Direct Your Future™ Module 8: Refining the Destinations

Module 8 Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: Name at least three favorite occupations selected from clusters of your highest interest and skills. Detail the work tasks, training required, employment outlook, and earnings for these three occupations. Direct Your Future 8-2

Module 8 What You Need To Know Daily job duties. Conditions of work. Skills and education needed. Earnings. Career ladder. Future employment outlook. Desirable and undesirable features. Where to get more information. Direct Your Future 8-3

Module 8 Why It Is Important To Know About Your Occupations To know whether to continue to keep the occupation on your personal list. To know what kind of future education is needed. To know what courses to take in school. Direct Your Future 8-4

Module 8 Using Navigator to Gather Information About Occupations Access Navigator at http://navigator.kuder.com (or other custom URL, if applicable) and follow the instructions below. Sign on by entering the username and password you created when you signed on the first time. Select Explore Occupations and then click Occupations Suggested by Assessment Results. Click on the title of any occupation you want to learn about. Give special consideration to those that are suggested by both the interests and skills assessments results. Direct Your Future 8-5

Module 8 Using Navigator to gather information about occupations, cont’d Read all sections of information about each occupation. Watch the video about the occupation. If available, print the description of the occupation. If this occupation appeals to you, save it in your portfolio by clicking on the star. If you want to consider this occupation as one of your top three, complete Activity 19: Learning About Favorite Occupations. Repeat this process for two other occupations. Direct Your Future 8-6

Module 8 Homework for Next Session Choose one occupation from today’s research that appeals to you. Call or visit a person who works in that occupation. Use Activity 20: Information Interview as the basis for your interview. Direct Your Future 8-7