Career Education Library
Understanding careers
What a career is, what shapes decisions and how to decide well. 6 items, about 37 minutes in total.
- 01
Article · 5 min
What is a career?
A career is the pattern of learning, work and experience over your life, not one job title.
Read - 02
Article · 6 min
What influences career decisions?
Interests, strengths, values, opportunity and the people around you all shape what you choose. Knowing which is which helps.
Read - 03
Guide · 7 min
How to make an informed career decision
A simple six-step method: reflect, list more than one option, research, talk to people, test, then decide.
Read - 04
Guide · 6 min
How to check career information
Not everything you read about careers is true or current. Here is how to check.
Read - 05
Article · 3 min
How CPI helps
What CPI does, what it doesn’t do, and how the journey works.
Read - 06
Worksheet · 10 min
Reflection worksheet: one idea, one question, one action
A short worksheet to capture what you learned and what you will do next.
Read
Don't leave your career to chance.
Better information can lead to better decisions. Better decisions can create better pathways.