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| New Hope Women's Shelter Career Services "Taking Charge" |
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| Know your options |
| Know Yourself. Assessments help us know more about ourselves and identify potential careers based on who we are, what we’re interested in and what skills we have. In Taking Charge, you’ll participate in many activities designed to help you zero in on your unique qualities. |
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| Take a look around! |
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| This site contains all the tools and information you will need to complete the “Taking Charge” activities.
~We'll work through them together~ Until then, feel free to around |
| Know Your Options. This area is all about gaining a better understanding of the work world. If the quizzes help you identify some jobs that interest you, use this site to research them. Find out what the job is really about, how much it pays, and what kind of training you need. |
| Making a Good Decision Making career decisions is a systematic process. One important step involves narrowing your list of potential careers to just a few that you research in more detail. Job Shadowing and Information Interviewing are two good ways to know whether a job is REALLY for you. Find out how New Hope can help you find these opportunities. |
| Why Finish School? Sometimes life is hard and dropping out seems like a good way to make things less complicated. Find out why you should tough it out. Talk to Ms. James about getting help with your classes. Make an appointment here: CounselorLady@aol.com |
| Reality Check a link to a Texas Workforce Commission site. Use this interactive tool to find out what it will REALLY cost to live the life you are planning. Compare this information with what you find out about jobs you’re interested in. |
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| Try out some quick and easy quizzes to get started.
Or Link to sites with some interesting “getting to know me” activities. |
| Overwhelmed with all the information out there?
Don’t worry; In Taking Charge, you’ll learn a system designed to help you research like a pro! |