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. 16 Career Categories (Clusters)
• Agriculture, Food &
Natural Resources
• Architecture &
Construction
• Arts, A/V Technology &
Communications
• Business Management &
Administration
• Education & Training
• Finance
• Government & Public
Administration
• Health Science
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Law, Public Safety,
Corrections & Security
• Manufacturing
• Marketing
• Science, Technology,
Engineering &
Mathematics
• Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics
6. 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.
7.
8. Results
• Pathway Planner Results
– An overview of your characteristics based on
your responses to the assessment
• Career Pathway
– List of possible career choices based on your
characteristics and the things you find
interesting
• Linking Pathway Planner to Your Future
– Unique information relating to you.
– Explains how to use O*NET, gather
information and maximize your network of
people
Your Results
Job Match
Understanding &
Using the O*Net &
Researching Your
Career Choices
9. Thinking Style
Interests
Personality Traits
• 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
– Reflects how you approach interacting with
others
• Your perception of your personality
• Interests
– Your interests in activities
• Including enjoyable activities in your work
increase job satisfaction
Identifying Characteristics
10. Your abilities with vocabulary, calculations,
reasoning and problem solving
Thinking Style
13. 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.
14. Career Pathway
• Designed to match you with actual positions
that currently available in today’s job
market.
– Matched against employer standards
– Same characteristics as successful employees
15. • 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
Top 3 Career Categories
16. Good fit with additional
education or training
Additional Education
17. 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
18. O*NET Occupational Summary
• Tasks
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Abilities
• Work Activity
• Work Context
• Job Zone
• Education
• Interests
• Work Styles
• Work Values
• Related
Occupations
• Wages &
Employment
Trends
19. Gather Information
• Additional resources
– Video.profilesinternational.com/PWP.html
– Your state’s 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/
20. 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?
21. For More Information on
Pathway Planner, contact:
Roger L Harris
Managing Director
Talent Assessment and
Business Improvement
Consulting (TABIC)
rogerlharris@tabicpro.com
206-284-4387
www.tabicpro.com
Take the next step
in finding the
Great Job Fit that
will help you
succeed and
enjoy the work for
which you are
ideally suited.
