Career Mobility

Take charge of your career path as a CSEA-represented NYS employee. Partnership career advisors are here to help you identify your strengths, explore career possibilities, set goals, and build a customized action plan to achieve your career ambitions. Connect with an advisor today and take the first step toward your future.

Get a clearer sense of who you are and where you want to go. Advisors will work with you to identify your unique skills, values, and interests using tailored career-assessment tools.

Our Advisors Can Help:

• Recommend the best assessment tools to highlight your strengths.
• Review your results together, interpret the findings, and guide your next steps.

Self-Assessment Resources:

• CareerOneStop: Interest, Skills, and Value Assessments
• NYS CareerZone: Assess Yourself 

Explore career options within NYS service that align with your strengths and goals. Advisors will help you research specific occupations, learn about necessary training, and understand market trends so you can make informed decisions.

Our Advisors Can Help:

• Connect you with career services and resources relevant to your field.
• Identify transferable skills and guide your search with a structured approach.
• Facilitate networking connections and guide you to any required education and training.
• Connect you with additional resources like the Career Mobility Office (CMO) and the Glossary of Titles - Inquiry Tool (GOT-IT). 
   

Career Exploration Resources

• The NYS & CSEA Partnership: What Can I Do with This Major?
• NYS CMO: Glossary of Titles 
• My Next Move - sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Also available in Spanish)
• Career OneStop: Fastest Growing Careers 
• NYS Higher Education Services Corporation: Majors and Careers
• US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Turn your insights into an actionable career path. Advisors will support you in setting realistic, step-by-step goals and planning for potential challenges.

Our Advisors Can Help:

• Set SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound.
• Guide you through short and long-term goal setting, weighing options, and finding achievable steps.
• Identify potential obstacles and develop strategies to overcome them.

Career Planning Resources

• Career Mobility Office: Employment Services 
• NYS Department of Civil Service 
• NYS Department of Labor: Job Zone
• The NYS & CSEA Partnership: Learn More about Informational Interviewing

Put your plan into motion with confidence. Advisors will help you lay out specific steps, prepare your application materials, and make the most out of the resources available to you.

Our Advisors Can Help:

• Identify the next educational and professional steps to take.
• Maximize your tuition benefits to support your career goals.
• Refer you to Career Mobility Office (CMO) to assist with resume and employability prep.

Career Action Resources

• Indeed: How To Write an Action Plan (template and examples) 
• Learn More about Writing a Career Action Plan