Friends University: Center for Student Success

[ CAREER SERVICES ]

Self Assessment and Career Plans

Self Assessment is a critical component in the career search process. Identifying your values and interests can help you find a career area that is both rewarding and fulfilling.

The following links can can assist you in finding your way through the career search process.

Freddy's Four-Year Plan
Freddy's Four Year Plan outlines important career preparedness activities that can be accomplished while still in college.

Discover Online
Discover is an online career guidance program designed to assist individuals in deciding on a major, career path, or other vocational issues, and is available at no charge to FriendsÕ students, alumni and staff. It covers the major areas of career decisions including values clarification and interest inventories. The program can provide you with possible career choices tailored to your specific areas of interest. It concludes with optional sections to provide specific information about the career choices selected.

The Office of Career Services encourages students to utilize the DISCOVER program. Please remember that the DISCOVER program is NOT a test, but a tool to be used for information. Information is the number one ingredient in making a sound decision.

If you are interested in utilizing the DISCOVER Program, please contact the Career Services office so that you can receive your user pass code.

Interviewing
The Office of Career Services provides the opportunity for students to practice interviewing. Within the confines of a simulated interview, the staff can develop and ask real interview questions and then critique the student. This process can educate and prepare the student in a practical and safe environment. Simply contact Career Services to set up a day and time! A Guide for Effective Interviewing

Graduate School
Is Graduate School right for you? Check out the following materials to make a decision about advanced degrees.

Is graduate school right for you?
Grad school tip sheet
More on grad school
Graduate Exams: The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a high-level, analytic ability test that requires the solution of problems stated as analogies. The MAT consists of 120 partial analogies that are to be completed in 60 minutes. The MAT is intended to measure your ability to recognize relationships between ideas, your fluency in the English language, and your general knowledge of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences. For more information or to take a practice test visit MillerAnalogies.com or request an MAT Practice Test.