Career and Interest Exploration
Career and Interest Exploration
TRADES
ELECTRICIAN
IBEW 302 Appenticeship Information
CARPENTER
PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTERS
UA Local 159 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Announcement
Ironworkers 378
Pre-apprenticeship training course
LiUNA
Tradeswomen, Inc
PG&E
If you don't have the answer to this question, that's okay!
In order to determine what career is the best fit for you, it is important to spend time self-evaluating your skills, values, strengths, weaknesses, and interests.
Self-evaluation will help to cross-out careers that are not complimentary of your strengths, personality, and l
ife goals, while helps direct you toward job opportunities that fit in with what you want out of life. These evaluations will help you consider work/life balance, flexibility, a "9-to-5" desk job versus a job where you are required to be on your feet.
Here are some resources to get you started!
Informational Interview – What it is and why its important:
When exploring interest and a career pathways, it is sometimes extrememly useful to interview someone who is already doing the job! Here are some questions to help guide you when you ask those questions. It is a long list and depending on how much time you have with the interviewee, pick the ones that is most relevant to you:
** Sample questions from UC Berkeley Career Engagement **
** Click here for more info and Google Form
Contact: Kimmie Snow – kimmie@psa.aero
- Private Pilot Course information
- Instrucment Pilot Course information
- Commercial Pilot Course information
- Airline Pilot Program Roadmap
EXPLORE YOUR SKILLS AND INTERESTS
- 16 Personalities – "What is my Personality" test
- O*NET Online – Interest Profiler
- Need help picking major – Use your Holland Code!!
- O* Net Online – Career Exploration and Job Analysis
- California Career Zone
- BIGFuture (College Board) Career/College/Scholarship Quiz
- VIA Character Strength Survey
- Myers-Briggs 16Personality test with Major and Career Suggestions
- Jung Typology Test
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook Handbook
- CareerOneStop - Career Exploration, Training & Jobs
- CareerOneStop – Interests and Skills assessments
- O*NET Online Desk Aid Reference Guide
- Browse Careers by Clusters
MILITARY
US Army
Contact: Sanderson, Miranda G. Sergeant First Class
Pleasant Hill Recruiting Station
Tel: 925-655-6411 / 925-204-9642
Email: miranda.g.sanderson.mil@army.mil
Contact: Cardoso, Kevin A SSG
Pleasant Hill Recruiting Station
Tel: 925-204-9642 / 510-459-1518
Email: kevin.a.cardoso.mil@army.mil
THE US NATIONAL GUARD
- Split Training Option for High School Juniors
- Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Scholarship and Financial Assistance
- College Scholarships for Service Members and their spouses and children
- Guard Scholarships
- CA GI Bill Scholarship (previously National Guard Education Assistance Award Program)
Contact: SSG Clough, Steven
Recruiting & Retention NCO
California Army National Guard
510 Parker Road, Fairfield, CA 94568
Email: steven.j.clough.mil@army.mil
Phone: 510-557-6147
Instagram: @ssgstevenclough
THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Contact: Connor L Nicholas, SSgt, USAF
United States Air Force Academy, Air Force
Email: connor.nicholas@us.af.mil
THE US AIR FORCE/ US Space Force
Contact: Avien Perez, Technical Sergeant, USAF
United States Air Force, Enlisted Accessions Recruiter
Tel: 707-903-8875
Email: avien.perez@us.af.mil
THE US MARINES
Contact: Corporal Lydiya Rivas
Recruiting Sub Station Concord
Tel: 925-685-1775
Cell: 925-382-1583
Email: Lydiya.rivas@marines.usmc.mil
THE US NAVY
Contact:
NRS Concord
Tel: (925) 580-8517
Email: byung.j.jung.mil@us.navy.mil