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The MBTI® is a personality inventory. Isabel Myers' unique implementation of Carl Jung's theory of psychological type, the MBTI® determines preferences on four dichotomies: Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, and Judging-Perceiving. The various combinations of these preferences result in 16 unique personality types and characteristics that influence the way people interact with each other. Learn your type as a guide for further self-discovery and career exploration.

This is an interest inventory for career planning that utilizes an individual's MBTI©. Provides a personalized overview of General Occupational Themes in six broad areas, Basic Interest Scales in 25 specific areas or activities, Occupational Scales across a wide range of occupations, and Personal Style Scales in four specific areas. Plus academic majors linked to interests.

Every incoming student should generate his or her personal 4-year career plan. It is important to acknowledge the steps that you need to complete each year. By remaining on track, you will increase your chances of securing a job prior to graduation.

A general 4-year career plan is as follows:

• Freshman: Evaluate your interests, abilities, and values and research careers that excite you.
• Sophomore: Explore possible academic areas and decide on the best major for you.
• Junior: Gain experience in your selected field of study and begin thinking about options for after graduation.
• Senior: Decide on your post-graduation plans and begin researching companies and jobs, grad schools, or voluntary service opportunities.

Make an appointment with Marla to create your own 4-year career plan.

Career counseling can be helpful to students of all classes. Most freshmen are still uncertain as to a major when beginning college. Even those who think they know their major often change.

It is critical that a student consider his or her interests, personality, abilities, values, strengths, weaknesses, and motivations when choosing their career path. An understanding of these internal characteristics will open the door to a career of personal satisfaction and happiness.

The Career Center offers several services to assist students in learning about themselves. The Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator are two of the tools available. In addition, there are a number of books with this same focus.

Please stop by the Career Center or call the director to set up your own career counseling session.

Your resume and cover letter give a potential employer their first impression of you. For this reason, it is extremely important that these documents express how you can benefit and strengthen a company, in addition to being easy to read, error-free. As a result, your resume and cover letter will catch the employer's attention and set you apart from competition.

There are numerous resources in the Career Center to assist with resume and cover letter writing. Some of the books include From College to Career: Entry-Level Resumes for Any Major, Resumes for College Students and Recent Graduates, 101 Best Cover Letters, Electronic Resumes and Online Networking, The Job Hunter's Word Finder, and Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates.

Visit the Career Center to access these books or schedule a personal meeting with the director for consultation on your resume and cover letter.

In addition, excellent career self-help guidelines and information is available on the following websites:

• www.monster.com
• www.quintcareers.com
• www.jobweb.com
• www.collegegrad.com
• www.collegerecruiter.com

All the current employment opportunities sent to Bethel are filed in hard copy on a regular basis in the Career Center. You can search the following files:

• Summer Employment
• Off-Campus Employment
• Local Area Teaching (within a 50-mile radius)
• Kansas Teaching (beyond local)
• Out-of-State and International Teaching
• Internships, Fellowships and Scholarships
• Service Opportunities
• Administrative and College Positions
• College Bulletins and Career Fairs

Visit the Career Center to find the latest openings!

Credential files are set up and placement services are available for teacher candidates.