Louisiana Tech University - Student Affairs::Career Decision Making

Career decision making assistance is available for students wherever they may be in the decision making continuum from having no career goals or major to wanting to affirm a chosen major. All services are free of charge to enrolled students.

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Option #1

Two-part career decision making workshops; Two consecutive sessions of three hours each

led by Licensed Professional counselors
opportunity for self assessment in the areas of skills and abilities, work interest, temperament, and work related values.
assistance in compiling list of occupational options
access to current career information to assess options
explore majors offered at Louisiana Tech (click here!)

See Dates for Career Decision Making Workshop(s)

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Option #2

Vision Group: A Career Decision Making Group (Counselor's recommendation!)

Three consecutive weekly meeting of one and one half hours each

led by Licensed Professional Counselor
group interaction with others seeking to make career decisions
opportunity for self assessment in the areas of skills and abilities, work interest, temperament, and work related values.
assistance in compiling list of occupational options
access to current career information to assess options
explore majors offered at Louisiana Tech (click here!)

See Dates for Vision Group

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Option #3

Individual Career Counseling

Counselor will assist student one on one with self assessment, listing career/major options, gathering information through career exploration, and strategy planning. Referrals to appropriate academic offices on campus.

Call 257-2488 to schedule an individual, confidential appointment around your work or class schedule, or come by 310 Keeny Hall to schedule. Appointments are available for currently enrolled students only.

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Option #4

Career Resource Lab / Career Resource Lab Online

The Career Resource Lab is open each working day during normal office hours. No appointment is necessary; however you may reserve a computer station.

Online Career Exploration Resources

Occupational Outlook Handbook – http://www.bls.gov/oco
Provides information about various careers including nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and other qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.

Online O* NET Center – http://online.onetcenter.org/
Data base includes information on tasks, knowledge, abilities, work activities, interest, job zone, values, work needs, related occupations, earnings and outlook on over 1100 occupations.

eDiscover^TM (click link under Discover^TM icon below to enter site)

http://webapps01.act.org/eDISCOVER/

System of Interactive Guidance Opportunity for self-assessment and a match of careers – also search for careers based on a specific major. Provides guidance and information to help students make career and educational decisions using

research-based assessments of career-relevant interests, abilities, and job values
ACT's World-of-Work Map
comprehensive developmental guidance process helps users identify their strengths and needs, make good career decisions, and build a plan based on their personal profiles.
complete, current databases of information about occupations, college majors, schools, training institutions, and military occupations.
For Louisiana Tech students only - To obtain a user token for eDiscover send your request to counseling@latech.edu . User tokens are only available for Louisiana Tech students, faculty and staff.

TypeFocus^TM Careers http://careers.typefocus.com/

For Louisiana Tech students only - To obtain the site password for TypeFocus™ Careers send your request to counseling@latech.edu . Site passwords are only available for Louisiana Tech students, faculty and staff.

Users will complete the online TypeFocus^TM Personality Profile that took over six years to develop. Research proves that it is a reliable and valid indicator of personality type. Split-half reliabilities for each type factor range between 85-93%; correlation of each type factor to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument ranges between 71-78%.

The program does not demand that the user accept the computer's results. It reports the user's results and asks if this is accurate. If not, the client can choose the opposite factor. We call this the user's true type or confirmed type, and it is the confirmed type that is linked to all the reports. Users can review their confirmed type at any time and change it if needed.

TypeFocus Careers generates answers to the following questions:

Who am I?

Where am I going?

How will I get there?

TypeFocus provides valuable information which is personalized based upon Personality and Success Factor Questionnaires. This includes your personality strengths, careers that fit your strengths, a resume wizard, a career portfolio, and much more.

What Can I Do With This Major - http://www.latech.edu/careercenter/students/career-planning/majors2/default.html

A convenient website that helps you connect majors with careers. For each major that interests you, choose "Information" to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers.

View Undergraduate Majors and Concentrations and Graduate Programs at Tech - http://www.latech.edu/registrar/bulletin/2005-2006/index.shtml

A link to the current University Bulletin; scroll down to Chapter 7, select college from

"Part II" & "Part III."

The Princeton Review - www.review.com/career/index.cfm
Take a 24-question quiz that assesses you, and then receive an analysis of your interest and work styles. You will be guided to possible careers that would likely suit you. The Princeton Review Career Quiz offers its questions and results for informational and entertainment purposes. The results are not to be taken as the only career options available to you. Counseling Services offers self assessments comparing work interest, skills, temperament, and work related values to specific occupations. A licensed professional counselor will interpret the results. To look at options for major and career decision making click http://www.latech.edu/students/counseling/career-decision-making-1.shtml#option1.

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Option #5

EDCI 289B - Introduction to Career Development
(Will be taught Winter and Spring quarters)

This 2 hour (for credit) course provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to engage in life/career planning. Participants in the course will learn career concepts and applications focusing on self-assessment, occupational exploration, and decision-making. Participants will also evaluate social conditions affecting career development, focusing on social, economic, family, and organizational changes affecting careers. Finally, participants will implement a strategic career plan, possessing employability skills and strategies for implementing academic/career development plans. EDCI 289B can assist students in many areas of their career.

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