1. It’s All About Me

2. What do you enjoy doing? What is important to you? What makes you happy? I N T E R E S T S

3. What makes you happy? What do you enjoy doing? What is important to you? I N T E R E S T S

4. What do you enjoy doing? What is important to you? What makes you happy?

6. Do you prefer being in large group? or do you prefer….

7. working alone?

8. Interest Inventory Handout

9. Joe likes baseball. He is such a BIG fan! He wants to become a professional baseball player.

10. What do you think it takes to become professional athlete?

11. It takes….to name only a few

12. What are the odds of becoming a professional baseball player? a.) 1 out of 200c.) 1 out of 20,000 b.) 1 out of 12,000d.) 1 out of 25,000 d.) 1 athlete out of 25,000 athletes will become a professional baseball player

13. Can you think of at least 3 possible jobs for Joe? Jobs that can connect his interest of baseball with employment.

14. Work in a local stadium (supervisor, concession, clean- up crew, hand-out programs during games) Work in a sporting good store (manager, cashier, stock, clean) Volunteer with a local little league baseball team

15. What did I learn from this activity? I learned what my interests are…what I really like to do. I learned how to look at my interests and identify possible job ideas based on my interests. Anything else?