The Career Design Process™
Most career programs give you answers.
We teach you the process for finding them yourself.
At 18, at 25, and every time your career needs to evolve.
Why Career Design Instead of Career Planning
Planning assumes you already know the destination.
Design acknowledges that your life, interests, and direction will evolve.
Planners ask: “What do you want to be?”
Designers ask: “What hypothesis should we test first?”
The Career Design Method™ is inspired by design thinking, the iterative problem solving process used by architects, engineers, and product designers.
Instead of searching for one correct answer, designers:
—> Start with deep understanding
—> Generate multiple possibilities.
—> Test ideas before committing fully
—> Evaluate and adjust based on real feedback
—> Iterate as new information emerges
This is how great products are built and how complex problems are solved. It is also the approach behind The Career Design Method.
The Career Design Method™: Your Repeatable Framework
This is not about taking tests and picking one direction.
It is about learning a structured, iterative process you can return to every time you reach a career crossroads.
Phase 1: Discovery
What Happens:
We explore your story, challenges, and goals. You complete the MBTI® (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®) and Strong Interest Inventory® assessments to begin building a baseline understanding of your patterns and preferences.
What You Learn:
How to assess your current career identity. This becomes a valuable skill as you grow and change.
You Will Use This Again When:
You are questioning your major in Year 2, comparing job options at 22, or feeling unsatisfied with your work at 28.
Phase 2: Assessment
What Happens:
We debrief your MBTI® and Strong Interest Inventory® results together and look for patterns in how you think, make decisions, and respond to environments.
What You Learn:
How to generate career hypotheses based on informed self knowledge rather than pressure or guesswork.
You Will Use This Again When:
Your interests shift, you gain new experiences, or you reach a point where something no longer fits.
Phase 3: Exploration
What Happens:
We identify your core career values and begin grouping insights into Career Fit Themes™ and Career Identity Statements™ that reflect who you are right now.
What You Learn:
How to test assumptions and compare options using clear fit criteria rather than what sounds impressive or practical.
You Will Use This Again When:
You are weighing trade offs between opportunities or trying to understand why a direction feels misaligned.
Phase 4: Design
What Happens:
We translate your Career Fit Themes into real pathways. You explore post-secondary programs and career directions that align with your identity and learn how to map and evaluate options systematically.
What You Learn:
How to compare different choices based on your goals, values, and strengths. How to make decisions even when there is no perfect option.
You Will Use This Again When:
You are choosing between graduate programs, considering a career pivot, or deciding whether to stay in your field or shift directions.
Phase 5: Launch
What Happens:
You receive your personalized Career Identity Report™ and build your Career Confidence Plan™, a practical action strategy for moving forward.
What You Learn:
How to create an actionable plan you can replicate at any future decision points. This is not just "here is what to do next." It is "here is how you figured it out" so you can keep applying the process.
You Will Use This Again When:
You face any major career transition and need a structured way to design your next chapter.
What Is Included
From discovery to next steps, here is what students receive inside the program:
→ Five 60 minute one on one sessions (virtual on Zoom)
→ MBTI® and Strong Interest Inventory® assessments
→ Personalized Career Identity Report™ summarizing your Career Fit Themes™, Career Identity Statements™, and aligned pathways
→ Guided worksheets for reflection, exploration, and planning
→ Career Confidence Plan™ (your concrete next steps)
→ Optional parent consultation with student consent
All sessions are led by Erica Nye, Career Design Consultant™
What Makes This Different
This is not a one time solution.
It is a lifelong skill.
Traditional Career Counselling:
→ Gives you results
→ One time use
→ “Here is what fits you”
→ Static snapshot
→ Answers for now
The Career Design Method™:
→ Teaches you the process
→ Lifelong framework
→ “Here is how to evaluate fit”
→ Iterative and adaptive
→ Skills you can return to
→ Repeatable at every decision point
Real Applications
Most people face several major career decisions over their lifetime.
This is when a clear framework matters most.
You Will Use This Process When:
→ Choosing your first program at 18
→ Reconsidering your major in Year 2
→ Deciding on graduate school at 22
→ Comparing career paths after graduation
→ Considering a career pivot at 27
→ Navigating a complete career change at 35
Research from Statistics Canada shows that people who change careers often spend many months evaluating options and preparing for the transition. Those who navigate it well tend to have a clear decision framework to guide their next steps
Still Have Questions?
Find answers to the most common questions in the FAQ section —
from scheduling and payments to program support and next steps.
Ready to explore what’s next?
Book a free 20 minute consult to see if The Career Design Method™ is the right fit.