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INTERNET CAREER CONNECTION
Discover your career direction!
A service of Gonyea & Associates, LLC.
© 1999-2009 Gonyea & Associates, LLC. All rights reserved.
www.iccweb.com
Welcome to the 3rd generation of the Internet Career Connection
Our mission...
This website is dedicated exclusively to helping you discover a career direction that best matches your personality style. As I've done for thousands of clients over my 38 year career, I'll guide you step-by-step in finding the occupation that best matches your personality style - specifically, the occupation that best matches your interests, skills, values and behavioral traits. I will help you discover your career direction by guiding you through a program we call the "Career Selection and Planning Guide."
Who can benefit from our program...
Our career guidance program is ideal for high school and college students who are struggling trying to select their first career direction; and adults interested in making a mid-life career change, but who are unsure of a career direction.
How the program works...
To help you select a career direction and develop a career plan, you will be guided in completing five exercises generally considered by most career guidance counselors to be necessary steps. These steps include:
Step 1: Define your personality style
Step 2: Identify possible career options
Step 3: Research your career options
Step 4: Select a career goal
Step 5: Develop a career plan
See our
flowchart for a
graphic overview of our program.
Watch for these icons - they'll guide you through our program:
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This icon indicates that a "checklists of things to do" is available to guide you through the current step. |
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This icon indicates important information. Please pay special attention to these items. |
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This icon indicates that a form is available to record your results of the current step. |
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Self-instructional in design...
Our career guidance program has been carefully designed to allow you to complete it without the need for direct, face-to-face guidance from a professional career counselor. Simply carefully follow our directions found on each checklist. Think of our program as a independent study project!
Well tested and perfected over the last 38 years...
Our program has been in continual development over the last 38 years and has been refined and improved from feedback submitted by millions of users. For example, during the period of 1989-2000, components of this program were used by millions of AOL members in the Gonyea Online Career Center found on America Online. Their feedback has helped to refine this program into what it is today.
Time to complete...
How long it takes to complete the program varies from person to person. However, most people report that they worked on it part-time and spent approximately 1-3 hours per week over a 3-4 week period to complete the entire program. Depending upon your motivation and schedule, you may elect to complete the program in less or more time. It's totally up to you!
The important thing to remember is that career decision-making and planning takes time - it can not be done overnight! Do not rush through the program, take your time and enjoy the journey. Dedicate yourself to completing the program. For the few hours that it will cost you to complete the program, you can gain years of enjoyment and rewards if you choose the right career.
It's free...
There is no charge or fee of any kind to use our program. After 38 years of experience in the career guidance field, this is our way of giving something back to the profession that has been very good to us.
For your personal use only...
Legally, you may use this program for your personal use only. You may download or print any of the information found in this program as long as it is for your personal use only. You may also refer others to this website and they may use the program for their own personal use. However, it is a violation of our copyright for you to download or print any information from this program for use by individuals other than yourself. You may not incorporate any part of this program into any publication, either in print or electronic format, without prior, written permission from the copyright owner. Please contact us if you wish to obtain the rights to use this program in an manner other than for personal use.
Getting help...
While every effort has been made to create a truly self-instructional program, it is possible that you may have questions or concerns while attempting to complete the program. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the Internet, the fact that thousands of individuals will use this program each month, and our personal and work schedules, it is not possible for us to respond to unsolicited email questions about how to complete any step in this program. If you have questions, please first refer to our FAQ page for answers. If you would like personal assistance from us in completing this program, please refer to our Support page for more information.
How to begin...
To begin our program, please print a copy of the Master Checklist and then follow the directions on the checklist to complete the five steps in the order presented.
Enjoy your journey of career discovery!
