Career Compass: Plan Your Future

Career Compass helps you explore career options, assess your skills, and build a roadmap from where you are to where you want to be.

Getting Started

Building Your Skills Profile

When you first open Career Compass, you'll be guided to:

• Select your current education level (high school, undergrad, graduate, professional)
• Add your skills, interests, and experience
• Set your career goals and preferences

Discovery Quiz

Take the interactive Discovery Quiz to find careers that match your profile:

• Answer questions about your interests, strengths, and work style
• Get AI-powered career recommendations
• Results are personalized to your education level and goals

Exploring Careers

Career Cards

Each career includes:

• Description: What the role involves day-to-day
• Required Competencies: Skills and qualifications needed
• Salary Range: Average compensation data
• Growth Outlook: Job market projections
• Certifications: Relevant professional certifications

Side-by-Side Comparison

Compare up to 3 careers at once:

• Salary ranges
• Required skills overlap
• Education requirements
• Growth outlook
• Work-life balance factors

Readiness Scoring

Career Compass assesses how ready you are for each career:

• Skills gap analysis: See which competencies you need to develop
• Readiness score: Percentage-based assessment of your preparedness
• Recommendations: Specific courses, certifications, or experiences to pursue

Interactive Learning Paths

For each career, get a step-by-step learning roadmap:

• Recommended courses and certifications
• Milestone checkpoints to track progress
• Estimated timelines for each phase
• Mark steps as complete to track your journey

Tips for Using Career Compass

• Take the Discovery Quiz honestly — it gives better results with accurate input
• Compare multiple careers to find the best fit
• Revisit your readiness scores as you develop new skills
• Follow the learning paths to systematically prepare for your target career

Usage Limits

• Free: Not available
• Student Pro: 5 explorations/month
• Student Premium: 20 explorations/month
• Educator+: Unlimited