Career Counseling
Need help deciding on a career path? Try attending a class or workshop, or taking an interest inventory.
Career Classes
Some classes prepare you for a specific career; PDV 131 - Strategies for Career Exploration helps you choose one. Check our online schedule to see when this 1 semester hour course is being offered next.
Career Workshops
Below is our current spring semester 2012 schedule of free career workshops. To reserve a seat, please call Counseling at (630) 466-7900, ext. 2361.
Choosing a Major Workshop
Two-hour workshop focusing on group discussion, activities and self-assessment to help individuals match their interests and educational goals with possible majors.
Audience: Traditional-aged college students and prospective students
- Sugar Grove Sessions:
Thursday, January 5th – 10am-12pm
Thursday, March 15th – 1pm-3pm
Wednesday, May 2nd – 1pm-3pm - Aurora Campus Sessions:
Thursday, April 19th – 10am-12pm - Plano Campus Sessions:
Wednesday, February 22nd – 2pm-4pm
Career Transitions Workshop
Activities and assessments designed to assist those looking to re-enter the workforce or for those looking to change careers. Call Counseling to schedule a date to attend.
Audience: Adult students and community members
- Sugar Grove Campus Sessions:
Wednesday, April 11 6pm-8pm - Aurora Campus Sessions:
Monday, February 13 – 6pm-8pm - Copley Campus Sessions:
Thursday, March 1 – 1pm-3pm - Plano Campus Sessions:
Tuesday, May 1 – 6pm-8pm
Career Inventories
Interests
Have you ever felt unsure about the direction your life should take? Taking one of these inventories can help you to identify general areas of career interests, as well as specific activities and occupations that you might want to explore.
- Strong Interest Inventory
Fee: $20.00 - Self-Directed Search
Fee: Free, also available in Spanish - Card Sort
Fee: Free, also available in Spanish
Personality
Learn more about your own personality type and how you relate to others! Are you an introvert or extrovert? Do procrastinators annoy you or are you one of them? Discover the career fields that are best suited to your personal style, and increase awareness of your individual strengths.
- Myers Briggs Type Inventory
Fee: $20.00
Values
Your beliefs and priorities can weigh heavily in the career exploration process. We offer ways to clarify your value system, and work with the results to identify satisfying career choices.
- Values Exercises
Fee: Free
Skills
To help you articulate and identify the skills you would like to use and develop.
- SkillScan Card Sort
Fee: Free
Online Career Resources
Counseling has compiled a list of websites (pdf) that can help you choose the career field that is right for you.
