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= = = Employability Quizzes = =From Monster=
 * [|Discover Your Perfect Career Quiz]
 * Identifying your personality type can help determine your ideal career. Find out whether a potentially more satisfying job awaits you.


 * Self-Awareness Quiz
 * Find out if you will make a good impression at your interview and what you need to work on with this test.
 * How Outgoing Are You?
 * You're level of sociability can have a major impact on your career. Find out where you fall on the extroversions scale.
 * [|The Office Romance Quiz]
 * Mixing the personal with the professional can be risky. Take this quiz to decide whether pursuing an office romance is in your best interest.
 * [|Test Your Business Ethics]
 * Sooner or later, you'll face ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Get a jump-start on testing yourself now.
 * [|Leadership Quiz]
 * Contrary to popular belief, great leaders are made, not born. Take this quiz to see where you are on the path to leadership.

= = =[|From Queendom land of tests]= Perhaps you long to write a Broadway musical or simply own your own business. These career tests can help you learn more about success, leadership, aptitudes and more to see if you're on the right path, or perhaps suggest an alternate route! After finishing the tests, you will receive a Snapshot Report with an introduction, a graph and a personalized interpretation for one of your test scores. You will then have the option to purchase the full results.
 * [|The Career Style Test]
 * a tool to help you understand what drives and interests you.


 * [|Work Style Assessment]
 * What kind of employee are you? The work environment brings together a multitude of personalities. Some people are hardworking and dedicated, others make excellent leaders, and some, well, make us wonder why they were hired in the first place! The Work Style Assessment is an overarching assessment of your work personality – your ability to work with others, your attitude, and your work ethic, among other traits.
 * [|What motivates you at work]
 * Everyone holds different values in regards to work and needs different things in their job to feel satisfied and fulfilled. For some, that might be money, fame, power, social interaction or creative expression. For others, it could be intellectual challenge, helping others or independence.


 * [|Ready to Advance your career]
 * evaluate what's motivating your drive to succeed and how prepared you are for an advancement in your career. The results will provide you with information on your strengths, potential strengths and limitations so that you can develop a career plan that will get you headed towards your goal


 * [|Accident proness]
 * According to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, accident proneness may be an episodic or a lifelong disability. Could you be accident prone? Find out with this test.
 * [|Creative Problem-solving Test]
 * Developed to evaluate whether your attitude towards problem-solving and the manner in which you approach a problem are conducive to creative thinking.
 * [|The Concentration Self Report test]
 * This test will assess how well you are able to concentrate on a task and whether you have a well-developed repertoire of strategies to apply yourself when you really need to.
 * [|Entrepreneurial Ability]
 * Wondering how you would cope and what you would be like if you decided to start your own business? This Entrepreneurial Personality test will provide information both about which aspects of your personality are well-suited for owning a business, and which aspects could be problematic.
 * [|FanchiseeTest]
 * There are no right and wrong answers when it comes to personality … what is important for a franchisee’s success and satisfaction is the right match with the franchisor’s philosophy and way of running the business.
 * [|Management Skills and Styles]
 * Assess your capabilities as a supervisor in four different areas. These include
 * Intrapersonal Skills (whether you possess personality characteristics and attitudes that are conducive to management),
 * Leadership Skills (whether you are able to bring out the best possible performance in your subordinates),
 * Strategic Skills (whether you have the intellect, drive and creativity needed to be an innovator in your field) and
 * Tactical Skills (whether you have what it takes to manage on a day-to-day basis).
 * [|Leadership Skills and Style]
 * The following assessment will evaluate whether you possess the personality traits and skills that characterize good leaders
 * [|Time Management Skills]
 * Find out how well you organize your day by taking this Time Management Test.
 * [|Goal Setting Test]
 * Aspire too high and you may become frustrated and give up; aspire too low and you will never push yourself to reach your full potential. Take the Goal Setting Test to find out whether your attitude and behavior are conducive to success.
 * [|Negotiation Skills test]
 * Being able to negotiate effectively is a good skill to have in your repertoire, particularly when it relates to the business world. Find out if you have a knack for deal-making with The Negotiation Skills Test.
 * [|Success Likelihood test]
 * Are you able to tap into your full potential and do what it takes to be successful? Perhaps you are always stumbling over obstacles like a fear of failure or a lack of confidence?
 * [|Sensitivity to criticism test]
 * Being able to accept and effectively put constructive criticism to use is essential if you wish to correct bad habi
 * ts and improve yourself. Knowing what you're doing wrong and what you could be doing better will allow you to reach your greatest potential
 * [|Team Vs Individual Orientation test]
 * Are you a team player, or do you prefer to work alone? Is collaboration important to you or do you feel more motivated by individual work?

=[|ISAT Careers inventory]=

Interaction Style - What’s YOURS?
At J.T. O’Donnell - Career Insights have a [|FREE online test] that helps you determine your Interaction Style on-the-job. You’ll get a comprehensive summary describing your professional style’s strengths and weaknesses in the workplace. Your learn also learn how to leverage this knowledge so you can make better choices. Interaction Style is valuable in the workplace. However, the key to being successful on-the-job and as part of a work team is to understand your Interaction Style so that you can A) choose a role on the team that leverages your style's strengths, and B) understand the other styles on your team so you can communicate with them effectively. Often, when a person is unhappy in their current career, much of the trouble can be linked to their Interaction Style. Some of the following challenges are examples of Interaction Style-related problems: 1) Having a manger with a style opposite to your own, leading to miscommunication and frustration on a daily basis. 2) Having co-workers who don't appreciate your Interaction Style and who do not respect your opinions.

3) Having a job that doesn't allow you to communicate in a manner that makes you feel happy and fulfilled.

4) Having a job that doesn't promote or value your particular Interaction Style. What many people forget is that there are four different Interaction Styles. That means, at any given time, as much as 75% of the population could be thrown off by your style and unable to relate to you very well. Thus, it's important that we take note of how our Interaction Style can be misinterpreted by others in the workplace (especially, those with a style that is opposite of your own) so that we can work hard to minimize conflict and breakdowns in communication on-the-job. =[|DOCEP WA Your First Job]=

[|Edna careers]
edna has a large collection of evaluated resources related to careers. This theme page can be found at Below is a sample of the information available.


 * [|Career opportunities]
 * [|Careers]
 * [|Careers education]
 * [|Courses and other activities]
 * [|Enterprise and careers]
 * [|Social, educational & employment skills]
 * [|VET in schools]
 * [|Work readiness]

[|Employment Directions Network][[image:Logo_EDN.gif link="http://www.employmentdirections.net.au/index.html"]]
The Employment Directions Network (EDN) career centres are a ** FREE ** community service for all West Australians to assist you with career guidance and advice you need to make your way in the world of work. Contact us for further information on ** 13 64 64 **.
 * Who can we help?** All West Australians including:-
 * Aboriginal Australians
 * ex offenders
 * migrants and people from a multicultural backgrounds
 * people looking for a change of career
 * people interested in environmental or eco jobs
 * unemployed
 * They are staffed by local people who can:-**
 * provide you with personalised career guidance
 * help you develop a career plan
 * provide access to printed and electronic information and internet based resources
 * examine what is required in the modern workplace
 * work with you to develop the skills you will need to gain employment
 * help you have your skills and competencies recognised (RCC)
 * provide information on how to access employment and training services in your region[[image:http://www.employmentdirections.net.au/images/Metro%20Map.jpg width="185" height="250" align="right"]]
 * Our Programs** - in addition to general career guidance we have tailored programs that cover:-
 * Apprenticeship and Traineeship information
 * [|Parents as Career Partners (PACP)]
 * [|School Leaver Program (SLP)] - assistance to Students and Youth
 * School to University transition
 * [|Profit from Experience (PFE)] - assistance for people 40 years and older
 * At the centres you can use and access:-**
 * career exploration tools
 * free internet access (for career guidance purposes)
 * video conferencing
 * training programs and workshops
 * resume writing software
 * a quality referral service

=[|Australian Job Search]=

Job Guide 2009
The Job Guide 2009 site includes hundreds of occupational profiles. The Job Guide is distributed to schools with year 10 students, career advisers at all TAFEs and universities as well as youth-focused Australian Government funded programs that provide career advice and support to year 10 aged students. Visit the [|Job Guide 2009 website].

JobJuice
JobJuice aims to help make the complex process of deciding on a career and finding a job a little easier. The site is broken down into five core sections: To help make your career decision a little easier, visit [|www.jobjuice.gov.au].
 * 1) at school
 * 2) choose a direction
 * 3) get that job
 * 4) at work
 * 5) extra assistance

myfuture
www.myfuture.edu.au is Australias national career information and exploration service. It can help you make career decisions, plan your career pathways and manage work transitions. You can identify and explore career options in My Guide, and find information on occupations, industries, courses, training providers, scholarships and more in The Facts. The Assist Others section provides up-to-date careers resources to help parents and the broader community support others in exploring and planning their careers. myfuture is jointly funded by the Australian, state and territory governments. Go to the [|myfuture website].

Career Advice Australia
The Career Advice Australia website helps young people, aged 13 to 19, to connect to their future. This includes providing support to Go to the [|Career Advice Australia website].
 * young people to move through school and into further, study, training or work
 * parents to support and guide their children in career decision-making
 * schools to strengthen and increase their career education activities and services
 * businesses and industry to shape and prepare their future workforce.

**[|Get Access]** "GetAccess is an initiative of the Western Australian Department of Training. It's purpose is to help you access key information about work, careers, the labour market and learning on the Internet. Here you can view over 300 career profiles and find the career that suits your style perfectly!"

"This section of //Graduate Careers Australia// contains a range of online booklets developed to provide students at any stage of their study who are thinking about their future employment, with information to help in the transition to a full time graduate position. These industry career profiles have been developed for many fields of study, ranging from Accounting to Teaching English As A Second Language (TESOL), and the series is constantly being updated.'
 * [|Graduate Careers - Industry Career Profiles]**

The Smart Future website is maintained by Education Queensland through its Spotlight on Science Initiative. This site provides an easy way to get information on careers that are fun, can earn you lots of money and allow you to travel the world. There are so many different jobs out there in science and technology these days, and this website will help find the right one for you!
 * [|Smart Future Career Search]**

Provides career guidance and exploration resources including links to the following specific career sites.
 * [|My Brilliant Career]**

Come for the jobs, stay for the networking. Zumeo is a career discovery tool and professional social network. Build a Live Resumé, discover your strengths through our assessment tool, and get matched to relevant jobs. Then get connected with your friends, colleagues, and other important people

The following career and labour market information resources can be used to enhance the learning experience of students using programmes in The Real Game series.

([|www.myfuture.edu.au])
You can access facts about occupations, salaries, courses, where you can do courses, your own region, industries and contact organisations. You can also access articles and activities like: getting a job, how to start your own business and working overseas. On the site you can also access your own personal career decision making tool.
 * [|myfuture]** is Australia's online career exploration and information service. It is valuable for students within the education and training sectors and is useful for all other Australians interested in exploring their career prospects and achieving their career goals.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (www.abs.gov.au)
The [|Australian Bureau of Statistics] site provides information on a range of national statistics.

Career information products
The [|Career information products] site lists Career Information booklets, produced by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, which aim to assist Australians choose an occupation and plan their career. Electronic versions of these booklets can be downloaded and include the following titles:
 * [|No Shame Job - Careers in Health]
 * [|Job Search - starting out]
 * [|Jobs search for adults]
 * [|Job Guide Online]
 * [|I can do that too]
 * [|Do you enjoy or are you good at...?]
 * [|Parents help with careers]
 * [|Getting a job - series]
 * [|Making our future work - series]

The International Real Game (www.realgame.com)
The [|International Real Game] site provides current contact information for national Real Game websites, organisations and coordinators in all Real Game series partner countries.

The Job Guide (www.jobguide.dest.gov.au)
School students and school leavers making their first career choices, and older people thinking about a career change, will find [|The Job Guide] an excellent source of information. It provides information on over 600 occupations and describes the education or training necessary for those occupations. It also provides assistance with choosing a career, helpful hints on how to look for work in the transition from full-time education to the workplace and advice on further education options. Parents, teachers, students and career counsellors will find a great deal of useful information in the material.

Job Outlook (www.jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook)
[|Job Outlook] provides information on job prospects, weekly earnings, type of work and other information useful for anyone interested in employment Australia-wide.

The Source (www.thesource.gov.au)
[|The Source] provides information about the programmes and services that the Commonwealth Government provides for young Australians.

WageNet (www.wagenet.gov.au)
[|Wagenet] provides information on rates of pay and conditions of employment, award information and employee entitlements regarding annual leave, redundancy notice pay, sick leave and related issues.

[|Arts **Careers**]
This ARTSEDGE lesson exposes students to several careers in the visual arts. Students move through three different "art stations,"

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= General Career Links = The above link is to the Home page for Careers and Employment contains hundreds of links to tried and tested sites suitable for high school students, young adults and those seeking career change.