What You Need to Know About: Career Counseling
Individual Career Counseling
Life hands us many curveballs. When we're experiencing a vocational or job-related transition, we may find we need help. Career counseling is the most established branch of counseling, so finding the help you need is possible. The typical career counseling career counseling process includes:
Beginning - creating a safe place for you to grow and understanding the problem
Exploring - discovering more about you through assesment and information gathering
Decision-making - deciding what options you might pursue
Preparing - making your action plan including skill development and resource acquisition
Implementing - carrying out your plan and gathering feedback
Career Information and Resources
Or if you're simply looking for resources in this time of transition, I want to help. Below you'll find some resources that work in conjunction with my career counseling services and my Resources Page.
Assessments
John Holland’s Self-Directed Search (SDS) | Career Exploration and Assessment | Cost ~$10 | self-directed-search.com/
Strengths Finder 2.0 | Discover your Strengths to Utilize in your Occupation | Cost ~$18-80 | The Assessment: gallupstrengthscenter.com/ | Information on the Assessment's Uses: gallup.com/
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator | Personality Assessment | Cost ~$50 | mbtionline.com/
State of Georgia and Department of Labor Services
Explore Careers and Job Analysis | onetonline.org/
Find a Career Center | dol.georgia.gov/
Job Fairs Offered in Georgia | dol.georgia.gov/
Transitioning from High School into the Work Force | dol.georgia.gov/
The Career Search After Age 50 | dol.georgia.gov/
Georgia LaborMarket Explorer | Read Relevant Employment and Career Data | explorer.gdol.ga.gov
Georgia Quick Start | Incentivized Career Development and Training | georgia.org/
Operation Workforce | Careers for Veterans | operationworkforce.com/
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services | Careers Services for Individuals with Disabilities | gvs.georgia.gov/
other Helpful Sources
The Ethics of Career Counseling per the NCDA | National Career Development Association (NCDA) | ncda.org/
Atlanta Mission | Non-Profit Career Services and Training | atlantamission.org/
Goodwill of North Georgia | Non-Profit Career Services and Training | goodwillng.org/
Resume Samples | career.uga.edu/
Resume Guidelines | career.uga.edu/
The Five Processes of Career Planning by Kris Magnusson | counseling.org/
Career Development as a Life-Long Process with Donald Super | careers.govt.nz/
Explore New Zealand's Career Resources (Recommended for their excellent presentation) | careers.govt.nz/