FOCUS V.2
A Career & Education Planning System
Redefining the Standard
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FOCUS 2 delivers a cutting edge career exploration and education planning system designed exclusively for post-secondary institutions. Originally created in 1987, modeled after IBM Corporation's pioneering work in the development of career planning systems. Dr. Donald Super was the chief architect. Team members included Dr. Roger A. Myers of Columbia University, Dr. David Tiedeman of Harvard and Dr. Frank J. Minor of IBM as the Project Director. Research results cited by the American Psychological Association and the University of Michigan showed that FOCUS is "most recommended by career counselors, is simple and easy to use, has more of a focus on the user, faster to use, most affordable, comprehensive, and great support from the Career Dimensions staff". A NACE survey showed that FOCUS is one of the top three most used systems.
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A Completely New Innovative Design
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FOCUS-2 is an online, interactive career & education planning system that combines
self assessment, career exploration and decision making into one comprehensive program. FOCUS-2 will
help your students map out a career path and select the right major
area of study offered at your school to support their career goals.
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identifies the major areas of study at your school matching students' assessment results |
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integrates the results of students' interests, personality, values and skills assessment results |
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helps students narrow their results to plan their education and career |
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stores each student's results in an online Student Portfolio accessible from the Counselor's Administrative Website |
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To Experience The Difference of Focus V.2
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| New Features |
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Five reliable & valid self-assessments:
Work Interests
Personality
Skills
Values
Leisure Interests |
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Extensive, detailed Counselor Reports and an online Student Portfolio. |
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Exploration of occupations & major study areas matching students' assessment results.
"What can I do with a major in…?" utilizing your school's major area of study.
1200+ occupations with complete descriptions and 300+ videos. |
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Customize your FOCUS-2 Main Menu with your preferred FOCUS-2 features, your logo and contact information. Select the level of education for occupation searches, insert links to important websites and announce upcoming events. |
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Self-Registration from your website, Career Planning Readiness Inventory, across the board password encryption, Job Search tools |
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| Testimonials |
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"We are very pleased and excited to utilize FOCUS 2 here at
Texas Tech University. Many of our students let us know how FOCUS 2 impacted their major selection and career decision-making
in such positive ways. I unquestionably recommend FOCUS 2 to your university or institution. Many of our faculty and advisors
use FOCUS 2 as a career exploration and major selection tool. Overall, we could not be more pleased with FOCUS 2 for our student
populations and we are especially impressed with the personal support provided by the FOCUS 2 team, the ease of use and the economy
of scale it provides. You cannot go wrong with FOCUS 2!" Joe Duke, M.Ed., LPC, Associate Director, Texas Tech University
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"The FOCUS program is a central part of our career planning
and preparation for students. All incoming freshman complete FOCUS to help confirm proper choice of major, and to help them engage
in a comprehensive four-year plan of career preparation." Brent A. Stewart, Director, The Citadel Career Center/Business Faculty
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