not exceed one page with normal margins and normal font size. Including the right pieces of information are necessary to get to the interview stage. Just as important, though is selecting the information to leave out. A candidate demonstrates their decision-making ability by determining what information to omit. The content that is or is not in a resume or CV begins to tell the manager about the candidate's work style and ability. The information that is contained in the document should demonstrate a candidate's ability to perform well in some aspects of the job that they are pursuing.
The resume objective should answer the question, "Why did you send me this resume?" This is the place where the job applicant states their reason(s) for pursuing a job. The objective should share about why is this position interesting for the candidate and why should the candidate be a desirable employee for the company. Each resume sent out should have the objective clearly oriented to that company and the position an individual is pursuing. Here are a couple of examples of an objective for resume or CV use.
To obtain a challenging position utilizing my strengths and experience to work with people in an atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development.
To promote the mission, vision and values of a company by utilizing my experience, expertise and enthusiasm.
The design of the document should appeal to others. Several important design elements to be aware of include:
White space - It is important to have an attractive design to the document. No one is required to read your resume or CV. It is helpful for you to make it appealing by having an appropriate amount of quality information. This document is not a biography, however. In putting only the most important information in the best form, you should have margins that are blank with plenty of space. There should be some space in between entries and categories of information to help with setting apart important information. It may be helpful on this point to keep different versions of your document and compare them to see differences in what is appealing to the eye in terms of design and white space.
Hierarchy of information and "color" - Using the sample outline helps greatly to organize information in order and rank of importance. When holding the document a little ways away, the boldness or color of the text should communicate the importance of the item. Once again this can be done with white space such as the amount of space an item is inset from the margin as well as the size and type of font.
Design flow - It is helpful to design in the way that the eye has been trained to move. At one of the later drafts of a resume or CV, it is helpful to observe the flow of information. Ensure that the elements naturally guide the eye from the top-left to the bottom-right.
Fonts - In design, less is often more. With fonts, this is true. Because serif fonts help guide the eye along the line of text with the natural built-in lines-the serifs-this type of font is most often selected for larger amounts of text.
Paper - If the document will be presented as a hard copy, it is important to put it on quality paper. This could be a heavier weight white paper or a linen or other quality business paper. Select the paper and color that fits the organization to which you are applying and represents you individually.
Simplicity - Once again, the resume or CV should be appealing. In the last versions, the candidate will do well to evaluate whether or not their resume has the necessary information and if so, then does it look inviting.
Be honest. Claims that a candidate makes in a resume or interview will often be checked in conversations with a candidate's references. For example if a person puts that they are fluent in another language, the interviewer may ask them a question in the other language to ensure accuracy of content. Even if claims are not checked, there will be a level of performance expected that is consistent with the information shared in the resume or CV and the interview. Market yourself well, but do it with integrity for peace of mind and better long-term employment opportunities.
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Get Job intervew
Get Job intervew
Preparing for a job interview enhances the quality of your interaction skill. It helps you to empower yourself with confidence in your own abilities.
Basic Preparation. There are no hard and fast rules associated with the preparation of a job interview. Basic preparations include an objective assessment of skills, values, interests and achievements, updating your resume and research on the organization and the position applied for. It also includes practicing answers to probable questions. You need to also pay attention to the details of your chosen attire and overall appearance, knowledge of the location of interview and the protocol for follow-up.
Aside from basic preparation, you also need to prepare for certain important factors. Some are mentioned below:
• Self-Assessment: This is very important and should be done methodically to understand yourself better. It helps you to assess your abilities, identify your strengths and discover areas for improvement. You should keep all concrete achievements, including articles, congratulatory letters, certificates and appreciation from clients or your present employer.
• Updating Your Resume: You need to update your resume so that all of your recent achievements are included. Your resume should be written with functional headings to help the interviewer focus on your achievements. Your resume is the primary introduction to the employer. It should be designed to create a favorable impression; therefore, you should ensure that your resume is written with crystal clarity.
• Research: Research helps you to assimilate information about the company. You should gather as much information as possible on the company before attending the interview. You could visit the public library, local bookstore and the Internet to collect relevant data. This enables you to understand the work culture, mission and priorities of the organization.
• Utilize Your Alumni Network: It would be helpful for you to discuss the organization with alumni who have already worked or are working in the organization.
Preparing for a job interview is one of the most crucial stages of building a career. It has the power to make or break your interview.
READ ALSO:
* Career Test 4 teens
* Preparing Job Fair
Preparing for a job interview enhances the quality of your interaction skill. It helps you to empower yourself with confidence in your own abilities.
Basic Preparation. There are no hard and fast rules associated with the preparation of a job interview. Basic preparations include an objective assessment of skills, values, interests and achievements, updating your resume and research on the organization and the position applied for. It also includes practicing answers to probable questions. You need to also pay attention to the details of your chosen attire and overall appearance, knowledge of the location of interview and the protocol for follow-up.
Aside from basic preparation, you also need to prepare for certain important factors. Some are mentioned below:
• Self-Assessment: This is very important and should be done methodically to understand yourself better. It helps you to assess your abilities, identify your strengths and discover areas for improvement. You should keep all concrete achievements, including articles, congratulatory letters, certificates and appreciation from clients or your present employer.
• Updating Your Resume: You need to update your resume so that all of your recent achievements are included. Your resume should be written with functional headings to help the interviewer focus on your achievements. Your resume is the primary introduction to the employer. It should be designed to create a favorable impression; therefore, you should ensure that your resume is written with crystal clarity.
• Research: Research helps you to assimilate information about the company. You should gather as much information as possible on the company before attending the interview. You could visit the public library, local bookstore and the Internet to collect relevant data. This enables you to understand the work culture, mission and priorities of the organization.
• Utilize Your Alumni Network: It would be helpful for you to discuss the organization with alumni who have already worked or are working in the organization.
Preparing for a job interview is one of the most crucial stages of building a career. It has the power to make or break your interview.
READ ALSO:
* Career Test 4 teens
* Preparing Job Fair
Preparing Job Fair
Preparing Job Fair
You recently heard somewhere that a job fair is an excellent way to meet lots of potential employers and maximize your job search time. To locate upcoming job fairs:
• Review media, including free job publications. Don’t forget to check radio and TV stations.
• Check your target companies’ Career section Web sites. They’ll often promote job fairs they’re attending.
• Contact college career service offices in your area. They regularly conduct or know of job fairs. Non-students or alumni may be welcome.
• Search the Internet using the key words “job fair” or “career fair” and your city and state.
• Bookmark your favorite job search resources for upcoming job fairs and locations, as well as preparation tips.
To prepare for a job fair, follow these suggestions:
• Register for the job fair in advance. Be sure to get a copy of the hiring company exhibitors.
• Select the companies you’re most interested in and research their Web sites, annual reports and recent media coverage. Talk to your networking contacts.
• Develop your “elevator pitch” that explains what you do, what you bring to the table, and how this aligns with the company’s business.
• Develop a list of questions to ask. The worst question you can ask at a job fair is, “What do you do?” A more appropriate question might be, “I saw in your most recent annual report that you are expanding your marketing operations.
While at the job fair, make sure you: Seek out your targeted companies and introduce yourself with a firm handshake and confident demeanor; Pitch your candidacy for a position; Ask questions and make a connection; Get business cards of people you meet at the booths.
READ ALSO:
* Career Test 4 teens
You recently heard somewhere that a job fair is an excellent way to meet lots of potential employers and maximize your job search time. To locate upcoming job fairs:
• Review media, including free job publications. Don’t forget to check radio and TV stations.
• Check your target companies’ Career section Web sites. They’ll often promote job fairs they’re attending.
• Contact college career service offices in your area. They regularly conduct or know of job fairs. Non-students or alumni may be welcome.
• Search the Internet using the key words “job fair” or “career fair” and your city and state.
• Bookmark your favorite job search resources for upcoming job fairs and locations, as well as preparation tips.
To prepare for a job fair, follow these suggestions:
• Register for the job fair in advance. Be sure to get a copy of the hiring company exhibitors.
• Select the companies you’re most interested in and research their Web sites, annual reports and recent media coverage. Talk to your networking contacts.
• Develop your “elevator pitch” that explains what you do, what you bring to the table, and how this aligns with the company’s business.
• Develop a list of questions to ask. The worst question you can ask at a job fair is, “What do you do?” A more appropriate question might be, “I saw in your most recent annual report that you are expanding your marketing operations.
While at the job fair, make sure you: Seek out your targeted companies and introduce yourself with a firm handshake and confident demeanor; Pitch your candidacy for a position; Ask questions and make a connection; Get business cards of people you meet at the booths.
READ ALSO:
* Career Test 4 teens
Career Tests for Teens
Career Tests for Teens
Do you know whether your child is a structured traditionalist, or a sensitive artist? Do they do their best work in solitude or on teams? One of the most widely used career assessments for teens, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®), assesses your child's personality type on four scales: Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving. Based on these measures, the test results provide information on careers, industries, and work environments that are good choices for your child's personality type. Knowing your child's personality type is crucial to choosing a career path that will motivate, challenge, and satisfy them.
Extensive research has been done using the MBTI to correlate personality type with career success, so that once your child knows their type, they can benefit from the career experience of thousands of similar types. The test results will help them to understand the key factors for their job satisfaction, crucial stressors to avoid when choosing a career, and some common pitfalls they may encounter as they start on their career path. Although your child's interests may change over time, their personality type will remain constant, and preparing your child with an awareness of their personality type will benefit them for the rest of their life.
Most of us remember a day in our teens when our high school guidance counselor called us in for career counseling. She scrutinized and evaluated us, gave us tests with cryptic questions, and in the end proclaimed with some certainty that our career destiny was to become a fireman-or a stonemason, or a math teacher, or something equally mysterious.
With so many career options in the modern workplace, it can be difficult for parents and teens to narrow down the choices. The good news is, those career tests your guidance counselor gave you have come a long way. Today's career assessments provide an accurate, sophisticated, and time-effective way to help your child discover their career aptitude. Tests of your child's personality, preferences, talents, and interests provide you and your teen with essential information as you make choices for college and beyond.
To discover the best career for your child, it is also important to understand how their interests, hobbies, and favorite activities can inform their career choice. There are six major career categories: Conventional, Investigative, Realistic, Artistic, Enterprising, and Social. Then, it matches your teen's test scores with the interest profiles of successful professionals to rate the careers that are the best match for them. The Strong Interest Inventory results can help your child to understand the day-to-day tasks that certain jobs require, and how their interests match up with possible careers.
Both the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be taken with the assistance of a qualified career counselor. You may choose to visit a counselor in your area, or you can have your teen take these tests online. If you feel your teen may need ongoing coaching, it may be best to visit a counselor in person.
However you decide to take the tests, you can ensure you get the most out of the assessment by reviewing and verifying the results with a qualified counselor or coach. Your counselor or coach will help you to make sense of the results and apply them to your teen's individual situation, and will assist you in planning the next steps for your child's career exploration.
Do you know whether your child is a structured traditionalist, or a sensitive artist? Do they do their best work in solitude or on teams? One of the most widely used career assessments for teens, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®), assesses your child's personality type on four scales: Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving. Based on these measures, the test results provide information on careers, industries, and work environments that are good choices for your child's personality type. Knowing your child's personality type is crucial to choosing a career path that will motivate, challenge, and satisfy them.
Extensive research has been done using the MBTI to correlate personality type with career success, so that once your child knows their type, they can benefit from the career experience of thousands of similar types. The test results will help them to understand the key factors for their job satisfaction, crucial stressors to avoid when choosing a career, and some common pitfalls they may encounter as they start on their career path. Although your child's interests may change over time, their personality type will remain constant, and preparing your child with an awareness of their personality type will benefit them for the rest of their life.
Most of us remember a day in our teens when our high school guidance counselor called us in for career counseling. She scrutinized and evaluated us, gave us tests with cryptic questions, and in the end proclaimed with some certainty that our career destiny was to become a fireman-or a stonemason, or a math teacher, or something equally mysterious.
With so many career options in the modern workplace, it can be difficult for parents and teens to narrow down the choices. The good news is, those career tests your guidance counselor gave you have come a long way. Today's career assessments provide an accurate, sophisticated, and time-effective way to help your child discover their career aptitude. Tests of your child's personality, preferences, talents, and interests provide you and your teen with essential information as you make choices for college and beyond.
To discover the best career for your child, it is also important to understand how their interests, hobbies, and favorite activities can inform their career choice. There are six major career categories: Conventional, Investigative, Realistic, Artistic, Enterprising, and Social. Then, it matches your teen's test scores with the interest profiles of successful professionals to rate the careers that are the best match for them. The Strong Interest Inventory results can help your child to understand the day-to-day tasks that certain jobs require, and how their interests match up with possible careers.
Both the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be taken with the assistance of a qualified career counselor. You may choose to visit a counselor in your area, or you can have your teen take these tests online. If you feel your teen may need ongoing coaching, it may be best to visit a counselor in person.
However you decide to take the tests, you can ensure you get the most out of the assessment by reviewing and verifying the results with a qualified counselor or coach. Your counselor or coach will help you to make sense of the results and apply them to your teen's individual situation, and will assist you in planning the next steps for your child's career exploration.
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