Resources
Careers Advice
A practical and inspiring site that guides the user through self-assessment activities which explore and identify potential career paths.
A site that features thought provoking advice about career reinvention.
A comprehensive source of information outlining key attributes and characteristics of hundreds of occupations.
This link is the web site for What Color is My Parachute and provides valuable career information that has helped many of our clients.
www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu (go to VIA Signature Strengths for free registration)
Martin Seligman and his research team have designed an excellent questionnaire which identifies innate strengths.
Provides an extensive list of purposeful occupations and the steps to pursue them.
Sabbaticals and Career Breaks
Includes practical information about budgetting and financial planning during a sabbatical or career break.
Full of practical suggestions for trying something different during a career break, particularly in a volunteering capacity.
Professional Associations
A site that lists qualified career counsellors in Australia.