Identify your skills, values, and interests to make informed educational and career decisions. There are many career-assessment tools and resources to help you with self- assessment. 

Partnership Advisors Can Help You:

• Explore career-assessment tools to highlight your skills and strengths. 
• Review your results, help you interpret them, and assist with your next steps.

Helpful Self-Assessment Resources

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

Discover more about a career interest, expand on your current path, or choose a new one. This involves researching key occupations, understanding required training and education, and learning about your field and the job market to make informed career decisions.

Partnership Advisors Can Help You:

• Get connected with career services and relevant resources.
• Develop a starting point and key questions for your career search.
• Identify transferable skills to support your next career move.
• Discover network connections, resources, training, and education needed for your desired career path.

Helpful Career Exploration Resources

• The NYS & CSEA Partnership: Learn More about 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

Assess and select actionable steps to achieve your career goals by identifying realistic and attainable short-term and long-term strategies.

Partnership Advisors Can Help You:

• Establish SMART goals – specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.
• Weigh pros and cons and set short- and long-term academic and career goals.
• Asses what is realistic and achievable.
• Identify potential challenges and develop strategies to overcome them.

Helpful 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

Create and follow a detailed action plan outlining the steps needed to achieve your career goals. This plan will specify the activities required to reach your objectives and guide you toward taking effective action.

Partnership Advisors Can Help You:

• Identify your next educational and professional steps. 
• Understand how to use and maximize your tuition benefits to advance your career goals.

Helpful Resources for Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews

• Career Mobility Office: Employment Services 
• NYS Department of Labor: Career Development Resources
• The NYS & CSEA Partnership: Learn More about How to Use a Portfolio to Prepare for a Job Interview

Helpful Career Action Resources

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