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Are there any resources to help narrow down my next career path?

Veteran

Jason Shaffer Navarre, FL

Retiring from the military in aviation maintenance but not necessarily set on staying in the industry. Are there any resources that might help me decide or narrow down a potential next path?

10 May 2022 5 replies Career Exploration

Answers

Advisor

James Walczyk New York, NY

Hi Jason,

Thank you for your service, and for your question! If you haven't already utilized these websites, here are some additional resources to help you narrow down your career goals.

Self Assessment: https://www.careeronestop.org
- A great resource that has a self assessment that you can fill out to help you figure out how to narrow your goals

Career Exploration: https://bestforvets2020.militarytimes.com/
- Best for Vets provides the best employers for veterans to work for

Career Exploration: https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/resources
- NCDA has many resources such as a self assessment questionnaire, industry information, employment trends, and general occupational information

Career Exploration: https://www.50-strong.us/skillbridgelistings
- 50strong collaborates with over 65 DoD-verified SkillBridge Providers to help you narrow down your career search

Good luck with your career search!

10 May 2022 Helpful answer

Advisor

Jim Rohrbach Evanston, IL

Hi Jason! A place to start: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=free+online+career+assessment Play with a few of these free assessments, see if that helps you narrow things down. I'm happy to chat with you once you have -- Jim "Da Coach"

Advisor

Dave Mayewski Aurora, OH

Jason

I am happy to speak live if you want to discuss some options and help me understand where your strengths, interests, and location preferences lie. Feel free to message me and we can speak live.

Dave

Advisor

Gary Rossi Napa, CA

Jason - trying doing some of the assessments in https://www.mynextmove.org/ then when something interest you, use LinkedIn to network with individuals that have done the same thing - search companies in that industries and then the people send them a tailored connection request to set up an informational interview - secondly connect with me to broaden your network - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyrossibaldrigecoach/

Advisor

Richard Byrne Hillsborough, NJ

I've added instructions & links on how to navigate the BLS.gov under this section of my EE webpage:
http://eehot.com/ee.html#mentoring
Links to information & videos under these sections might also be useful to you:
http://eehot.com/ee.html#networking - get FREE premium LinkedIn for 1 year
http://eehot.com/ee.html#cool - DOD Credentialing Opportunities On-Line
http://eehot.com/ee.html#jobs
http://eehot.com/ee.html#gjobs - Fed Gov jobs
https://www.aiaa.org/

Commercial job searches:
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Aeronautics&l=Navarre%2C%20FL&vjk=3d13710c8f89d7df

https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Avionics&l=Navarre%2C%20FL&sc=0kf%3Aattr(FCGTU%7CHFDVW%7CQJZM9%7CUTPWG%252COR)%3B&radius=50&vjk=88daeca2f988948c

Fed Gov job search:
https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?l=Navarre%2C%20Florida&k=Aeronautics

https://www.clearancejobs.com

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