1. Chapter 12: Preparing Your Future

2. Careers Now! Societal Changes Societal Changes Economic Changes Economic Changes Ability to change jobs Ability to change jobs Life expectancy Life expectancy

3. The Importance of Career Exploration in College What do you want out of your college experience? What do you want out of your college experience? Having the skills vs. Knowing what you want Having the skills vs. Knowing what you want Thinking positive Thinking positive

4. Happy in Life and Career What are the benefits of work? What are the benefits of work? Paycheck Paycheck Structure Structure Interpersonal interaction Interpersonal interaction Source of status Source of status Fulfillment Fulfillment Others? Others?

5. Life Satisfaction Life after adolescence has three basic components Life after adolescence has three basic components 1) Sleep = 1/3 our life 2) Play = 72 hours/wk 3) Work = 1/3 Take Responsibility!

6. Career Exploration: Seven Steps Step 1: Exploring your values Step 1: Exploring your values What means the most to you? What means the most to you? Developed through interaction with family, friends, other important people Developed through interaction with family, friends, other important people Career must compliment their values Career must compliment their values

7. Step 2: Pinpointing your personality type Step 2: Pinpointing your personality type Impossible to pinpoint Impossible to pinpoint We all have characteristics and behavior patterns that remain stable We all have characteristics and behavior patterns that remain stable Important to choose a career that meshes well with our personality!! Important to choose a career that meshes well with our personality!!

8. Step 3: Evaluating your interests and skills Step 3: Evaluating your interests and skills How can your individual interests be transformed to a job you’ll love? How can your individual interests be transformed to a job you’ll love? Examples? Examples? Simply understanding your interests is not enough Simply understanding your interests is not enough

9. Step 4: Finding Careers that will “match” your characteristics Step 4: Finding Careers that will “match” your characteristics After you identify career option best suited to your personality, then match this info with actual options After you identify career option best suited to your personality, then match this info with actual options Note: Occupational Information Network (O*NET) www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/ Note: Occupational Information Network (O*NET) www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/

10. Step 5: Researching interesting careers Step 5: Researching interesting careers Act on information, not feelings Act on information, not feelings Create a list of possibilities Create a list of possibilities Ask yourself the right questions Ask yourself the right questions

11. Step 6: Envisioning your future Step 6: Envisioning your future You do not have to make a final decision on a career right now!!! You do not have to make a final decision on a career right now!!! Visualize having different careers Visualize having different careers Ask yourself, “Is this something I would actually want to do?” Ask yourself, “Is this something I would actually want to do?”

12. Step 7: Declaring a major Step 7: Declaring a major Subject to change Subject to change Improves motivation Improves motivation Decide which major will best help you achieve the goal of having that career and PURSUE! Decide which major will best help you achieve the goal of having that career and PURSUE!