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 a few options you haven’t previously explored that you could really excel in. Often times, skills we don’t even consider can open new doors for us. These skills could possibly be tied to a really enjoyable hobby or leisure time activity. At any rate, there is a free career planning quiz you can access through CareerBuilder.com that I highly recommend. You don’t have to be registered on the site to take the quiz. It is called the “Career Planner Quiz”.

You can access the quiz on the CareerBuilder.com homepage under the “Advice & Resources” tab at the top. Click on “Career Tests” and then on “Career Planner Quiz” to take your free test. It consists of 24 sets of comparison statements. In each set, you must choose the option that you like the most. Next, they ask you to fill out a form with your name, address and educational status. (At this point, they may bounce you to an advertisement page for some service you must pay for. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and decline). When you are finished, it will list two mini reports for you: One on your interests and proposed career paths, and one on your style. I found my mini reports to be quite enlightening.

For me, the recommended career options were editing, journalism, teaching, strategic planning, consulting, marketing, communications, research and development, or something in the performing arts field. I have to say all the options intrigue me except for the performing arts. Also, while I have already considered career paths in editing, journalism, and teaching, I have not previously considered the other five options. Of the five, marketing looks especially intriguing to me. I have some research to do!