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Part 2: “What Do I Want to Be? ” Career Cruising

Part 2: “What Do I Want to Be? ” Career Cruising. Junior Workshop. CareerCruising.com. Get ready find out what you want to be when you grow up!

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Part 2: “What Do I Want to Be? ” Career Cruising

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  1. Part 2: “What Do I Want to Be?” Career Cruising Junior Workshop

  2. CareerCruising.com • Get ready find out what you want to be when you grow up! • Career Cruising is a website which connects students with a wealth of information about career pathways, specific careers, colleges and scholarships. • Part I of Career Cruising consists of seven (7) components, which ultimately will lead to an understanding of what careers best fit you and what career pathway you should pursue for the Senior Practicum experience.

  3. Requirements • All sections should be completed in a word processing document • All sections will be checked for completion, grammar, and clarity • All information must be summarized in your own words • Cutting and pasting from websites will result in a zero on the assignment • All sources must be cited using MLA formatting

  4. Career Cruising Accounts • Every student is required to create a user name and password • This allows you to save your results • Write your user name and password in your planner or another safe location you will need to reference this often; if you lose this information it is possible to lose your work • If you do not yet have a flashdrive you must have one by the next class session in order to save your work

  5. Component 2.1.1 – Interest inventories • All students should take the “Career Matchmaker” assessment on Career Cruising • Explore their top results • Click on the “Matchmaker” button on the top toolbar to be guided through the process. • THESE RESULTS ARE ONLY TO BEGIN YOUR THINKING AND SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PERSONAL ANALYSIS • For example the test may list a lawyer as a career option and the student does not look further into legal careers focusing only on being an attorney • COMPARISONS – Use these sites to compare results. • http://www.intelliscript.net/test_area/questionnaire/questionnaire.cgi • http://similarminds.com/career.html

  6. Component 2.1.1 – Interest inventories • Complete the Assessment Summary Sheet • This must be completed in your own words, copying and pasting will result in a 0

  7. 2.1.2 General Career Exploration • Click on the “Careers” button • You can research by alphabetical listing, cluster, and career path • Submit a list of your TOP TEN jobs, before going on to the next step

  8. 2.1.3 Top Ten Careers • A half page summary for each of your top ten careers (this becomes a five page document) • Cutting and pasting information will result in a ZERO • You must include the following in your summary (not a list) • Job description • Education needed • Earnings • Career Path • Related Careers • Why it’s a good fit You may double check career facts at this site: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

  9. 2.1.4 Work-Values Chart • Using the provided chart you must first list what you value: • Working with one’s hands • Working with technology • Helping others • Being creative • Using my voice • Working independently, etc. • List the top six (6) “Work Values” on the side column and on the top row list your chosen Top Ten (10) Careers. • In the aligning boxes, explain how the careers do or do not fit your values.

  10. 2.1.5 Top 5 Careers • Next you need to make some choices. You must narrow your Top 10 down to a Top 5 • You will write a one (1) page summary of each job based strictly on the two interviews at the bottom of the “Career Cruising” job summary • The Top Five Summary should include the following • Employee Profile • Likes • Dislikes • A Day in the Life • Breakdown of Activities

  11. 2.1.4 Work Values Chart

  12. 2.1.6 Top 2 Careers • Select your Top 2 careers. • You will create and give a 5-8 minute presentation for both careers • You must dress professionally on the day of your presentation • Presentations must include the following: • Describe the job in great detail (include information from • Top 10 & Top 5 summaries) • College Requirements (best programs/research) • Why is it a good fit for you? (Work-Values and Interest • Inventories) • Identify 3 local employers and discuss current job outlook

  13. MLA Format Citation for CareerCruising.com • Most citation will follow the below format: • “Media Specialist.” ccEngage. CareerCruising.com. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. • “Webpage title.” Program. Website. Type of publication. Date accessed. • If you choose to use something from a website verbatim (word for word) you must place it in quotations (“ “) and give an in text citation. For example: • One of the key qualities of a graphic designer is “flexibility … if your client wants purple type on a peach background, you’ll have to swallow your artistic pride and deliver” (“Graphic Designer,” CareerCruising.com).

  14. Career Pathways • Arts & Communication

People who work in these careers enjoy reading, music, art, writing and speaking.
Sample jobs:  video producer, interior decorator, newspaper reporter, artist, advertising agent • Business, Management, Marketing & Technology

People who work in these careers like math, computers, talking to people, being a leader and helping others plan special events
Sample jobs: bank teller, salesperson, computer technician, air traffic controller, human resource manager

  15. Career Pathways • Engineering/Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

People who work in these careers like to work with tools, machinery and are curious about how things work.
Sample jobs: carpenter, electrician, mechanical engineer, architect, computer systems analyst • Health Sciences

People who work in these careers care about the physical and emotional well being of people and animals.
Sample jobs: dentist, veterinary assistant, doctor, athletic trainer, nurse, medical assistant, physical therapist

  16. Career pathways • Human Services

People who work in these careers like to make help people and make things better for them.
Sample jobs: police officer, teacher, child care worker, counselor, judge, flight attendant • Natural Resources and Agriscience

People who work in these careers enjoy being outside, taking care of plants and animals and making sure our water and soil are not polluted.
Sample jobs: forestry technician, landscape architect, groundskeeper, farm worker, biologist, florist, geologist.

  17. Career Pathways Activity • Identify the Career Pathway for each of your Top Five Careers • Locate the pathway on the whiteboard, list your Top Five Careers under the correct Career Pathway • In your ISN answer the following questions: • Under what Career Pathway are the majority of student’s Top Five dispersed? • What careers seem to be the most popular? • What careers seem to be the least popular? • REFLECTION: Reflect on your responses to the above questions. Why do you think the results are what they are given the make up of the class? The school? Are there any surprises in the results?

  18. Work Values chart

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