Welcome!  There is a lot on our website, and we want to help you make good use of it.  Here, we introduce the major parts of the site and how to use them.  You will probably want to return here several times.

We've organized it according to the three basic principles of good decision making:

1.  Know yourself -- your strengths, values, personality, and skills.  This will help     you decide which choice best fits you.

• Take the Career Key test to discover which Holland personality types you are most like, identify the careers that are most promising, and learn detailed information about each one.
  
• Read about Holland's Theory of Career Choice to understand how your job success and satisfaction is related to your personality.
  
• The activities in Learn More about Yourself and Identify Your Skills will help you understand yourself better.

2.   Know your options.  Think of as many alternatives as you can.  And, then      learn about each one.

• To learn about occupations, go to Learn More about the Jobs that Interest Me , Learn about Occupations, or Choosing a Military Career.
  
• Job Satisfaction will help you optimize your job satisfaction when you choose a career or a job.  It can also help you analyze why you are dissatisfied in your job, if you are one of the many who are.
  
• To learn about your education options, visit Choose a College Major and Select a College, Apply for Admission, Finance . . ..
  
• Is starting your own business an option?  Click Self-Employment to explore this idea.
  
• Are you thinking of strengthening your job skills but you are unsure which ones are important?  See The Foundation Skills.

3.   Make a good decision. 

• At High-Quality Decisions you will learn a method based on many scientific studies that is widely used in business and medical settings.  It is easy to understand and use.
  
• Still not sure?  Go to Career Indecision and consider getting help from a professional counselor: Career Counseling