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Career Exploration
The document provides guidance on implementing a three-stage career exploration process to help students find their best career fit. The process includes: 1) Understanding Yourself by assessing interests, skills, values and personality; 2) Understanding Careers by researching career fields, requirements and outlook; 3) Putting It All Together by integrating personal fit, considerations and next steps. Participants will utilize career resources and apply decision-making skills to identify practical options and a plan for further education or experience.
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- 1. Career Exploration: Exploring Your Students’ Potentialand Finding Their Best Fit
- 2. • Participants will: •Examine why students are disengaged in today’s schools • Explain why career exploration should be a consideration for all students • Implement a three-stage career exploration process to answer key questions and take action steps • Utilize career exploration resources available to help students develop an effective career plan
- 3. • Career ExplorationWorkshop Wiki • Oh, The Places You’ll Go Paperback • What Color is Your Parachute? For Teens • Access to Career Development & Planning Resources LiveBinder—over 800 vetted resources
- 4. • I Don’tChoose to Go There • Bang-Ups and Hang-Ups Can Happen to You • Everyone is Just Waiting • You’ll Be Famous as Famous Can Be • All Alone!
- 6. Success in theNew Economy
- 8. What can wedo to helps students realize that their education is more than meeting high school graduation requirements?
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- 10. • Provides areality check.
- 11. • Expands astudent’s horizon.
- 12. • Saves timeand money.
- 13. Career Myths &Facts
- 14. Career testing willtell students what career is right for them. Career Myths & Facts
- 15. There is aperfect career for everyone. Career Myths & Facts
- 16. Students should pursue whatevercareer is in demand. Career Myths & Facts
- 17. If students makethe wrong decision, they will be stuck forever. Career Myths & Facts
- 18. Students will knoweverything they need to know about the career of their choice. Career Myths & Facts
- 19. Students don’t needto be concerned about making career choices until their Junior year in school. Career Myths & Facts
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- 23. Knowledge of Yourself Useself-assessment skills to explore: Interests Skills/Abilities Values Personality Learning Style
- 24. • Key Questionsinclude: • What do I like to do? • What keeps my curiosity? What motivates me? • What do I like to work with? People, concepts, things, data? • What do I value? • What skills do I possess? What new ones can I develop?
- 25. • Action Steps: •Meet with the counselor • Take career assessments to learn more about themselves • Get feedback from friends, family, teachers, etc. to learn about their unique interests, abilities, and strengths
- 26. • Action Steps: •Think about their past experiences and accomplishments (transferable skills checklist) • Choose courses that help them gather information about themselves and that interest them or to explore a skill area. What did you learn about yourself?
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- 28. Knowledge of Careers Useresearch skills to identify: Career Fields Educational Options Requirements Work Settings Future Outlook
- 29. • Key Questionsinclude: • What are examples of careers in my major or field of interest? • What do I know about the reality of the job market? • What job titles interest me? • What work environments do I like? • How can I find an internship, externship, or work experience?
- 30. • Action Steps: •Visit a career center • Use an AchieveTexas College & Career Planning Guide • Conduct an information interview • Choose courses that allow them to sample that career field
- 31. • Action Steps: •Get involved by choosing to volunteer or join a club or organization • Find out about summer opportunities and internships • Talk to high school students or college students in that major
- 32. Putting It AllTogether
- 33. Integration Use decision-making andaction- planning skills to identify: Personal fit in job market Practical considerations Next steps
- 34. • Key Questionsinclude: • Do I have the resources to pursue these options? • What challenges might be presented in the job market? • Where are my academic strengths—could I pursue these career options? • What career clusters interest me?
- 35. • Key Questionsinclude: • How can I narrow down my options? • What else do I need to know to identify my career objectives? • What can I do to enhance my academic life? • Do I need to conduct more self-assessment or career research?
- 36. • Action Steps: •Meet with the counselor • Gain experience (job shadowing, internship, work-based learning) • Attend College & Career Night Event/South Plains Career Expo • Participate in an organization related to career interest
- 37. • Education playsa large part in a student’s career exploration process. • The courses students take, their work experience, the clubs they join, and the people they meet will all influence the career decisions they make in their lifetime.
- 38. 1. The studentlearns to project into the future and to understand the consequences of their actions and the choices made today. 2. The student completes formal assessments and surveys to help them establish and consolidate their identity, becoming “identity-achieved.” 3. The student analyzes the effect of personal interest and aptitudes upon educational and career planning.
- 39. 4. The studentrecognizes the impact of career choice on personal lifestyle. 5. The student recognizes the impact their commitment to education has on their future lifestyle and life satisfaction. 6. The student demonstrates the skills to locate, analyze, and apply career information.
- 40. • Personal Profile •Describe Yourself • Interests • Values • Achievements
- 42. Cindy Miller Certified CareerDevelopment Facilitator Texas Tech University—FCSE Dept. E-mail: cynthia.l.miller@ttu.edu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cindyallenmiller
Editor's Notes
- #11 It helps them to explore occupations and learn about the job descriptions and requirements.
- #12 How many occupations can your student list and describe? Career exploration exposes them to occupations they didn’t even know existed.
- #13 When students choose education and training that matches their abilities, they are less likely to change college majors and more likely to complete their education. Others may choose areas in which interest and motivation are lost once they are employed. This could result in overall dissatisfaction with their career.
- #15 No test will tell anyone what career is right for them or what career they should follow. Career assessment results can be useful in gathering information about the person and relating it to career types. Test results often help the person to put information in order so he/she can verify or challenge their ideas. These assessments are tools; the decision is up to the student.
- #16 No single career is the perfect one for anyone. There are many careers that the potential to meet the student’s career goals, and several ways to find a meaningful career path. Career choice often requires the willingness to balance disadvantages with advantages and to make choices between several alternatives.
- #17 Knowing what is hot in the job market is important information, but not the only information students need to make a decision. If students choose a career without knowing what their interests and skills are, then they may learn that it isn’t the right for them.
- #18 Fear of making a wrong decision can prevent students from making any decision. Career choices are never permanent. Few people head into one career and stay there for their whole working lives. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the average age worker will change careers five times during a work life.
- #19 Their knowledge may be incomplete. Understanding careers requires exploration, experience, and knowledge. The world of work is continually changing, and acquiring a variety of skills that apply to a variety of settings, will prepare them for a dynamic job market.
- #20 Actually, their career development has already begun! Attending college is a career decision and your major choice is a career decision. It is never too early for them to think about their future and their career.
- #22 Career exploration is a continual process that requires gathering information about yourself and information about careers. Whether you are just beginning to think about a career, or have a good idea of where you are heading, make sure you engage in self-assessment, career research, and experiences that enhance your skills and build upon your strengths. Think of career planning in three steps. These steps include:
- #24 Knowing about yourself is the basis of career decision-making. What are your interests, skills, your values? What are your personal traits and characteristics?
- #25 The ultimate goal in the choosing a career is for a student is to find a career field or job that is consistent with their interests, skills, personality, abilities, and values. These traits are not always easy to identify. There are formal as well as informal methods of self-assessment. Self-assessment is the key to successful career planning and requires critical thought and reflection.
- #29 Learning about the careers, types of jobs, educational requirements, and job functions are important in understanding the careers that fit their interests and goals.
- #30 Begin researching types of careers: identify resources, market information, and evaluate career options. Their task is to find information resources that meet their expectations and requirements. They will want to learn about types of careers, culture, mission, areas of specialization within career areas, current issues, and major accomplishments.
- #34 This step requires students to take what they know about him/herself and piece it together with the reality of the work world. They begin to evaluate career options that are practical for them.
- #35 Integration requires decision-making and action planning. The integration step is important because it requires taking what them know about themselves and putting it together with the reality of the work world. In doing so, students begin to identify career options that are practical for them.