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Guiding Your Career Path: Making Informed Choices

Are you unsure where to begin in choosing a career? Learn the importance of having a vision, realistic goal setting, and exploring various career options. Avoid making decisions based solely on others or financial gain. Start planning your future now by seeking proactive career exploration and guidance early on. Be prepared, self-starting, and utilize resources like career centers and online tools. Make informed career decisions that align with your strengths and interests. Engage with counselors, advisors, and parents for support in your career journey.

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Guiding Your Career Path: Making Informed Choices

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  1. Career Choices By: Mrs. Gregory School Guidance Counselor

  2. Making Informed Career Decisions • Many times, students are forced to choose careers that only they know about. They have not been exposed to the multiple options or alternatives available. Naturally, people make decisions based on options that have become familiar to them.

  3. Where do I begin? Vision Success/Failure

  4. My Vision Is: You must have a vision of what career choice you would like to have in life. You may not know at first what it is you want to do in life after high school, but having a vision, a dream, or a goal is a start. Having ambition and a drive to want to do something positive with your life is crucial in making a career choice. Be aware of the numerous options that are available and realistically set small, attainable goals in choosing a career. Don’t set too high expectations or career choices that do not match your abilities. You may choose to be an accountant because your father was an accountant and it seemed appropriate; or you may choose to go into technology because it’s what everyone else is doing now. However, you must be able to identify what your strengths and weaknesses are and develop an understanding of what you are actually capable of. For example, if you are really weak in math, accounting may not be the appropriate career choice for you right now. Don’t fret, it doesn’t mean you cannot accomplish this goal.

  5. Are you money hungry? Don’t let money alone be the driving force behind choosing a career. Success does not come easily and it takes hard work. Having a good annual salary is typically desired by all productive and working citizens, but your salary should be matched up with your education, experience, and mainly your abilities or skills.

  6. Start Planning Your Future Now • Beginning early in seeking out ways to explore careers is beneficial and even encouraged. • Think about what your interests are. • Think about the pros and the cons (good vs. bad) • Be a pro-active and research, ask questions, seek assistance, and read about different career choices. The options are numerous!!!

  7. More than 80% of incoming college freshman rated finding a better job as a very important reason for attending college. What’s your reason????

  8. R U Ready? • Ironically, the majority of college students attend college without preparing for a career or actually taking the time to explore career options. • Be Prepared Be Ready Be a Self-Starter • As an student in middle school, it’s not too early to seek career options and get a jump start on career exploration before entering high school. It’s up to you to initiate ways to explore careers. • This can be done by visiting career centers, visiting college campuses, career cruising, and much more!!

  9. Making Informed Career Decisions can be challenging, but it can be educational, fun and rewarding. • Seek assistance from your school counselor, career counselor, college advisor, and your parents. Parents can be a good support also and can guide you as needed. Parents can go to www.collegeparents.org or call 1-888-256-4627 for more information on how they can help students prepare for college. • Students can go to www.kuder.com to explore careers, schools, how to build resumes, how to create a portfolio and much, much more. This website is very user friendly and is an important tool to use for choosing careers.

  10. R U Ready to Make a Career Choice?

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