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Q Can you recommend some resources that can help me determine my professional strengths and interests, and identify a suitable career path?

--A. Jefferies-El Brooklyn, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 

A Your question indicates that you don't want to end up in an occupation or work environment that doesn't suit your needs as a professional--or a person. Being happy with what you do for a living is key to a successful career. Here are a few Websites you can check out in your quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"
quest after, go after, pursue

look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the
 a career path that fits:

* The Career Key(www.ncsu.edu/careerkey) Take a free personality and job preference quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. , developed by a psychologist psy·chol·o·gist
n.
A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy.


psychologist 
.

* Careers By Design (www.careers-by-design.com) This site offers fee-based, personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 assessments, using popular personality tests such as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

* Organizational Diagnostics Online (www.od-online. com) This site's psychologist-developed Personality Profiler is designed to help you at any stage of your professional life, whether you want to find the ideal job or increase your productivity in a current position.
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Author:Clarke, Robyn D.
Publication:Black Enterprise
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Date:Jan 1, 2001
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