A job that allows you to work in your interest area can be rewarding and enjoyable. As you begin your job-search planning process, explore your interests by reflecting upon enjoyable activities that you’ve done and accomplishments that have made you proud.
Steps for taking Skills & Interest Profilers:
- Click on any link below to complete and save results.
- Once you have finished, click on "my scores" and save your results (look for the gold star at top of page).
- Your results will be saved in your Illinois workNet toolbox which appears on your "My Skills and Interests" page.
Interests can be grouped into themes and scales, such as realistic, artistic, enterprising, social or organizational. Ask friends, family and co-workers what interests and passions they see in you, and what they believe you are good at doing. Be honest with yourself and be open to feedback from others.
To help you identify the best careerProfession or occupation for which one trains and
pursues as a lifework (Webster's New World Dictionary,
Second College Edition).
path, complete these interest profilers and store them in a personal portfolioJob-search tool developed to give prospective employers
a complete picture of job seekers’ experience, education,
accomplishments, and skills.
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A job that allows you to work in your interest area can be rewarding and enjoyable. As you begin your job-search planning process, explore your interests by reflecting upon enjoyable activities that you’ve done and accomplishments that have made you proud.
Steps for taking Skills & Interest Profilers:
- Click on any link below to complete and save results.
- Once you have finished, click on "my scores" and save your results (look for the gold star at top of page).
- Your results will be saved in your Illinois workNet toolbox which appears on your "My Skills and Interests" page.
Interests can be grouped into themes and scales, such as realistic, artistic, enterprising, social or organizational. Ask friends, family and co-workers what interests and passions they see in you, and what they believe you are good at doing. Be honest with yourself and be open to feedback from others.
To help you identify the best career path, complete these interest profilers and store them in a personal portfolio for future reference
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SKILLS Profiler help you identify your present job skills, identify occupations
that match those skills, understanding what skills are required for a given occupation,
and determining what training and skills you need for a particular job.
For a more comprehensive evaluation of your occupational interests, check out the Interest Profiler. It is designed to assist you in identifying our occupational interests and how those interests relate to work. The Interest Profiler helps to
identify individuals’ strongest work-related interests and match occupations to job-related interests.
To help you learn more about your
work values and help you decide what is important to you in a job, examine the
Work Importance Locator. Knowing your
work values can help you decide what kinds of jobs and career you might want to
explore.
When you complete the Work Importance
Locator, you will get scores for six work values. These scores show how important
each of the work values is to you. In addition to your scores, you will be directed
to a list of occupations that are linked with your work values. The more a job agrees
with your work values, the more likely you are to be satisfied with that job.
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SKILLS Profiler help you identify your present job skills, identify occupations that match those skills, understanding what skills are required for a given occupationThat which chiefly engages ones time; (ones) trade,
profession, or business.
and determining what training and skills you need for a particular job.
For a more comprehensive evaluation of your occupational interestsA state of curiosity or concern about or attention
to something: an interest in sports.
, check out the Interest Profiler. It is designed to assist you in identifying our occupational interests and how those interests relate to work. The Interest Profiler helps to identify individuals’ strongest work-related interests and match occupations to job-related interests.
To help you learn more about your work values and help you decide what is important to you in a job, examine the Work Importance Locator. Knowing your work values can help you decide what kinds of jobs and careerProfession or occupation for which one trains and
pursues as a lifework (Webster's New World Dictionary,
Second College Edition).
you might want to explore.
When you complete the Work Importance Locator, you will get scores for six work values. These scores show how important each of the work values is to you. In addition to your scores, you will be directed to a list of occupations that are linked with your work values. The more a job agrees with your work values, the more likely you are to be satisfied with that job.