First Steps

"Know Thyself"

Postsecondary planning begins self awareness

Students need to identify traits such as: personality, skills, interests, aptitudes, and abilities to match these preferences with career options

Using Self-Evaluation to Choose a Career

How to Choose a Career Based on Interests - The Strong Interest Inventory

Bethel School District uses SchooLinks for our College and Career Readiness Program

What is SchooLinks

SchooLinks is a modern, college and career readiness platform to help students discover interests, strengths, and prepare for after graduation

Features:

Surveys and quizzes to learn more about interests and careers that might be a good fit
Research careers and watch mentor videos
Explore college profiles to learn about campus life, the student body, and more
Find internships, volunteer opportunities, and scholarships offered in your area

How do I login?

Available through the Bethel Portal

SchooLinks' Assessments provide insights into personality, interests, motivations, and learning styles and matches those to careers

Find Your Path identifies and suggests career recommendations based on personality traits

Would You Rather assists in identifying which career clusters best aligned with interests - leading to more tailored career suggestions

Top Skills uses survey selections to match skills with careers that align with those skills

Student Focus focuses on matching motivations with post-secondary aspirations and mindsets

Learning Style uses answers to a series of multiple-choice questions to evaluate preference for learning and solving problems

This assessment helps determine what type of college campus might be the best fit

The next step is to see what majors or college degree is needed to be able to do the career

On the bottom of each career information page, there is a list of related majors - this is the quickest way to see which majors are related to that career

Each Major links to an interactive list of schools that offer the major

This feature is an excellent way to explore majors and identify institutions (schools) to start your college list

Other Resources: Government Websites

CareerOneStop - US Department of Labor with information on careers, assessments, job searches, and more!

CareerOneStop

Collegescorecard - US Department of Education with information on schools, apprenticeships, and careers

Collegescorecard

Next Steps

Now that assessments, careers and majors have been explored, it's time to start working on School Selection

Counseling Department