SIGI 3 Computer Self-Assessment

SIGI 3 is a computer based career planning program that will help you examine your present values, interests, and skills systematically, and explore career options that relate to these values, interests, and skills.

It is an ideal tool for:

• students who are trying to decide on a major
• students who have a major and would like to know which careers most closely match their preferences of values, interests, and skills
• anyone trying to learn about a career, and what it takes to prepare for that career.

You must receive the User Name and Password from the Career Development Center. Please visit or call to receive this information.

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How can SIGI 3 help?

SIGI 3 presents a systematic approach for creating a personalized career plan that is right for you. Based on your preferences, it will identify occupations for you to explore. It also can help you narrow your list and begin to focus on occupations of particular interest to you. For students who are undecided about a major, the identification of careers that match their preferred values, interests, and skills will enable them to work "backward" towards identifying a major.

The benefits of SIGI 3 can be seen in that it:

• teaches a lifelong career decision-making process
• promotes self-esteem as students take charge of their own career exploration, planning, and decision making
• better prepares students for the workforce by providing a realistic portrayal, and up-to-date information, on occupations
• better prepares students in taking the next step in their career planning and decision making
• helps individuals market themselves more competitively.

SIGI 3 is very user-friendly. Simple to follow instructions and logical sequencing enable students to work independently right from the start. A brief program introduction is followed by eight core sections, each covering an important step in career decision making. If you are using SIGI 3 for the first time, you may want to go through the entire program. Or, if you have specific questions, you can also go right to the section that deals with them.

Important Note: SIGI 3 remembers what you have done. By entering a user name and password, you may work at your own pace. SIGI 3 will save work that you have completed.

What does SIGI 3 include?

INTRODUCTION

In INTRODUCTION, you get an overview of SIGI 3 and you can choose which section you want to use next. You can:

• see clearly what's in the whole system
• decide which sections apply to you
• get a recommended pathway through the system

SELF-ASSESSMENT
What do I want? What am I good at?

In SELF-ASSESSMENT, you can:

• look at work-related values and decide what is most important to you
• choose the main interest fields you want to use at work
• look at various activities and decide which ones you like and can do well
• play a values game to help you clarify your work-related values

SEARCH
What occupations might I like?

In SEARCH, you can:

• choose features you want in your work
• choose features you want to avoid in your work
• receive a list of occupations that match what you asked for
• choose a college major and see a list or related occupations

INFORMATION
What occupations might I like?

In INFORMATION, you can choose one or two occupations at a time and ask up to 27 specific questions about them, including:

• what skills each occupation requires
• possibilities of advancement in the field
• what the potential income is
• the national employment outlook in the field
• what the education requirements are

SKILLS
Can I do what is required?

In SKILLS, you can:

• see specific skills required for any occupation in SIGI 3, including managerial skills
• rate yourself on these skills
• see how job skills are applied in a chosen field. For example, SIGI 3 can distinguish between the sorts of negotiating skills required of social workers, police officers, salespeople, and foreign service officers.

PREPARING
Can I do what is required?

In PREPARING, you can:

• see typical preparation path to any occupation in SIGI 3
• see the typical training or college education needed for any occupation in SIGI 3. (Then SIGI 3 permits you to see not only courses and course descriptions, but even the work tasks that must be learned.)
• consider four important factors related to preparing: finding time, finding money, handling the difficulty, and staying motivated
• estimate your likelihood of completing preparation

COPING
Can I do what is required?

In COPING, you can:

• find out how to get practical help with issues related to preparing for a career, for example: finding time and money, arranging care for others, or obtaining academic credit for what you already know
• get suggestions about how to handle worries common to adults in a college or training situation, such as time management, fitting in, competing

DECIDING
What is right for me?

In DECIDING, you can look at as many as three occupation at a time. For each one you can ask:

• what are the rewards? Will I enjoy this occupation?
• what are my chances? Can I get in?
• all things considered, would this be a good choice for me?

NEXT STEPS
How do I put my plan into action?

In NEXT STEPS, you start moving toward your career goals by planning short-term strategies such as:

• getting more education or training
• developing new skills
• proving you can do the work
• building a network of contacts
• writing a resume
• overcoming obstacles