Embarking on your career journey at UC San Diego? Navigating the path to professional success can feel overwhelming, but UCSD provides a wealth of resources to guide you. Understanding your strengths, interests, and personality is the crucial first step. Fortunately, a range of Career Tools Ucsd offers are readily available to UCSD students to help you gain valuable self-awareness and direction. These assessments are designed to provide personalized insights, paving the way for informed career decisions.
Uncover Your Potential with CliftonStrengthsFinder
Do you want to tap into your natural talents? The CliftonStrengthsFinder assessment, developed by Gallup, is a powerful tool to identify your top strengths. By focusing on what you do best, you can increase your productivity, performance, and engagement. This assessment helps you understand your unique combination of skills, talents, and knowledge – your strengths. Discovering your top five strengths is just the beginning.
To take the CliftonStrengthsFinder, you can purchase your online access code. Once you have your results, connect with a Certified Strengths Coach on Handshake for a personalized career coaching session. Bring your report to your appointment to delve deeper into your strengths and how to leverage them in your career journey.
Master Your Career Trajectory with Career Launch
For a holistic overview of your career readiness, Career Launch is an excellent starting point. This brief 7-8 minute assessment offers insights into key areas of your career development. Specifically, Career Launch evaluates your relationship-building skills, professional communication, career planning and exploration abilities, self-development, and preparedness for internships, job searches, and interviews. Based on your results, Career Launch provides actionable steps to enhance these crucial areas, ensuring you are well-equipped for your future career.
For Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Gallup’s Builder Profile 10 ®
Are you interested in business and innovation? Gallup’s Builder Profile 10 ® assessment is tailored for those with an entrepreneurial spirit. This tool helps you understand your builder talents, which are essential for starting and growing ventures of economic value. Business leaders and students interested in entrepreneurship will find this assessment particularly valuable. The customized report you receive will offer recommendations on how to effectively apply your builder talents. For a deeper dive into your report and personalized guidance, schedule a consultation on Handshake.
Humanities and Social Sciences PhDs: Explore ImaginePhD
ImaginePhD is specifically designed for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. This free online platform is a comprehensive career exploration and planning tool. ImaginePhD enables you to assess your skills, interests, and values relevant to career paths. It helps you explore diverse career options within your discipline, set achievable goals, and map out the necessary steps for successful career and professional development.
Understand Your Personality with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI)
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) is a widely recognized personality assessment. It provides a framework for understanding your personality type, identifying factors that contribute to career satisfaction, and exploring suitable career options. The MBTI can offer valuable self-awareness for making informed career choices. To take the MBTI and discuss your results, schedule an appointment with a UCSD advisor through Handshake.
Science PhDs: Plan Your Path with MyIDP
MyIDP (Individual Development Plan) is a specialized online career-planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the sciences. This resource is tailored to the unique career development needs within scientific fields, providing a structured approach to career planning.
Discover Your Interests with O*NET® Interest Profiler™
The O*NET® Interest Profiler™ offers a suite of self-assessment tools for career exploration. It helps you discover the types of work activities and occupations that align with your interests. These assessments identify your broad interest areas, providing a foundation for exploring relevant career paths.
UCSD is committed to supporting your career development. These career tools UCSD provides are valuable resources to help you gain self-awareness, explore career options, and make informed decisions about your future. Take advantage of these opportunities and connect with UCSD career services through Handshake to further enhance your career journey.
