Are you at the beginning of your job search and don't know where to start? Do you need some variety in the occupations and search terminology you're using? Or are you feeling like your career needs a new direction? These five resources can expand your job search and inspire new ideas for career opportunities.
Take a Career Quiz. The Princeton Review offers a short quiz to help determine your best fit for a career. This engaging 'either/or' style quiz presents around 25 questions, and based on your answers it outlines your strengths, skill sets, and possible career matches. It is free to use and requires a quick account setup using your email address. Visit the Princeton Review career quiz to get started.
Envision a Day In the Life of a… Zoologist? Geneticist? Curator? Another resource by The Princeton Review is a career search that provides detailed information on all types of occupations, including 'day in the life' depictions of jobs, required training/education, and career outlook for early and later stages. Explore career profiles on Princeton Review.
Browse Job Ideas Based on Your Interests. O*Net OnLine offers an extensive list of occupations based on interest, personality, and work style. The job descriptions are comprehensive; you can search based on strengths like realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. The search allows inputting first, second, and third interest options. Results include not only job titles but also information on necessary skills, occupation-specific tasks, job environment, and strengths. Use O*Net OnLine to find occupations that match your interests.
Reconsider Jobs Through a Lens of Functions and Accommodations. JAN (Job Accommodation Network) has many in-depth and helpful resources for job seekers. One is a comprehensive search tool that allows searching by disabilities/conditions, work-related functions, limitations, accommodations, and more. For example, searching 'ADHD' may reveal new ideas for accommodations like using a job coach, adjusting supervision methods, or reinforcing creativity. Visit the Job Accommodation Network to explore accommodations that could open up new job possibilities.
Look to LinkedIn. Exploring LinkedIn can be a great way to come up with new job possibilities. Look at organizations you admire, colleagues in adjacent fields, and professionals that are connections of your connections. LinkedIn can be an innovative tool to learn about positions you hadn't yet considered. Start exploring LinkedIn to expand your network and discover new opportunities.
For a more inclusive job search, Workability One is an inclusive job board that connects Neurodivergent, autistic, and disabled job seekers with inclusive employers worldwide.
