Because of its comprehensive content, solid research base, and sound developmental guidance process, DISCOVER® provides more advantages and value than other career planning programs. What sets DISCOVER apart from other career programs?
- Developmental guidance process
- Helps users identify their strengths and needs and build a plan based on their personal profiles.
- Online and paper inventories
- Provides economical and efficient assessments of a user's career-relevant interests, job values, and abilities.
- Research and theoretical bases
- Gives you confidence that the information provided to users is valid and correct for them. Supports thoughtful planning consistent with popular career development theories.
- World-of-Work Map
- Organizes vast amounts of information about occupations into six clusters (related to Holland's Hexagon), based on primary work tasks, that help users focus on preparing for meaningful and appropriate employment.
- Direct access to information
- Supports quick and easy retrieval of current, comprehensive, and meaningful information.
- Occupation database
- Provides detailed information about hundreds of occupations in the current U.S. labor market, with many ways to search the database. Related military occupations are also provided.
- Majors or programs of study
- Provides a searchable file that includes detailed descriptions, typical college courses, high school preparation, related majors, related occupations, and types of schools that offer the programs.
- Educational options
- Helps individuals identify postsecondary education or training options that fit their career choice.
- School database
- Provides information about virtually all two- and four-year colleges and graduate/professional schools, most career/technical schools, and a detailed search process to identify the schools that have the features each user wants.
- Financial aid
- Includes a searchable database (Windows only) of financial aid/scholarship sources and provides an estimate of federal eligibility based on family or personal financial information.
- Job-seeking skills
- Helps individuals prepare for a successful job search by learning good interviewing skills, how to write a resume and cover letter, and more.
- Administrator reports
- Helps monitor the amount and type of system use by individuals and by groups, tracks individuals' career plans, provides lists of individuals by occupational cluster or interest, and much more.