My Next Job & My Next Move Planning Tools
Here is the information on the job interest assessment and extensive occupational profiles at the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics website FREE OF CHARGE 24/7 to anyone with computer access online…. www.OnetOnline.org
www.onetcenter.org/CIP.html?p=3
The O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. You can find out what you like to do. The O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP) is a vocational interest assessment instrument ... a window to the entire world of work via the 800+ occupations within O*NETOnLine. ... The O*NET Interest Profiler (IP) is a self-assessment career exploration tool that can help clients discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting. Clients identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to themselves. They can use their interest results to explore the world of work.
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The O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP) is a vocational interest assessment instrument administered by computer. Users receive an accurate, reliable profile of their vocational interests that:
- provides valuable self-knowledge about their vocational interests,
- fosters career awareness, and
- provides a window to the entire world of work via the 800+ occupations within the O*NET OnLine. Web domain.
What is the My Next Move electronic tool?
• My Next Move is an easy-to-use electronic tool that enables users to explore occupations and
find related information, including job openings, job outlook information, salaries,
apprenticeships, and other related education and training programs.
• My Next Move uses information developed as part of the Occupational Information Network
(O*NET) system. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, O*NET is a comprehensive career information resource which collects data
including the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by more than 900 occupations in the U.S.
economy.
• Through this new electronic tool, users can search for careers using key words, industries, or
their work-related interests. They also can identify occupations in the green economy.
• The tool is written at a reading level that makes it accessible to everyone and is great for those
who may be unfamiliar with computers and Internet sites.
• The tool includes a new on-line, streamlined interest assessment with 60 questions about what
an individual likes to do. Based on an individual’s interests and responses, the information
gathered will be used to suggest potentially suitable occupations and careers.
Who Can Use the My Next Move electronic tool?
• My Next Move can be used by almost everybody and is available free on-line at
www.mynextmove.org. It was especially designed for students, young people, and others new to
the workforce.
• The tool also can be accessed nationwide at One-Stop Career Centers, educational institutions, private industry, and state employment service.
What is O*NET?
• The O*NET system is the only comprehensive source of information on the knowledge, skills, abilities, work tasks, tools, technology, and other important requirements needed to perform work for occupations covering the entire U.S. economy. The O*NET Interest Profiler looks at several types of occupational interests, and based on the person’s answers, selects jobs that are a good match for what the person says they are interested in doing as their job…their likes and dislikes…So what is the big idea for using this tool?
Here is the overall big picture idea…..
If a person is really interested in doing a particular type of work, then ….
the person will probably like the work
and because they are interested in it and like it they will probably be good at it,
and because they are good at it they will be successful in the job,
and because they are successful they will likely make a good living at the work and be happy and satisfied.
Doesn’t that sound like a good path to identify and follow?
The O*NET Interest Profiler is available in a paper and pencil version, a computerized version, and a shorter web-based version. These alternative delivery modes increase the flexibility that programs and clients have in career exploration.
This instrument is a self-assessment career exploration tool that can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting. Users identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to themselves. The instrument is composed of 180 items describing work activities that represent a wide variety of occupations as well as a broad range of training levels. People can use their interest results to explore the world of work. The O*NET Interest Profiler is also available in a paper and pencil version. For more information about the paper and pencil version of this instrument, please see O*NET Interest Profiler.
This site gives very detailed and up-to-date information on over 800 jobs!! It was developed in a cooperation between the University of Virginia and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Earnings per hour for the 10th percentile, 25th percentile, 50th percentile, etc….you can select national data or select to narrow the data search so the data is specific to your client’s need to (a) an individual state or (b) an individual large metropolitan area
- General description for the duties and day to day work for the selected specific occupation
- General qualifications for workers in this job,
- Education requirements for workers in this job,
- Number of workers in the specific occupation selected,
- Growth rate and overall outlook for jobs in this specific occupation
At this website, the client can select to take the profile assessment of their occupational interest. It is free, takes about 10 minutes, has plain language questions, and results in a list of occupations that would suit the client (who takes the assessment) based on their answers, comparing their answers to thousands of other workers in occupations who say they are satisfied and happy doing their jobs….so if they are happy, and they answered the assessment questions like your client did, chances are real good that your client would similarly be satisfied in that job, and if they are working at something they are interested in, they will probably do well, be successful, make money, and be happy….and also the client gets a big dose of hope for their future as well as the feeling of importance that comes from you helping them identify occupational opportunities for them!
God will help this succeed for you and your client.
Direct Web Link
The Interest Profiler is available free of charge on the web at My Next Move. To link to it directly, use the following URL:
http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip