Today, I played guinea pig. Using myself as the beta subject, I embarked on a mission to answer the lone question: are my skills transferable from government worker/ coach (side-job) to a post-secondary art, drama and music Teacher? Now, there's a leap, right?! Of course, I have to add the caveat that I'm perusing my Master's in Fine Arts Degree for Stage and Screen, so this endeavor isn't a complete lark.

Anyway, back to the question, so I started to surf around America's Career Infonet and stumbled upon the "skills profiler." The skills profiler was easy, transparent, and quick! At the conclusion of this pithy questionnaire, I discovered that based upon my skills I was a good match for a Criminal Justice (i.e. my undergrad degree...how did "it" know this about me?!), English, or Political Science (i.e. my minor in college...coincidence, I think not!) teacher and based upon my work activities Art, Drama, and Music Teacher, along with English Language were both great fits. So, the answer to my question is *drum roll please*...a resounding yes! Of course, I might need to finish that MFA degree before I send out those applications...

Moral of the story, I encourage you all to play the guinea pig...test out the Career Infonet tools for yourself or your clients at http://www.acinet.org/....oh, and did I mention it's free? As always, I invite your comments, ideas, and feedback on this blog.