Career Scope helps job seekers broaden their horizons
The Pikes Peak Workforce Center helps job seekers identify the kinds of jobs they’ll be good at through an assessment known as Career Scope.

“The program looks at what you like and what your abilities are and finds the crossovers and the gaps,“ said EhvaLynn Graham, who operates the Workforce Center’s satellite office at the Aspen Mine Center.

At the end of the assessment, which takes about an hour to complete, job seekers receive a list of job titles that match their skills and interests. Some end up with lists three pages long, with many potential jobs they hadn’t previously considered. “It’s Career Scope because it’s opening up the scope of what you’re looking at for your career,” Graham said.

Workers today tend not to remain in the same line of work during their entire working careers, she said. Changes are fairly common. For teens just starting out, Career Scope can help them find a place to start.

For experienced workers, Career Scope can provide a better understanding of their skills and how those skills transfer into other kinds of available jobs.

Anyone age 14 and over may complete the assessment free of charge. The only requirement is to register with the Workforce Center, which takes about 45 minutes. Registration can be done online at www.ppwfc.org (Click Orientation in the website’s navigation menu). Or you can register in person.

Once registered, job seekers can drop in at the Workforce Center’s Aspen Mine office and take the test anytime during its business hours. The office is open Mondays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Career Scope is also available at the Workforce Center’s main office at 2306 E. Pikes Peak Ave. in Colorado Springs, but appointments are required. Appointments can be made at 667-3700.



Since the opening of the Aspen Mine Center, I have seen miracles that have arisen out of the ashes of devastation. I have marveled at the impact an individual’s personal journey through difficult situations can have on others and on an entire community. None of us are without challenges, and there are no playbooks or instruction manuals on what to do in times of personal crisis. There are those who, by their example in times of struggle, teach us and help us recognize the opportunities for transformation inherent in each challenge.

I have been amazed and touched by clients who have come to the Aspen Mine Center for services. People who have experienced great loss or personal trauma and have been able not only to rise above the adversity in their lives, but to do so with grace, dignity and determination. I can only hope that in times of difficulty and personal challenge, my response is one of personal growth and learning, rather than bitterness and cynicism.

I believe that the values in the mission statement of the Community of Caring Foundation, the promotion of Respect, Responsibility, Trust, Caring and Familly, are important guidelines that enhance us as individuals and collectively as a community. Consider the awesome power in just the first of these.
 

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