University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Career Development Center

MATCHING CAREERS TO SELF-EXPLORATION
CDC Worksheets

It is recommended that you discuss your answers on these worksheets with a CDC counselor. These are only one type of resource for self-exploration, therefore, do not expect them to provide all the answers. Depending on your own career planning needs, a CDC counselor can refer you to additional resources.

All worksheets are in pdf format.
  • Career Poll - Ever thought about asking those who know you best what careers they can see you in?
  • World of Work Themes - Identify your areas of interest and possible matching careers.
  • My External Influences/Factors - Explore external influences that may have had an impact on your career choices, beliefs, and identify development.
  • Career & Life Values Worksheet - Rank and prioritize values that you most want as part of your career.
  • Career & Life Skills Inventory - Identify which skills you have, which ones you enjoy using, and those that you want to develop.
  • Skill Categories and Lists - Learn the differences between context, transferable, and personal skills and examine lists of specific skills. It is recommended that you use these lists for the following skill worksheets.
  • Where Do I Get My Skills From? - Begin to identify the aspects of your life in which you have developed skills.
  • Success Stories - Identify your skills through examining your big and little accomplishments.










1 Match Careers to Self
2 Research Careers
3 Confirm Decisions
4 Ongoing Planning


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Last Updated: April 30, 2008