Career planning is a lifelong process and doesn't finish once you've entered your first career. Most people today will work in multiple careers during the course of their lifetimes. It is a process of self-discovery – of exploring choices and refining needs. With age and experience, we learn more about what makes us happy in life. We begin to appreciate the unique and remarkable integration of various assessments profiler that make each of us who we are. We begin to take serious stock in finding career paths that best compliment this unique sense of identity. And, in time and with change, we find ourselves in careers that truly fit.
SkillGapfinder is here to assist you on this extraordinary
journey. We've assembled an unrivalled set of tools and resources to help you
in career planning and career change. Below, you will find an introduction to
just some of the resources available to you on our site – described in the
context of how they might help you at whichever stage of career planning you
might be at.
Changing
careers can be both exhilarating and terrifying. But, with thoughtful
examination and careful planning, it can hopefully be a little less terrifying
and a little more rewarding. Never forget that you're not alone; most people
change careers at least once in their lifetimes.
Take a career assessment test.
Going Back to School
We provides 9 career assessment profiler tests professionally designed to
match your employability, interests, skills, knowledge, ability, work-style, work-activity , Education-Training-Experienceprofiler and
work-values to our database of
careers. Each assessment comes with a detailed report and use of our unique OccuMatch™ system which
scores and rank-orders 900+ different careers based on your test responses!
Visit our Discussion Forums and chat with
others who are in various careers. Ask questions and get advice about how to
enter various professions. There are forums for over 900 different careers as
well as general topic forums for discussing things like career role and assessment profiler.
Each career in our database has a detailed,
multiple-page profile that includes a job description, job requirements,
college/training center and forums for user
discussion. Most career profiles even have brief videos that provide quick
introductions to each career!
A career ladder/lattice that is an accurate and
comprehensive representation of the jobs that comprise a career and how
employees/individual move throughout a career in an industry. Career ladders / lattices
are excellent resources for students, employees and human resource
professionals.
Going Back to School
It's
never too late to go back to school. Did you
know that in the last 20 years, the number of students enrolled in college who
are 35 years or older has doubled! Increasingly, adults are returning to
college as a first step to making a major career change. And, they're not just
going back for graduate degrees; they're going back for undergraduate and/or
vocational degrees. If you're an adult of any age thinking about going back to
school, SkillGapfinder has some of the best resources available on the Internet
for exploring your options.
Graduate College Database offers detailed
profiles on over 8000 graduate programs in the India. You can search for schools by
name, browse by program, or even
use the query tool to create a
customized search based on over a dozen criteria.
SkillGapfinder Career College Database
offers detailed profiles on over 4,200 vocational college in India. You can search for schools by
name, browse by category, or
even use the query tool to create a
customized search based on over a dozen criteria.
Applying
for financial aid can sometimes be a long and complicated process, but it
doesn't have to be overwhelming. The information and articles in the FinancialAid Guide will provide you
with a clear outline of what your options are and how to best go about securing
financial aid. Step-by-step guidance and practical tips will dramatically
improve your chances of successfully financing your education.
Visit our Discussion Forums and chat with
others who are in various careers. Ask questions and get advice about how to
enter various professions. There are forums for over 900 different careers as
well as general topic forums for discussing things like career role and assessment profiler.
If
you're a parent and found your way onto our site because you're looking for
information and ways to help your children plan ahead, let us begin by saying…
Bravo. Good for you! You've earned some good parenting stars! Seriously – it's
a great parent that takes an active interest and participatory role in helping
their children plan for college and career.
Let us suggest that you begin by visiting the Planning Timeline
sections for Middle –to-High School Students, Inter (11th & 12th) School Students or College Students. There, you will
find information on the resources available at SkillGapfinder for your children
based on their age and grade level.
