Following two decades as a stay-at-home mom and military spouse, Claire Thorn recognized the need to prepare for a new career. To achieve this, she completed a Google Career Certificate in digital marketing and E-commerce. Although the course provided a solid foundation, she still encountered challenges in navigating the job search process.

Claire then had the opportunity to be an early tester of Career Dreamer, an experimental tool from Google. By answering a few straightforward prompts about her background and interests, Career Dreamer demonstrated how her life experiences could be translated into skills and new career opportunities.

Claire expressed that “(Career Dreamer) helped identify skills that I take for granted and showed me that they’re important and useful in the workforce. Now, I’m armed with the confidence of knowing that I already possess exactly what employers need.”

Today, we are making this experiment available at grow.google/careerdreamer to simplify career exploration for everyone.

Navigating a skills-based workforce

A report by the World Economic Forum reveals that workers typically hold an average of 12 different jobs throughout their lifetime, with Gen Z expected to hold 18 jobs across 6 different careers.

The less traditional a career path is, the more challenging it can be to frame previous experiences into one cohesive narrative or to understand what careers align with specific skills and strengths. However, understanding the skills one possesses and learning to articulate them effectively is extremely valuable. It aids job candidates in showcasing their relevant experience to employers and can help open doors to fulfilling new roles. Career Dreamer can assist in this process.

Connecting the dots with Career Dreamer

Career Dreamer utilizes AI to identify patterns and connect the dots between unique experiences, educational background, skills, and interests. It acts as a helping hand to bridge where you’ve been and imagine where you could go next.

It enables you to quickly identify your unique skills and talents and how to discuss them, and connects you with careers (based on job market data from Lightcast and the Bureau of Labor Statistics) that might be a good fit. It can even help you discover training resources like Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud Skills Boost.

With Career Dreamer, you can:

• Shape your professional story. Craft a Career Identity Statement that showcases the value you bring to the workforce, which you can add to your resume or professional profile and use as talking points during an interview.