Career development is only one element of the career management process that increases self-awareness as you evaluate your interests, skills, priorities and characteristics. Learning about and working through the stages enables you to decide on a major/minor/ program of emphasis, a career field, or a vocational interest.

The Career Management Center will also assist you in developing your: career plan; evaluating your stage of career development; assessing your needs; and achieving your academic and career goals. Participating in a variety of career exercises, exploring career activities, and developing job readiness skills will be your key to success.

The question to ask yourself is: How will you know how to get to where it is that you think you want to go, and know if you ever arrive at your destination?

Career Action Plan: Use the Career Action Plan as you work through this process. You can incorporate the information you gather and record the decisions you make into this guide.

Career Assessment and Evaluation Inventories: It is always a good idea to take more than one assessement.Click on the SIGI 3 bottom above and get started on your career assessment. We strongly recommend that you make an appointment with the ASU Counseling Center to take additional career inventories. The Counseling Center will provide an interruption of the results of the assessment. Taking the inventories that ASU offers will provide you a good start on your career management process.