What is the World of Work Really Like? Preparing for a Guest Panel

Video: What Career is Right for Me? Listen for: – What are some factors to consider when choosing a career? – What are some different career priorities? (Click on picture to play video)

Priorities When Choosing a Career Consider: Financial aspects of the career What you enjoy doing Whether you want to manage people Variety of activities Meet new people Opportunity to travel to new places

Your Personality and Careers One way to consider careers is looking at options that fit your personality – Creative: Advertising, fashion design, programmer, artist, actor – Like to talk: Sales person, TV newscaster, radio host – Like to manage people: Business executive, movie director – Helper: Doctor, nurse, counselor, social worker, police officer – Builder: Architect, carpenter, building contractor, jeweler – Like teaching: School teacher, computer instructor, professor, yoga instructor

Questions For a Guest Career Panel Write Down at Least 3 Questions Create questions related to: Personal/social benefits of their career Personal/social habits that lead to career success Personal/social benefits of going to college How they decided on their career Other topics

Pair and Share Share your questions with your partner Select 3 questions as a pair to share with class Consider selecting questions from different categories Personal/social benefits of a high skill career Personal/social habits that lead to career success Personal/social benefits of going to college Their career experience How they decided on their career Other topics

Share Questions With The Class Selected partners will share their questions Listen for: Similarities and differences in the questions Questions from the different categories