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4. Objective  By the end of today, you will explore your interests and how they relate to your post- secondary goals.

5. What is Career Cruising?  Useful for 10 th graders to investigate occupations and planning for the future  Key Components Career Exploration Post-secondary Education Planning Resume Building Work Search Portfolio Development Financial Resources Search

6. Matchmaker Assessment  Interactive survey that matches occupations to your interests  For each question, there are 5 responses to choose from: dislike very much, dislike, does not matter, like, or like very much  Once completed, a list of 40 career suggestions will appear Occupations are ranked according to how well they suit your interests

7. Accessing Career Cruising  Go to www.careercruising.comwww.careercruising.com  Access Card Save this information in a safe place to access your account at any time!

8. Matchmaker Assessment Cont.  Click on Assessments Click on Start Matchmaker Enter today’s date for the name of the session and click Start Now to begin  Read “More Info” on the right hand side to get more detailed information about the questions  Improve My Results – after answering the 39 questions, you have the option of answering more questions – the more questions you answer, the more effective the career suggestions

9. Career Clusters  Groups of occupations that share common characteristics such as knowledge requirements, skill sets, and/or goals  Write down your Career Cluster Recommendations

10. Career Exploration  Looking at your Career Interest Rank, click on careers that look interesting & research using the tabs to the left  On the worksheet, rank 3 careers based on information you research  Save at least 3 plans to your site by clicking “Save to My Plan”

11. Sharing Your Plan  Click on My Plan  Click on Share My Plan  Invite parent/guardian to view your plan. Type in a parent’s email address and hit send.