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Career Focus

Career Focus. When I Grow Up . . . . Why is Career Awareness Important in High School?. Not all students will go on to college or finish college, so it is important to plan for a career now

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Career Focus

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  1. Career Focus When I Grow Up . . .

  2. Why is Career Awareness Important in High School? • Not all students will go on to college or finish college, so it is important to plan for a career now • If you do plan to go to college, you can research which schools have strong programs in your area of interest • Your career or occupation will greatly influence: • How you spend 87,000+ hours of your life (based on 40 hours per week from ages 22 – 67) • How much free time you will have to enjoy friends, family, and recreation • How much money you will earn • Who you will meet

  3. Step 1: Self-Awareness • Determine the influence your interests, abilities, personality, priorities, and culture may have on your career aspirations and goals.

  4. YouTube - Career Search Overview

  5. Factors in Self-Awareness • Interests – BRIDGES interest inventory, Hobbies, Electives • Abilities – Grades, standardized tests, extracurricular participation • Personality – Myer’s Briggs, Holland type • Values – Schedule, money, work environment, prestige • Cultural Influences – Collectivism v. individualism

  6. Personality Types • The Myers-Briggs and other personality tests can be useful in helping you recognize your preferences, strengths, and weaknesses. • These results can help you determine if a particular career is right for you. Many websites and books on the subject will also give you a list of careers to begin exploring if you are undecided.

  7. East Leyden Career Corner

  8. MBTI Preferences ExtraversionIntroversion - Prefer to talk - Prefer to write - Broad interests - In depth interests - Sociable and expressive - Private and contained - Outgoing - Shy SensingIntuition - Oriented to present realities - Oriented to future possibilities - Factual and concrete - Imaginative and verbally creative - Observe and remember details - Focus on pattern and on details only as they relate to the pattern - Understand ideas and theories - Want to clarify ideas and theories through practical application before putting them to use

  9. MBTI Preferences ThinkingFeeling - Analytical - Empathetic - Solve problems with logic - Assess impacts of decisions on people - Fair—want everyone treated equally - Fair—want everyone treated as an individual - Strive for an objective standard of the - Strive for harmony and positive truth interactions JudgingPerceiving - Scheduled - Spontaneous - Organize their lives - Flexible - Systematic - Casual - Try to avoid last-minute stress - Feel energized by last-minute pressures

  10. Career Options for Your Type Sample Careers for an ENFP ENFP Personality Traits • Consultant • Psychologist • Entrepreneur • Actor • Teacher • Counselor • Politician / Diplomat • Writer / Journalist • Television Reporter • Computer Programmer • Scientist • Engineer • Warmly, genuinely interested in people; great people skills • Service-oriented • Future-oriented • Dislike performing routine tasks • Need approval and appreciation from others • Cooperative and friendly • Creative and energetic • Well-developed verbal and written skills • Natural leaders, but do not like to control people. Also resist being controlled by others • Can work logically and rationally *Find information on your personality type and career at: http://www.personalitypage.com/careers.html

  11. Holland Interest Types • Realistic – you are a “doer,” and like to implement practical solutions. • Investigative – you are a “thinker” and like to analyze situations to find creative solutions • Artistic – you are a “creator” and enjoy music, art, writing, dance, etc. • Social – you are a “helper” and enjoy working with other people and helping them • Enterprising – you are a “persuader” and like to influence and manage other people • Conventional – you are an “organizer” and like working with details and structure *Once you know your type(s), research related jobs at http://online.onetcenter.org/find/descriptor/browse/Interests/#cur

  12. Step 2: Career Exploration • Use information gathered from Step 1: Self-Assessment to narrow down your career focus. • What would your dream job be like? Write a description or read real job postings to get an idea for what you would like to do. • Consider community involvement, informational interviewing, and job shadowing. • Utilize library and online resources to gather data.

  13. O*Net Career Website

  14. Step 3: Post-High School Planning • Explore the necessary training and/or education required of targeted occupations. • Overview of alternative post-secondary options: • Armed forces • On-the-Job Training • Job Corps • Vocational and Technical schools • What can you do right now to prepare yourself for a successful future? • Develop a strong work ethic with your academics • Extracurricular Activities • Internships • Community Involvement • Apprenticeships

  15. Armed Forces • Prefer high school graduates • Recruiters visit Leyden in cafeteria during lunch once per month, or see Ms. Shannon to get in touch with a particular branch or recruiter • All types of jobs available, training ranges from a few weeks to a year • Financing available for college • Must commit for a certain number of years, which varies depending on the branch • Can begin reserves junior year of high school with parental approval • The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) will be given at East Leyden in April *Visit websites at www.navy.com, www.airforce.com, www.goarmy.com, www.marines.com, and www.coastguard.com

  16. On-the-Job Training • Many of you have probably already had training at your part-time jobs. This can vary in length from a few hours on up to several years and sometimes allows you to move up in the company. • Apprenticeships: • Usually a paid combination of on-site work and classroom learning that will lead towards a certificate or trade union membership

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