Career Counseling Services
Indecision? Uncertainty? Career burnout?
These might be some of the reasons you want to talk with a Career Counselor. Career counseling can provide insight into a path that best suits your interests, abilities and work values. It can also help you identify some options for employment with that degree you are about to finish (or have barely even started)!
Our trained Career Counselors can help you no matter what stage of the job process you are in. From deciding a major that best fits what you want to do or tweaking your resume and cover letter and working through a job search and application process -- we're there!
Make an appointment to visit with one of our Career Counselors by calling 620.235.4140 or emailing Barb Roberts.
Career Assessments
When you are really unsure about what direction you should take with a career path, or you just want to learn more about yourself there are several assessment options available to help. These assessments are utilized by the career counselors as tools assist many students and other clients to make career decisions that best fit their personality, interests, and lifestyles. Below is a brief summary of each assessment option available in the Career Resource Center.
To schedule a time to complete any or all of these assessments please call 620.235.4140 or email Barb Roberts at brobert1@pittstate.edu.
DISCOVER® by ACT
By answering career-relevant questions about interests, abilities and job values, individuals can find career options that are a good match for them. ACT's World-of-Work map organizes jobs into six clusters that relate to areas of study and career fields. This assessment is free, but you will have to come to the Career Resource Center to obtain the token code used to log in.
Do What You Are™
Based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, the Do What You Are™ assessment is a personality test that related you to the world of work and study. A four letter code describing how you operate best will give you insight into specific fields of study and how you will get the most out of college. The Do What You Are™ assessment also allows you to see what work environment may best suit your personality. This assessment is free and can be accessed at any time from any computer by following the link above. However, you will not be able to view your full results unless they are unlocked by an instructor or you have an appointment with a career counselor.
Kuder® Career Planning System
Through the KansasCareerPipeline, PSU Career Counselors have the ability to access, administer and interpret interest, skill and work value inventories for those obtaining log-in codes from the Career Resource Center. These frequently updated inventory scales rate an individual's scores to same gender employees in various fields and compares the similarities as a percentile. Through this system, an individual can also identify specific positions within a career field and even research positions for average salary, benefits, and other job specific information.