J M's List: Transition Planning

To help you learn about careers related to your interests and personality, the following assessments are available:

In-Depth Assessments
Online Assessments
Self Assessments
Additional Resources

An important first step is learning who you are, what you like and what you're good at. A good place to start is with an aptitude or assessment test. Such tests can help you determine which career may be a good (or bad) fit for you based on your personality, interests and skills.

And there are a lot of different ones out there. Some of the more common tests are the Myers-Briggs, Keirsey Temperament Sorter, Holland Assessment and IDEAS (Interest Determination, Exploration and Assessment System). Take our interest assessment.

Lots of employment information including how to get the job you want or more general what kind of a job you want.

Select skills from one or more of the six skill groups below. Start by selecting as many skills as you have or plan to acquire. (See Skills Search for more details.)

Career exploration--could work for kids with a lot of help.

Big teaching site for career exploration for high schoolers. Under "career activities" are lessons and worksheets.

If you are not sure what kind of job is right for you, start by rating your own skills to find a job type match.

The following skill inventories and skill trackers are designed to assist teachers in determining what specific skills a student possesses or may need to work on in further depth. In utilizing these tools, teachers and parents can collect baseline data for planning purposes and in turn have a tool to systematically teach a skill. Finally, these forms of assessment can be ongoing, as well as, being easily accessible and interpreted for IEP transition planning.

Multiple Intelligences test and information.