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Step 1: The ASVAB Test

The ASVAB is an aptitude test that consists of eight short tests that help you identify your skills in the following areas:

• General Science
• Arithmetic Reasoning
• Word Knowledge
• Paragraph Comprehension
• Mathematics Knowledge
• Electronics Information
• Auto and Shop Information
• Mechanical Comprehension

Step 2: FYI

The FYI is an interest inventory that asks you questions about the kinds of activities you like or would like to do. When you take an interest inventory, you are providing information about your likes and dislikes. Your FYI results are interest codes that you can use to find careers that match your interests.

Step 3: Explore Careers

Exploring occupations will help you discover typical tasks, work environments, entrance requirements, and employment opportunities that will to help you decide on career fields or occupations that work for you.

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Advertising and Promotions Managers
Administrative Services Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Financial Managers
Farmers and Ranchers
H-N
Marketing Managers
Human Resources Managers
Industrial Production Managers
Nursery and Greenhouse Managers
Lodging Managers
O-T
Sales Managers
Purchasing Managers
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Purchasing Agents and Buyers
U-Z
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Urban and Regional Planners
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Veterinarians

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Your FYI results will show you your strongest interest areas. The first letter in your code indicates your strongest interest area, the next letter, your second strongest, and so on.

If you have Interest Codes that are very close together they are equally important. The FYI interest areas will help you in exploring careers because you will be able to quickly identify occupations that include more of the things you have indicated you like to do.

INTERESTS

	Realistic Realistic activities often involve practical, hands on problems and solutions such as designing, building and repairing.
	Investigative Investigative activities involve learning about new subject areas or ideas and allow you to use your knowledge to solve problems.
	Artistic Artistic activities allow you to be creative to do original work such as writing, singing, dancing, sculpting, and painting.
	Social Social activities allow you to use your skills and talents to interact effectively with others by helping, teaching, and counseling others.
	Enterprising Enterprising activities allow you to take a leadership role in areas such as sales, supervision, and project or business management.
	Conventional Conventional activities require attention to accuracy and detail such as maintaining orderly and accurate records, procedures, and routines.

WORK VALUES

Research has shown that people who choose occupations that support their values are generally more satisfied with their jobs. Understanding what you value about a job is also important in exploring various occupations and planning for your future.

As you consider the importance of various work-related values (see the list below), ask your parents, school counselor, or other people you know in the working world about their work values.

Your work values may change during different stages in your life. A change in life circumstances can lead to a shift in the importance of different values.

Challenge		Learning new skills or information, self-development.

Creativity		Doing things in a new way, inventing things, or developing different approaches or methods.

Income		Making a high salary.

Prestige		Doing work that is seen as important and for which people admire and respect you .

Variety		Doing many different activities, not doing the same things all the time.

Working in a Group		Working with others, being cooperative, getting to know coworkers.

Helping Others		Doing things for others, building a better world.

Security		Having stable employment, steady income, not worrying about being laid off.

Physical Activity		Doing work that requires physical activity, such as walking, lifting, and carrying or moving heavy objects.

Making or Fixing Things		Using your hands and/or tools to make or fix objects that you can see and touch.

Public Contact		Providing information to the public, talking to people outside your organization.

Independence		Being able to determine the nature of work without significant direction or instruction from others, deciding how and when to do your work.

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