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6 Steps to Successful Career Planning - Page 2

© Deborah Lapoint

5) Take Career Tests:
Your school, colleges and private companies offer career guidance testing. Aptitude, interest and personality style tests help you discover which careers would be satisfying for you. Many free career tests are available online (visit http://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/career... for a list of career test links).

6) Job Shadow or Volunteer:
Get first-hand knowledge by seeing the job in action. Through "job shadowing," you can spend a day observing someone working in a job you're interested in. Or gain actual work experience through volunteering. Schools, churches, hospitals and many national service organizations like the United Way can always use volunteers. Volunteering looks good on your resume, gives you references, and is often a springboard to a paying job.

It's your future. Taking the time to make an informed career choice is one of the best investments you'll ever make.

This article originally appeared in the March 1999 issue of Inland NW Family Magazine.

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