GPS LifePlan Goals + Plans = Success

1. GPS LifePlanGoals + Plans = Success

2. Curious about a career? Questions? Dealing with a career transition? Need help in preparing a resume or interviewing?

3. The CareerPlan Has Answers • Assessing Yourself • Exploring Careers • Exploring Education and Training Options • Creating a Plan and Setting Goals • Marketing Yourself/ Find a Job • Managing Job Loss/ Transitions

4. Assessing Yourself • Career Interests Game • MNCareers Interest Assessment • Strong Interest Inventory • MyMilitary Education • Campbell Interest and Skills Inventory • Minnesota Career Information System • Kalil’s Personality Assessment • Jung’s Typology Test • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator • Military Skills to Civilian Occupation Translator • ISEEK Skills Assessment • Skills Profiler • World of Work inventory (WOWI) • Occupational Information Network • Campbell Interest and Skills Survey • Career Values Test • Workplace Values Assessment • Values Questionnaire • Self-Reflection Questionnaire • Your Mission Statement Assess interests, skills & values

5. Exploring Careers • Military Skills to Civilian Occupations Translator • Military Careers • Occupational Outlook Handbook • ISEEK Research Careers • O’NET Find Occupations • Occupation Profiles • Career Clusters • Growing Careers in Minnesota • Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men • Work-Based Learning Types • International Interviewing Overview • What is an Informational Interview? • Informational Interview Packet • Samples of Interview Questions RESEARCH OPTIONS

6. Exploring Education and Training Options • EducationPlan: Planning Your Education • Employment Training on CareerOneStop • Work-Based Learning • Short-Term Training Options CREATE A PLAN Creating a Plan and Setting Goals SET GOALS • Learn How to Set Goals • Basic Goal Setting Form • Targeted Goal-Setting Form • Career Goal Setting

7. Finding a Job • Minnesota Veterans Employment Representative • Employment Resources for Veterans • Minnesota Veterans Preference Act • Resume Resources • References • Portfolios and Cover Letters • Identifying Veterans Preference Rights • Job Search Tips • Employer Locator • Career Networking • Job Postings • Interviewing Preparation Resources • Presenting Your Best Self • Your Online Presence • Hiring Process MARKET YOURSELF

8. Managing Job Loss and Transitions • Manage Job Loss and Transition • Employment Resources for Veterans • Minnesota Dislocated Worker Program • Minnesota Workforce Centers • Rights After a Layoff • Unemployment Benefits in Minnesota • Worker ReEmployment • Homemakers Returning to Work CAREER TRANSITIONS

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