2. College, Career & Life Planning 1 High School Student Career Planning

3. College, Career & Life Planning 2 1.How many hours do you think you spend in school from grades 1-12? 2.Why do you go to school? 3.What are three things you are passionate about? Questions for Students

4. College, Career & Life Planning 3 Career- an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

5. College, Career & Life Planning 4 1.How you spend most of your "awake" hours for the next 40 years? 2.Your opportunities for personal satisfaction and growth. 3.Your ability to meet your family's needs (e.g. housing, medical, college). 4.Your ability to eventually retire with the financial resources to enjoy it? Career Decision Determines

6. College, Career & Life Planning 5 Lifetime Value of Education

7. College, Career & Life Planning 6 http://www.npr.org/2014/02/11/ 275297408/going-to-college- may-cost-you-but-so-will- skipping-it

8. College, Career & Life Planning 7 Hours Invested

9. College, Career & Life Planning 8 How Much Income Do I Need?

10. College, Career & Life Planning 9 How Much Will A House Cost?

11. College, Career & Life Planning 10 Easy to procrastinate. Too scary to think about. Too busy. No more homework! Don’t know where to begin. Don’t see the value. Why Some Students Do Not Care

12. College, Career & Life Planning 11 “Typical” Resources Used to Pick a Career 1.TV => There is a big difference between TV drama and “real life”. 2.Friends => They’ll know what sounds “cool”, but unless they have proactively used the career /college tools available, they are probably not a knowledgeable source of information. 3.Life’s Interactions => OK starting point, you have used the services of Dentists, Pharmacists, Teachers, etc. but… Do you really know what it is like to do their job?

13. College, Career & Life Planning 12 Best Resources to Research a Career “Free” on-line resources 1.To clarify your interest/fit with various careers 2.To compare your personal skills/strengths against those required by various careers 3.To determine which careers offer the most opportunity 4.To develop your list of careers for consideration 5.To learn about the nature of work, education requirements, job outlook, earnings, etc.

14. College, Career & Life Planning 13 Better Resources to Pick a Career Talk to People in Careers of Interest 1.Parent’s Friends 2.Friend’s Parents 3.Acquaintances from “Life’s Interactions” (e.g. teachers, dentists, store managers) 4.Career Day Presenters 5.Volunteering, Internships, Job Shadowing

15. College, Career & Life Planning 14 Suggestions Before Starting 1.Don't select a career based solely on $$$. 2.Do pick a career for which jobs are available with income levels adequate to meet your family's financial needs. 3.Don't expect a quick, easy answer. The career planning process requires time and effort. Invest the time to identify/evaluate careers that "fit" your needs, interests and abilities. 4.Do use a variety of tools and talk to several people in each career of interest. 5.Don't get discouraged or discredit the process when some “obviously” unacceptable careers appear on a list generated by an interest assessment tool (they will). Career planning is not a precise science. Reason and judgment must be applied.

16. College, Career & Life Planning 15 Your Interests (e.g., people, math, science) Identify Career Possibilities Your Strengths (e.g., creativity, leadership, writing) Your Needs (e.g., income, growth, personal fulfillment) Occupational Outlook Summaries CareerOneStop Job Summaries & Videos Networking, Internships, Job Shadowing, Volunteering Evaluate/Select a Career Career Planning Process

17. College, Career & Life Planning 16 1.Get motivated 2.Self Analysis 3.Develop a list of jobs to consider 4.Get on-line information for evaluation 5.Evaluate job options 6.Prepare a job comparison summary 7.Talk to people in occupations of strong interest. 8.Choose the “right” industry and company. Career Planning Process

18. College, Career & Life Planning 17 Naviance www.collegecareerlifeplanning.com Tools College Planning Tools (Selecting, Applying & Financing) Naviance Career Planning Tools (Self-assessment, Identify Careers Prospects, Retrieve Required Information, Evaluate Careers, Company/Industry Information, Evaluate Companies/Industries, Job Basics) Web Site Tool Demo

19. College, Career & Life Planning 18 The Door is Open. Will You Enter? Invest time to review/use the tools to make informed decisions. Tell others who might benefit (friends, cousins, neighbors, siblings) Your Future Depends On It

20. College, Career & Life Planning 19 http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=jpe-LKn-4gM