Explore Careers for Job Seekers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
What Is Career Exploration?
Career exploration is the first step to finding a job you’ll be good at and enjoy doing. If you’re new to the workforce or are thinking of switching professions, taking the time to explore the careers you’re considering will focus your job search and make you a more informed and confident candidate for the positions you apply for. The career exploration process provides a structure for:- Defining your work-related personality traits and career goals
- Researching the professional areas that are good matches for these traits and goals
- Identifying the skills you’ll need to successfully pursue a given profession or job
The Benefits of Career Exploration
There are many benefits to doing thorough career exploration before you start your job search. Job seeking can be a long and challenging process, so it’s important that you’ve done the research to ensure that the positions you do pursue are right for you, your background, and your interests. Career exploration will help you avoid:- Applying for jobs for which you don’t meet minimum training or education requirements
- Pursuing positions in a profession, field, or work environment not suited to your personality, values, or lifestyle
- Going for jobs where the average salary and/or opportunities for promotion do not match your career plan
- Ending up in a position where the reality of the work is not what you thought it would be