Welcome to FOCUS 2, an online, interactive, self-guided career and education planning system for Bristol Community College students!

Overview of Features

1. Career Planning Foundations (3 Assessments)

These assessments measure your baseline readiness and understanding of the career planning process.

Career Planning Readiness: Gauges how much you already know about career planning and how prepared you are to make a decision.
Academic Strengths: Evaluates your self-perception of your performance in various academic subjects.
Am I Career Ready?: Assesses your development in "Career Readiness Competencies" (such as critical thinking, communication, and professionalism).

These are Focus 2’s core assessments that use research-based models to help you discover occupations that align with their personal attributes.

Work Interest Assessment: Uses the Holland Code (RIASEC) model to identify your interests in Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional environments.
Values Assessment: Identifies what is important to you in a job, such as high income, independence, or helping others.
Skills Assessment: Maps your self-reported strengths—such as leadership, technical ability, or creative problem-solving—to compatible career paths.
Personality Assessment: Helps you understand your personality type and how it fits into different workplace cultures and roles.
Leisure Assessment: Explores how your hobbies and interests outside of work can influence career satisfaction or lead to specific industries.

This section allows you to research specific paths based on your assessment results or independent interests.