Once again, welcome to exploring career options. The first step to discovering your ideal job is to know where you stand, both personally and professionally. With a GPS or Google Maps, before you can plot out where you want to go, you need to know your starting point. Making a successful career transition requires the same steps. This section will serve as the foundation for choosing the best job and career for you. Before you can decide where to go and how to get there, you need to know where you are at. In this section, we will review how to begin your assessment to position you for success as you begin to navigate your career transition.

For a high-level overview of the topics covered in this section, simply scroll down the page. In addition, directly below, there is a link to a summary of exercises for this section. To begin, just click on an individual topic of interest, or click on the 'Begin: Section' link. To gain the most value from this program, we suggest reviewing the entire section and completing the exercises as you go. Once again, thank you for taking this program. Welcome.