1. What Does Your Future Hold?
Interest Inventory &
Career Research

2. Meet Molly Molly recently graduated from Cloudyville High School
She can’t decide what to do next
Should she go to college?
What are Molly’s options?

3. Life after High School What are you going to do after high school?
Planning for one’s future is not an easy task
BUT it must be addressed to reach future success

4. What are Your Interests?
Reading
Building & Fixing Things
Law
Math
Science
Music & Arts
Sports
Helping People
Managing Money
Social Studies
Nature
Computers
Identifying personal interests at an early age is important in choosing a future career

5. Leaving the Ground Molly is interested in social studies
She logs onto the Bureau of Labor Statistics website:

6. Choose an Interest
Molly clicks on the Social Studies button to learn more about careers in that area

7. Pick a Career
Politician looks interesting to Molly…click

8. Explore the Details
Molly clicks on the links at the top of the page to explore the details of a Politician
What is this job like? | How do you get ready? | How much does this job pay? | How many jobs are there? | What about the future? | Are there other jobs like this? | Where can you find more information?

9. Examine the Facts HOW MUCH DOES THIS JOB PAY?
The middle half of all legisl ators earned between $13,180 and $38,540 a year in The lowest-paid 10 percent earned less than $12,130. The high est-paid 10 perce nt earned more than $69,380.
Earnings of public admin istrators range f rom little or nothing for a small town council memb er to $400,00 0 a year for the President of the United States.

10. Record the Findings
Molly neatly writes down interesting facts about a Politician
Job duties
Training requirements
Earning levels
Job availability
Employment prospects

11. Career Exploration Assignment
Explore 3 different careers
2 Careers – Bureau of Labor Statistics website
1 Career – interview an adult
Record information about these careers
Write neatly
Summarize information
Choose a final project option:
Give an oral presentation
Make a brochure
Write a summary paper