Career planning is a process that involves learning about yourself, exploring career fields, understanding the job market, making career decisions, preparing for the job search and learning lifelong job search skills. The Career Development Center provides the following resources and services, at no charge, to former students to assist them with this career process.
Choices and Discover are self-paced assessments and information resources to help you in career planning. Both assessments are available online. You can gain access to these assessments by calling 972-860-4894 and requesting a password to Choices or Discover.
Research different careers, industry trends, salaries and employers using a wide variety of more than 300 books, newspapers and periodicals.
Use these guidelines for direction on how to complete each step of the job search process:
Access career planning resources, company Web sites and job listings on the Internet.
The following service is available to former students for a fee:
Sign up through Workforce and Continuing Education to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory, which will help you assess your interests, strengths and personality type and determine which careers may be a match for you. Also, meet with a career counselor to discuss career planning or to get assistance with your job search. For more information or to enroll in the Career Testing and Counseling course, contact Workforce and Continuing Education.