Focus 2 Career is an online self-guided assessment tool created to help you organize your interests, values, skills, and career readiness to help you choose a major and consider future occupations.
How to setup your FOCUS2 Account and log in
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The online assessments can be accessed by going to this link:
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As a new user, click on the REGISTER button (at the bottom of the page) to be brought to the self-registration page.
To complete the form, put in the access code.
Access Code: discotray
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You will fill out the registration form and create your own username and password. The Focus 2 Career account will be activated for you. Whenever you return to use Focus 2, enter your new username and password on the login page.
How to use your FOCUS2 Account
Focus 2 Career is designed to walk you through the beginning steps of your career planning process. You can review any parts of the system at any stage in your process.
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My Career Planning Readiness
A self-assessment tool that helps you determine where you stand on the path of your career
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My Academic Strengths
A self-assessment tool that helps you determine where your academic strengths and growing edges exist. Recognizing your academic strengths will bring you one step closer to pursuing a satisfying area of study and career path.
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Self- Assessment
These assessments help you learn more about how your personality, skills, values and what you enjoy doing in your free time which can lead to your career path.
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Work Interest: will identify occupations and tasks you most enjoy
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Personality: matches your personality type to compatible occupations
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Skills: identify occupations that match your profile
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Values: identify occupations that are compatible with your work values
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Leisure Interest: identify occupations that provide opportunities and activities compatible with your leisure preference
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Combine: the results from the assessments and give a table of the top careers that best suit student’s answers
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Explore the Possibilities
Used to help students browse different career and occupations. The following are under “Explore the Possibilities":
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What can I do with a major offered at Hendrix?
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Explore any Area of Study
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Explore any Occupation
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Explore Occupation by Job Family
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Compare 2 Occupations Side by Side
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Take Action
Assist you by organizing your educational and professional development activities in preparation for resume or CV creation, graduate school applications, and/or job search activities.
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Education and Planning Results
Keeps track and produces a summary of your saved career preferences and assessment results. The following is under My Career and Education Planning Results:
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My Saved Occupations
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My Saved Majors
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Review and Print My Portfolio
Understanding My FOCUS2 Results
Once you complete Focus 2 Career assessment, you can schedule an appointment with any of the staff in the Career Services office to discuss your results and receive career planning guidance.