What is your career path?

Self-knowledge for career seekers

Knowing yourself and what you'd like to accomplish is the foundation of a successful job search and career.

Because your career path is a journey of discovery—and as unique in the world as your own thumbprint—the ideas here aim to prepare you for opportunities to make a tangible, positive impact in the world.

What will sustain you in your effort, in part, is knowing the direction you're moving in, and why.

Self and career assessment — Wisdom from our career guides

• Chapter Three of The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers offers several exercises to help you get started:
  • For first time job seekers
  • For sector switchers

• For service corps participants, Part One of Service Corps to Social Impact Career helps you discern your career path during your term.

Where do you fit into the sector?

• Some questions to consider.

Career tracks exercise

• A fun, structured activity developed by the Office of Career Services at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Five lenses framework approach

• Ways of entering your career adapted from the Four Lenses Approach developed by the Office of Career Services at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

• BACK to the Idealist Career Center main page.