Welcome to Self-Knowledge. This is possibly the single most important stop on your career journey -- you'll want to revisit often! The following links contain information and activities that will help you to assess yourself in relation to the world of work. Knowing about yourself is a great way to simplify your path to a rewarding career, because so many of your career decisions depend more on you -- your preferences and abilities -- than on anything else.

Evaluate your personal strengths.
This page helps you to find your strengths.

Visit Holland's Hexagon!
-- no, not the country of Holland -- the amazingly helpful system of categorizing people's career preferences, developed by John Holland.

Discover your skills.
Here's a great table to help you see all that you have to offer in the workplace. 
Try it -- you might be pleasantly surprised!

Related Links:

• Career Navigator
  This is the perfect program for anyone having difficulty choosing a major or career path!
• Make an appointment with a CDC Career Counselor
  CDC's staff members are trained to help you in all aspects of career decision-making.
  They can help you find abilities and interests you never even knew you had!
• Computerized self-assessment at Career Resources @ CDC
  Call 556-0302 (Career Resources @ CDC) to make an appointment to use the Discover program, a multimedia interactive program to help you with self-assessment and career decision-making.

This page last updated on October 8, 2003
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