Career Development Portfolio - AED 210 - Resiliency & Human Potential

Introduction

In this assignment you will gather information for your Career Development Portfolio.

There are four steps in this assignment:

The following web sites and other resources can be useful for meeting the requirements of your Portfolio assignment.

Step 1: Self-assessment

CareerBeam
Includes resources for self-assessment, career planning, getting the job, and career research tools. You can create a personalized account .
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Licensed for UA students, faculty & staff by UA Career Services.
Finding Career Direction
Learn how to gain a clear sense of the direction your career should be going.
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from MindTools.com
Kiersey Personality Test
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II (KTS®-II) is the most widely used personality instrument in the world. It is a powerful 70 question personality instrument that helps individuals discover their personality type.
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The KTS-II is based on Keirsey Temperament Theory™, published in the best selling books, Please Understand Me® and Please Understand Me II, by Dr. David Keirsey.
Kuder Journey
A fee-based online assessment tool offered through UA Career Services that helps you explore potential careers.
Personality Type Assessment
Self-Assessment Resources (Riley Guide)

Step 2: Research

Career Information for Special Populations
Career resources gathered by UA Career Services for students with disabilities; gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender; veterans and graduate students.
Employment Projections (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Encyclopedia of Associations
A comprehensive source of detailed information on over 162,000 nonprofit membership organizations worldwide. Look for groups related to your career interest. They often have job boards, career day events and other information for people interested in exploring career options.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
A comprehensive career research database, providing detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 3,000 jobs in more than 94 industries.
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Provided by the UA Libraries.
Job Resources (Pima County Public Libraries)
This Pima County Public Libraries (PCPL) site is a useful guide listing information resources related to jobs & career exploration.
O*NET Online
A tool for tool for career exploration and job analysis, O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
The Occupational Outlook Handbook can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
Salary Information
A UA Career Services web page that lists several sites providing salary information.

Step 3: Experiential learning

Volunteer Center at United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
The Volunteer Center recruits and places volunteers in nonprofit, government, education and health institutions, educates the community in volunteering, and provides training and technical assistance to profit and non-profit programs.
VolunteerMatch.org
Connects users with 100,000+ nonprofits around the world looking for volunteers.
Volunteering (UA Career Services)
Links to campus, local, national and international volunteer opportunities.

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AED 210 - Resiliency & Human Potential