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Career discovery: find work that fits
Three out of four recent graduates say they would have been more engaged in school if they had understood their strengths and career options earlier. Discovery can start at any age.
Steps
- List activities that give you energy and ones that drain you.
- Pick three careers to explore.
- Have a 30-minute conversation with someone in each.
- Look up typical pay, training and growth for each.
- Try a small task from each career: a project, a course or a day of shadowing.
Checklist
Tick as you go. Create a free account to save progress and share it with your family.