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PATHWAY PLANNERQuintin Guinn
What is Pathway Planner?
• Provides an overview of unique strengths, talents, and abilities
• It is an important link between career seekers and the occupation that best fits who they really are. – First time job– Career change
• Provides critical decision making information to help shape future
• Introduces a mechanism to validate career choices
First Time Job Seekers
• Key knowledge that drives a quality, core education– Assists students with selecting majors and degrees
matching their: • Thinking Style • Behavioral Traits • Interests
• Ascertains what career possibilities that are best suited
Career Change Seekers
• Assists adults in transitioning from one career to another
• Identifies career possibilities and provides insight into occupations for the highly-skilled, competitive workforce
• Directs transition to a better, happier career path
PWP IS NOT A PXT
• PWP is a PXT centered product – Occupational experience eliminated • Substituted with 40 different questions that will apply
to persons who have not had a job in the past.
– Jobs are based on career clusters selected by the candidate • Current educational attainment • Desired educational objective
16 Career Categories (Clusters)
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
• Architecture & Construction• Arts, A/V Technology &
Communications• Business Management &
Administration• Education & Training• Finance• Government & Public
Administration• Health Science
• Hospitality & Tourism• Human Services• Information Technology• Law, Public Safety,
Corrections & Security• Manufacturing• Marketing• Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics• Transportation, Distribution
& Logistics
The Report• Compares over 800 jobs from the
O-Net − Thinking Style− Interests− Behavioral Traits
• Reports on jobs with 80% or greater match– Based upon current education or
minimal training and education. – With continued formal education as
indicated by the participant*. *Exception participant does not intend to
continue their education beyond High School.
Results
• Pathway Planner Results– An overview of your characteristics based on
your responses to the assessment• Career Pathway
– List of possible career choices based on your characteristics and the things you find interesting
• Linking Pathway Planner to Your Future– Unique information relating to you.– Explains how to use O*NET, gather
information and maximize your network of people
Your Results
Job Match
Understanding & Using the O*Net &
Researching Your Career Choices
Thinking Style
Interests
Personality Traits
• Thinking Style– Describes your approach to the way you think
about things• Numerical and Verbal skills and abilities• Your knowledge and how you use numbers and words
in reasoning and problem solving
• Personality Traits– Reflects how you approach interacting with others
• Your perception of your personality
• Interests– Your interests in activities
• Including enjoyable activities in your work increase job satisfaction
Identifying Characteristics
Your abilities with vocabulary, calculations, reasoning and problem solving
Thinking Style
YOU
Energy Level
Assertiveness
Sociability
Manageability
Attitude
Decisiveness
Accommodating
Independence
Objective Judgment
Personality Traits
Nine personality traits discussed
Interests
Enterprising
Financial /
Administrative
People Service Technical Mechanic
al Creative
Top 3 Areas of Interest
Interests Definitions
• Enterprising– Indicates interest in activities associated with persuading others,
sales, and presenting ideas.• Financial/Administrative
– Activities such as organizing information or business procedures• People Service
– Activities such as helping people and promoting the welfare of others• Technical
– Scientific activities, technical data, and research• Mechanical
– Activities that involve working with tools, equipment, and machinery• Creative
– Activities using imagination, creativity, and original sales ideas.
Career Pathway
• Designed to match you with actual positions that currently available in today’s job market.– Matched against employer standards– Same characteristics as successful employees
• Provided with 3 tables from preselected career categories– No table is more
important than the other
– Jobs/careers in no particular order
– O*Net SOC Code links provided
Top 3 Career Categories
Good fit with additional education or training
Additional Education
Linking PWP to Your Future
• Understanding & Using O*NET– Find Occupations based on Career Clusters &
Industries– Conduct advance searches using specific tools or
software– Discover Crosswalks where you can research other
related Career Cluster
www.careerinfonet.org
www.onetonline.org
O*NET Occupational Summary
• Tasks• Knowledge• Skills• Abilities• Work Activity• Work Context• Job Zone
• Education• Interests• Work Styles• Work Values• Related
Occupations• Wages &
Employment Trends
Gather Information
• Additional resources– Video.profilesinternational.com/PWP.html– Your state’s workforce– Monster.com – www.monster.com/– Indeed.com – www.indeed.com/– Glassdoor.com – www.glassdoor.com– Salary.com – http: www.salary.com– Bureau of Labor & Statistics Occupational Outlook
Handbook – www.bls.gov/ooh/
Use Your Network
• Expand your thinking and widen your opportunities– Talk with friends and family– Utilize sites
• Facebook• LinkedIn
– Ask questions• What additional education/training is required?• What are the costs to prepare for this career?• How will I pay for my career preparation?• What types of benefits should I expect from this career?
Markets
• Students (High school and college)• Military (newly separated or retired)• PTAs and PTOs• Career counselors• Outplacement agencies• Consultants• Trainers• Coaching• Workforce agencies
Wholesale Pricing
2013 World Conference Special Pricing
Package of 25 $825 ($33 each)
Package of 50 $1600 ($32 each)
Package of 150 $4350 ($29 each)
Please contact your Sales Vice President for more information or to place orders
Questions?
Thank You for Attending