{"id":8718,"date":"2023-08-17T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/?page_id=8718"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:36:29","slug":"cliftonstrengths-and-career-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/cliftonstrengths-and-career-development\/","title":{"rendered":"CliftonStrengths and Career Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.75rem\">Understanding Your Strengths<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><!-- \/wp:shortcode -->\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding your CliftonStrengths can be a great tool in your career development journey. However, the CliftonStrengths assessment is not a decision-making tool. Strengths don\u2019t tell you what career is best suited for you; instead, they shed light on how you might go about searching for and performing in said career. In fact, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/cliftonstrengths\/en\/249455\/specific-career-best-match-top-cliftonstrengths.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gallup<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we can use our strengths to succeed in any role! As you learn more about your strengths, take the time to consider how you might use them to self-assess, explore careers, gain experience, and transition to life after college.<\/span><\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9344 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_collage-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_collage-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_collage-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_collage.png 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/> <hr class=\"orange-hash\"><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"height: 1021px;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: hidden;border-color: #ffffff;background-color: #ffffff\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 493px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.8552%;height: 500px;border-style: hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9348 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_selfassess-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_selfassess-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_selfassess-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_selfassess.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Self-Assess<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Use these resources to help identify your interests, skills, personality, and values.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8665766 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/career-self-assessment-and-your-clifton-strengths\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\"><strong>Career Self-Assessment &amp; Your Clifton Strengths<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.1448%;height: 500px\">\r\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_explore-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_explore-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_explore-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_explore-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_explore-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_explore.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Explore<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Research and learn more about careers and potential opportunities using your Clifton Strengths below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8665766 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/exploration-strategies-by-domain\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\"><strong>Exploration Strategies by Domain<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 521px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.8552%;height: 521px\">\r\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9350\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_engage-300x163.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_engage-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/homepage_engage.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Experience<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Utilize your strengths to find valuable experiences that will allow you to test and evaluate career options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8665766 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/cliftonstrengths-and-career-development-experience\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\"><strong>CliftonStrengths &amp; Career Development: Experience<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.1448%;height: 521px;border-style: hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9356\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/home_transition-2-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/home_transition-2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/home_transition-2.png 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Transition<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">As you prepare to graduate from the university, you can leverage your strengths within the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8665766 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/cliftonstrengths-and-career-development-transition\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\"><strong>CliftonStrengths &amp; 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