Overwhelmed by the number of devices, apps, and resources available for use in your work these days? We presented a session titled, Technology and Theory: Make the Technology-to-Theory Connection in Your Career Sessions at NCDA this year, designed to help you narrow the field a bit.

In lieu of a handout, this post includes links to all of the tools we shared. This post has now been updated to also include suggestions provided by the session attendees – thank you all! You can find the slides here.

RIASEC Theory – Holland Codes – Identifying type and matching with occupations

• CAREERwise – http://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/guide/counselors/counselorclustersholland.html
• Truity – http://www.truity.com/search-careers/holland-code
• O*Net – https://www.onetonline.org/
• SDS – (fee)  http://www.self-directed-search.com/
• Pinterest – conduct a search for “Holland Codes;” great source for infographics!

Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Theory

• Self Knowledge – Journaling interests, sharing a digital narrative
  • Holland Type (see list above)
  • Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/
  • Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/
  • Vine – https://vine.co/
  • Snapchat – https://www.snapchat.com/
  • Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/
  • Tumblr – https://www.tumblr.com/
  • YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/
  • Wordle – http://www.wordle.net/
  • Genogram tools, such as: GenoPro – http://www.genopro.com/genogram/
  • Visual resume tools, such as: Visualize.me – http://vizualize.me/
• Occupational Knowledge – Requirements, employers, jobs
  • O*Net – https://www.onetonline.org/
  • LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/
  • Glassdoor – https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
  • Twitter – https://twitter.com/
  • BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook – http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
  • Kids.gov – Jobs and Careers:  https://kids.usa.gov/jobs/index.shtml
  • Blogs – about work, specific fields; by companies, individual professionals, associations, recruiters; conduct a Google search (e.g., Animation resume, Engineering blog)
• Decision Making – Identifying options, priorities
  • Unstuck – https://www.unstuck.com/about/
  • Decide Now Lite – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decide-now!/id383718755?mt=8
  • MindMapping tools, such as: iThoughts – (fee)  http://toketaware.com/ithoughts-ios/
  • CDDQ.org – http://kivunim.huji.ac.il/cddq/
  • ACRN – http://acrn.ovae.org/decision.htm
  • FSU Career Choice Handouts – http://www.career.fsu.edu/Tech-Center/Resources/Service-Delivery-Handouts
• Metacognition – Recording, reframing
  • Mobile device cameras – record yourself, your environment
  • Happify – http://www.happify.com/
  • Fliphead – (fee) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fliphead-thought-stopping/id493274951?mt=8
  • Breathe2Relax App – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.t2health.breathe2relax&hl=en
  • The Mindfulness App – (fee) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-app-guided-silent/id417071430?mt=8

Social Cognitive Career Theory

• Self-Efficacy
  • MindTools – How Self-confident are you? https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_84.htm
  • Build Confidence App – (fee)  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hivebrain.andrewjohnson.confidence&hl=en&gl=us
  • Confidence Coach – (fee)  http://download.cnet.com/Confidence-Coach/3000-2129_4-75562916.html
  • Stop, Breathe & Think App – http://www.stopbreathethink.org/
• Outcome Expectations
  • BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook – http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
  • Unstuck – https://www.unstuck.com/about/
  • Good Habits App – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/good-habits/id573844300?mt=8
• Personal Goals – Setting, Tracking
  • GoalTracker – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galaxy.app.goaltracker&hl=en
  • Strides App – http://www.stridesapp.com/
  • Lifetick – https://lifetick.com/

Planned Happenstance Theory

• Curiosity
  • Curiosity App – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/curiosity-get-smarter-every/id1000848816?mt=8
  • TEDTalks – https://www.ted.com/talks
• Persistence
  • Reminder Apps, such as: Any.do – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anydo
  • Momentum App – http://momentum.cc/
  • Persistence App – (fee)  http://www.junderoo.com/persistence.html
• Flexibility
  • Mirta the Superfly, Flexible Thinking – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NextStage.Mirta&hl=en
  • Brainstorming Apps, such as: Coggle – https://coggle.it/
• Optimism
  • Happify – http://www.happify.com/
  • Happier – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/happier/id499033500?mt=8
• Risk-taking
  • Unstuck – https://www.unstuck.com/about/
  • MindTools: Ansoff Matrix – https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/personal-ansoff-matrix.htm

Career Construction / Life Design Theories – Emphasizing client stories, recollections, lifeline

• Vocopher – http://vocopher.com/
• Presentation tools, such as: Prezi – https://prezi.com/
• Timeline tools, such as: Dipity – http://www.dipity.com/
• Storytelling tools, such as: Slidestory – http://www.slidestory.com/
• Storyboard tools, such as ACMI Generator – http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard

Suggested by the Audience – These resources were recommended by attendees at this NCDA 2016 session:

• TedED – http://ed.ted.com/
• StoryCorps – https://storycorps.org/
• TestMyPitch – http://www.testmypitch.com/
• Vsco – https://vsco.co/
• Snapchat stories – https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/ca/stories
• Skillstore – http://skillstore.com/ (fee)
• Pinterest – conduct a search (e.g., MBTI) for images, articles, and infographics

Please note that most of these tools are free to use, except where noted, but may require account registration to get started. Many also have fee-based upgrades or premium account options available. This all changes with new versions, etc. and we have tried to capture the latest as of the time of this post.

Enjoy exploring the theory-to-technology connection in your work setting! And  leave a comment to tell us more about your related experiences there.