Career Exploration Module

It’s time to take a good honest look at yourself and take stock of your skills, talents, and desires. If you will spend most of your life working, the wisest thing you could do is to put both your mind and your heart into building a career.

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Table of Contents

1. My Career Potential
   • What careers are best suited to my personality?
     • Personality Tests
     • Career Tests
   • Where would I like to live?
   • Can my bilingual skills really give me an edge?
2. Making Career Choices
   • Graduate School
     • Find the right school for you
   • Fastest Growing Careers
     • Top Careers for Hispanics
   • Researching Salaries and Finances
   • Joining a Hispanic Professional Organization
3. Entering the job market
   • Writing a Resume
     • Cover Letter
     • Thank You Letter
   • Interviewing Process
     • Interviewing Advice
     • Informational Interviewing
   • Online Job Search
     • Job Placement Offices

After completing the Career Exploration Module, you can access the following links to help yourself get prepared to initiate effective job search provided by Uptowork, a blog dedicated to career advice for job seekers:

• Guide to resumes: How to Write a Resume: A Step-By-Step Guide
• Guide to interview questions: Common Job Interview Questions and Answers
• A guide to LinkedIn: How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile to Get More Jobs. (Article written with the collaboration of a LinkedIn representative).
• Specialized resources e.g., Military to Civilian Resume: How to Use Your Military Experience