IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE…

So plan ahead for your future

At many points throughout your life you will be faced with making career decisions. You will face these decisions when going to school or work, when searching for a job, or when making a career change. You will greatly improve your chances at making successful decisions if you approach them in a systematic way, using planned decision-making processes.

To assist you with your career planning process, the following career interest tests and personality type indicators are available in Counseling and Career Services at Montcalm Community College:

CareerCruising

CareerCruising Is a complete career guidance systems that will assist you in finding careers that match your interests, exploring hundred of careers, searching for schools and financial aid, and building your career portfolio. Access CareerCruising at www.careercruising.com and enter the following User Name and Password (as written):

User Name: montcalm
Password: college

Discover

A web-based career planning program, that will assist you in learning more about yourself and find occupations that may be right for you, The Discover program includes:

• an inventory to help you know where you are now in your career planning
• inventories to measure your interests, abilities, experiences, and values
• ways to develop a list of occupations you should explore
• ways to identify majors related to these occupations
• extensive information about over 500 occupations
• searches to identify schools, from a file of more than 7,000
• financial aid information and scholarship searches
• information about how to get a job

For additional information about Discover or to obtain a Discover Token that will allow you to access the program online, contact Karen Stevens in the Counseling and Career Services Office , email ccs@montcalm.edu , or call (989) 328-1231 Cruising

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

(MBTI) is a computer-based program that will identify your personality type and assist you in:

• identifying your potential strengths and weaknesses
• matching your personality type to careers

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

(SII) is a computer-based or paper-and-pencil program that will help you make academic or career decisions. The SII measures interests, not aptitude or intelligence, and compares your interests with the interests of people employed in a wide variety of occupations.

For information about completing one or more of these career interest/planning or personality type indicator test, contact Karen Stevens in Counseling and Career Services at Montcalm Community College by calling (989) 328-1231 or email ccs@montcalm.edu.

Vault Online Career Library

The Vault Online Career Library contains career guides, company profiles, career advice articles, industry and occupational profiles and much more. NOTE: MCC STUDENT ID AND PIN NUMBER are required to access the Vault Online Career Library. After you login, click on Career Library under Academics. For assistance, call (989) 328-1231 or email ccs@montcalm.edu.