Career Exploration

What Do You Want to Be?? Think of some careers or jobs you would like to have in the future.

Career Vocabulary

Doing something productive with your time Work

Job Paid work

Occupations Groups of similar jobs

Career Series of occupations over a lifetime

Things you like to do

Things that come easy or are practiced

Aptitude Natural talent

Vacation time Sick leave Health care insurance Retirement

Future job opportunities

Successful workers who share expert knowledge and demonstrate correct work behaviors

Large grouping of occupations that have certain things in common.

Why Work? Expected to do Greatly influences your life Money to purchase goods & services

Why Work? Enjoy what they do Sense of doing something worthwhile Sense of belonging

School & work Connection Learning is work

Skills learned are necessary to succeed at work

Employers hire workers above average grades and good attendance

Many jobs require lifelong learning

Differences Work has only one subject you select Schools have to spread your efforts

Employers are less patience

Investigating Careers

To Understand Possibilities… Look at Yourself

Know your interests and skills

Exploring Career Pathways

Best Way to Learn About Careers… Try Them Out

Personal Contacts Best Source about jobs

Resources Print Computer