Doc Whiz's Career Reviewer And Parser
Doc Whiz #53
Introduction
If you are an undeclared and undecided student you may want to investigate career options. It only makes sense to declare a major and select classes that will help you get into a career.
If you are into learning for learning's sake, declare general studies or liberal arts. Otherwise consider an area of careers for which you can use as the raison d'etre for a major.
To help you consider an area of potential careers, Doc Whiz provides the Career Reviewer And Parser.
Background:
This instrument is based upon the erratic research of Doc Whiz and his Theory of Preference. The Theory of Preference stated in the first person is: "I MAY NOT KNOW EVERYTHING THAT I LIKE, BUT I DO KNOW WHAT I HATE, ABHOR, LOATHE, AND DETEST" (Doc Whiz, 1995).
Instructions:
You will be provided a series of statements in pairs or sets. Select or Click on the statement that best describes you. If you don't feel strongly about a particular statement choice, skip it by clicking on 'NEXT'.
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Doc Whiz's Last Words
You will receive a copy of your results in your email. Print it out and take it to one of the Career Placement Center counselors at your college or university.
This little excercise has identified what you said you hated. Tell the career counselor that you are interested in occupations that DON'T have any of the
characteristics you have identified as hating.
For example.... If you hate animals, outdoors, novelty, variable schedules, working alone...... DON'T EVEN
THINK OF BECOMING A RANCHER OR A DAIRY FARMER.
Prepare yourself for your future.
The Scans Report for America 2000 noted that to be employable in the higher demand and better paying careers in the future, workers will require
skills in the following five areas:
- Resources
- Allocating time, money, materials, space, and staff.
- Interpersonal Skills
- Working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Information
- Acquiring and evaluating data; organizing and maintaining files; interpreting and communicating; and using computers to process information.
- Systems
- Understanding social, organizational, and technological syatems; monitoring and correcting performance; and designing or improving systems.
- Technology
- Selecting equipment and tools; applying technology to specific tasks; and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies.
(U.S. Dept. of Labor, 1991, p. xvii)
