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Understand Yourself



The first stage in the career planning process is to understand yourself. Consider your:

Personality You will be a lot happier and more successful if your career allows you to be yourself. Am I more comfortable working alone or in a group? How well do I handle stress? Do I prefer structured or unstructured work environments? Do I make decisions quickly or do I need time to analyze things?
Interests Your career will be a better fit if it calls for you to do things that you enjoy doing. Do you know what interests you?
Skills Your chances of being hired are highest when your skills match the requirements of the job. Do you have a good idea of what skills you have? Are you concerned that you have not acquired any marketable skills?
Values You will want to look for a career that is consistent with your personal values. How important is money? Do you want to make a difference in people's lives? Freedom to do your own thing? Prestige?


The more that you know about the things that you do well or enjoy doing, the better the career and life decisions you can make. The CDC offers a Career Counseling and Career Assessment to assist you. Interpreted assessments are available for you to take online. Call the Career Development Center at (510) 885-3621 to schedule an appointment with a counselor (required prior to taking an assessment). The assessments offered requiring interpretation are the Strong Interest Inventory (Fee: $20.00) and the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (Fee: $20.00).

The following links will assist you in this stage of the process:
Career Counseling/Assessment
Career Assessment Do's and Don'ts
Identify Your Occupational type to Research your options
Self-Exploration Books in the CDC Library - Search Titles Online

There are many free assessments available to help get you started. We provide links here for your convenience. We do not interpret these free assessments.

The Princeton Review Career Quiz uses the Birkman Method which measures

  • individual’s behavior, motivation and interests
  • and provides a summary and links to potential careers for exploration
Quinttessential Careers has numerous free and fee assessments.
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