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Your future awaits

Are you looking for a part time job that works around your class schedule? Do you want to explore what working in a particular field is like before you start making decisions on your future career plans? Are you  recent high school graduate looking for full-time employment? No matter where you are on your career path or what kind of employment you are looking for, CareerForce can help you!

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Take the first steps

CareerForce has resources to help you explore career options and find employment that aligns with your interests. We can also help guide you in finding out what education, training and skills you need for the job you want. You can get started in three steps.


Step One
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The first step is finding out what you're interested in. Knowing what interests you have can help you find the right career path for you. A great way to do this is to use the Interest Profiler here on CareerForceMN.com. The Interest Profiler asks you to answer questions about how much you like or dislike a variety of activities. The results will show what types of careers interest you by telling you which categories you "score" highest in among the following categories:

  • Realistic
  • Investigative 
  • Artistic 
  • Social
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional

The Interest Profiler will show you which occupations match the interest categories you score strongest in.

First you need a CareerForceMN.com account. It takes just a few minutes to set up your no-fee CareerForceMN.com account. Then login to CareerForceMN.com and select on the Search interests on the My Goals & Experience tab on your personal dashboard. When you've completed the Interest Profiler, select up to six of the suggested occupations that interest you as "My Career Goals". Now you're ready for step two!


Step Two 
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Now that you've selected occupations as "My Career Goals", you're ready to start exploring those occupations of interest to you. Select Learn more for each of the career goals you've set for yourself. You will then open a page about that occupation where you can watch a video and read about the daily activities of a person working in that occupation. You can learn about future demand for each occupation. This will give you information about whether it's likely employers will need people in that occupation in the future. You can find out about education and training requirements for occupations you've selected. You can see what current average wages are for a person working in that occupation. Need some more information about how much money you will need to make to support the lifestyle you want to live? Check out the Reality Check tool.

By exploring your career options, you may learn that some occupations you were considering are not a good fit for you as career goals. You may also discover occupations you never heard of before that are a great match for you. Now you're ready for step three.


Step Three
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You've narrowed down your career goals based on your interests plus future demand, daily activities, wage information and education or training required. You've identified a few occupations that you're considering as your career goals. Now, you're ready to consider how you can prepare yourself to get on a career path that is right for you. One of the first things you need to figure out is how you will get the education or training you need to reach your goals. This is a great time to talk with a school counselor or a CareerForce specialist about you career goals and how you can get on the path to reach them. 

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More resources

On CareerForceMN.com, there are many ways to explore careers and get ready to the path that's right for you.

Want to explore more? Check out the helpful links below: