Self-Assessment
and Career Exploration Resources
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Software including Bridges, Discover and Sigi Plus
• Books, periodicals and videos
Labor
Market Information
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PA Labor Market Information Data Base (PALMIDS) – wide
variety of employment, economic, career-related and education
topics
• Salary information - web based and print resources
Free
Workshops and Programs
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Career Exploration on the Internet
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How to Get the Most Out of PALMIDS
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First Steps – If you are confused about your career
direction and are unsure about what to do, this program will
explain the wide variety of career counseling services available
at DCCC to community residents. You will be given a thorough
orientation to the Career Resource Center and available computer
programs, videos, books and other printed material for career
exploration. For further information call 610-359-5324.
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How to Choose a Career That's Right for You –
What does it take to choose a career for the new millennium?
Find out what steps are involved and how to take charge of
your career. For information call 610-723-1220.
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Linking Your Skills with Careers - Need help finding
your target in today's labor market? This workshop will help
you to assess your skills and gain an understanding of how
your skills fit into today's job market. Learn how to access
current labor market information and identify specific occupations
that may be a good match with your skills. For information
call 610-723-1220.
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Discovering the Market and Your Place In It - Knowing
how marketable you are is an important part of managing your
career. This workshop will help you to assess your marketability
and aid you in generating strategies to improve it. Develop
a personal action plan for self-improvement and learn more
about being a winner in the new workplace. For information
call 610-723-1220.
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New Choices
– Career guidance and job re-entry program which gives
support and direction to divorced, separated, widowed, single
parents and married homemakers.
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New Options
– Guidance and support program (including possible tuition
aid) for individuals interested in careers non-traditional
to gender (women/engineering – men/nursing).
Non-Credit
Career Guidance Courses (Fee)
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Individual Personal Assessment – A counselor helps
choose tests that provide information about your interests,
abilities, values, skills and preferences. Meet individually
with the counselor to discuss results. For information call
610-355-7162.
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Individual Career Counseling – Covers in depth
what you need to know about yourself and the labor market
in order to take charge of your life and move ahead. Helps
you focus on skills, preferences, values and motivations.
For information call 610-359-5324.
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Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI ) – Knowing
your Myers-Briggs personality type can be helpful in understanding
yourself and others, making a career choice and interacting
in the workplace. Take the self-scoring MBTI and meet with
a counselor for a one-hour interpretation session. For information
call 610-359-5329.
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Career Adjustment – Considering a career change
or recently been laid off? This workshop can help you find
direction and focus. A thorough self-assessment of your skills,
interests, values and personal traits will help you learn
more about vocational options for the new decade and how to
make an action plan. For information call 610-359-5329.
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Career Directions for Women – Assists women who
are considering returning to the labor market or school to
assess their skills, interests and values. Includes goal setting,
decision making and career plan. For information call 610-359-5324.
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Career Targeting and Transition at age 50+ – Are
you age 50 or above and seeking a change of career direction?
If so, this workshop will help create a picture of your "best
fit" career through in-depth assessment and career research.
For information call 610-359-5329.
Career
Guidance