This document provides an overview of the Pathway Planner, which assesses individuals' unique strengths, talents, and abilities to link them to career choices that fit. It summarizes the Pathway Planner's benefits for first-time job seekers, career changers, and those exploring education or career options. The document outlines the assessment process and type of customized report individuals receive with matched career pathways, characteristics, interests, and education recommendations to guide future decisions.
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 16 Career Categories (Clusters)
Agriculture, Food & Hospitality & Tourism
Natural Resources Human Services
Architecture & Information Technology
Construction
Arts, A/V Technology & Law, Public Safety,
Communications Corrections & Security
Business Management & Manufacturing
Administration Marketing
Education & Training Science, Technology,
Finance Engineering &
Government & Public Mathematics
Administration Transportation,
Health Science Distribution & Logistics
7. 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.
9. Results
Your Results Pathway Planner Results
An overview of your characteristics based on
your responses to the assessment
Job Match Career Pathway
List of possible career choices based on your
characteristics and the things you find
interesting
Understanding &
Using the O*Net &
Linking Pathway Planner to Your Future
Researching Your Unique information relating to you.
Career Choices
Explains how to use O*NET, gather
information and maximize your network of
people
10. Identifying Characteristics
Thinking Style 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
Personality Traits
Reflects how you approach interacting with
others
Your perception of your personality
Interests Interests
Your interests in activities
Including enjoyable activities in your work
increase job satisfaction
12. Personality Traits
Nine Energy Level
personality Objective
Assertiveness
Judgment
traits
discussed
Independence Sociability
YOU
Accommodating Manageability
Decisiveness Attitude
13. Interests
Financial /
Enterprising People Service Technical Mechanical Creative
Administrative
Top 3 Areas of Interest
14. 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.
15. Career Pathway
Designed to match you with actual positions
that currently available in todays job
market.
Matched against employer standards
Same characteristics as successful employees
16. Top 3 Career Categories
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
18. 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
19. O*NET Occupational Summary
Tasks Education
Knowledge Interests
Skills Work Styles
Abilities Work Values
Work Activity Related
Occupations
Work Context
Wages &
Job Zone Employment
Trends
20. Gather Information
Additional resources
Video.profilesinternational.com/PWP.html
Your states 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/
21. 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?
22. Markets
Students (High school and college)
Military (newly separated or retired)
PTAs and PTOs
Career counselors
Outplacement agencies
Consultants
Trainers
Coaching
Workforce agencies
23. Wholesale Pricing
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Package of 25 $825 ($33 each)
Package of 50 $1600 ($32 each)
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Editor's Notes
#3: Research has shown that when someone is a good fit to their occupation, the probability of their success and satisfaction with their career goes up dramatically!
#13: Energy LevelAssertivenessSociabilityManageabilityAttitudeDecisivenessAccommodatingIndependenceObjective Judgment
#19: Career-specific videos are also provided at the state level, along with state-specific information for theoccupation, like state and national wages and trends. At the bottom of each page you can select the state inwhich you are searching to find this additional information.The videos you'll find on these pages are very helpful. You'll actually see what each career has to offerand hear someone describe the different aspects of the job. This is a great place to start deciding whichof the career paths you would prefer. Each video quickly summarizes a career, helping you expedite yourresearch.
#21: Career-specific videos are also provided at the state level, along with state-specific information for theoccupation, like state and national wages and trends. At the bottom of each page you can select the state inwhich you are searching to find this additional information.The videos you'll find on these pages are very helpful. You'll actually see what each career has to offerand hear someone describe the different aspects of the job. This is a great place to start deciding whichof the career paths you would prefer. Each video quickly summarizes a career, helping you expedite yourresearch.
#22: Career-specific videos are also provided at the state level, along with state-specific information for theoccupation, like state and national wages and trends. At the bottom of each page you can select the state inwhich you are searching to find this additional information.The videos you'll find on these pages are very helpful. You'll actually see what each career has to offerand hear someone describe the different aspects of the job. This is a great place to start deciding whichof the career paths you would prefer. Each video quickly summarizes a career, helping you expedite yourresearch.
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