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Explore!Your!Interests:!!
My#Next#Move#Interest#Assessment#and#Self-Reflection
You’ll find a quick assessment at https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip. You do not create an account with
this tool, so you will not be able to return to it once you close your browser. You are encouraged to use this
worksheet after you reach the results.
While the information from this tool is valuable, it’s important for you to take time to process, personalize and
make meaning of your results, as knowing your interests can help yoouu in a variety of academic, career, and
life situations.
Review the Results Tab!
My Top 3 Interests : _______ /_______ /_______
While there is some information on the assessment, it’s fairly limited. Take a minute to think about what it
means to you.
Interest
How do you define this for yourself?
Highest
2
nd
highest
3
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highest
1. Do you agree that these are your top 3 interests and what you get excited about? Would you change
the order in which you would put them? If so, in what order would they be?
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2. Is there another Interest you would move to your top 3? How do you define that for yourself? Would
you replace one of your top 3 interests or add a fourth to your list?
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3. Thinking about these interests, how do you think they could impact an academic or career decision?
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Review the Job Zone Tab!
As you’ll see in the instructions, select a Job Zone that matches what level of education you see yourself
pursuing. Job Zone 4 is mostly bachelor degree positions, and Job Zone 5 are those that require a graduate
school education.
Page 2 Interests Assessment Reflection
Review the Careers Tab!
Remember, you are the expert when it comes to what’s best for you! When it comes to careers, there is not
ONE
right fit for you. At this point, you are exploring your options and seeing what is out there so that you can
learn more. This is just one step in a series of steps to uncovering career possibilities.
As you consider different career options, stop by the CEO for drop-in or schedule an appointment using
Goucher Recruit to further explore with a member of the CEO teamwe are here to help!
To begin exploring your
My Next Move Career
results:
ü On the results page, you’ll see about 25 careers that are considered the “best fit” and a “great fit” for
your interests and the level of preparation you selected. Please note that within each group, the careers
are in alphabetical order, not a rank order.
ü Review different careers by clicking on the link of careers of interest to learn more about it. There’s a
lot of information, so you may want to focus, at least initially, on the “what they do” and “on the job
you would” sections at the top.
ü To learn more about each career, you could review the entire document, including the related careers
and industries in the Explore More section at the bottom right.
Reflecting on your results and what you noticed:
1. What themes, skills, tasks, environments or academics were consistent through some of your options?
What did you notice?
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2. What options might you be interested in exploring further or talking with someone about?
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3. Since the results don’t tell you what you should do, but what you may like to do, did any options come
up where you can you clearly say “that’s not for me”?
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Final Reflection:
What small action step might you take as a result of taking this assessment?
o Consider an internship, on-campus job or club leadership role to test-drivefields of interest
o Research careers using the Occupational Outlook Handbook, or finding a professional association
o Attend a Coffee Chat/Afternoon Tea to learn more about an alum’s work in this field and request
advice on entering the field
o Conduct an informational interview with an Alumni Career Coach or other Goucher alumni to hear
more about their experience in the field
o Add Your Own: _________________________________________________________________