Choosing Your Career Planning and Preparing for Your
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Choosing Your Career Planning and Preparing for Your Future
Consider… Your interests Your abilities Your educational goal Your resources Your personality
Know Yourself Know what’s most important to you Do you value… High income? Helping others? Flexible hours? Travel? Family tradition?
Do I Know… Exact job duties? Job availability in my area? Sustainability of the job? Anyone in that career (job shadowing options)? Possible working conditions? Possible summer internships?
Where to Begin What do I really want to do? How much education will I need? Am I prepared to invest the time, money, and effort necessary? Which colleges would offer the best preparation? Which colleges can I afford? How do I get scholarships or grants? Where do I want to study?
Educational Game Plan Which school or college will be best for me? What are the entrance requirements? How will I handle expenses? What am I doing now to prepare myself for post high school education? Is my career goal realistic?
Considerations Family expectations Relationships Location Outlook Financial obligations
Get Started! Go to www. mynextmove. org and complete the interest inventory. Answer all the questions to discover your interests and strengths. Go to https: //portal. sccis. intocareers. org/media/1965/careerplan-jr 2. pdf to view the South Carolina career clusters. As you explore information on both of these sites, answer the questions on the Interest and Career Evaluation sheet as preparation for your presentation to the class.
Chapter 1 choosing your career
A(n) is a desired end toward which efforts are directed.
National fcs standards
Formulas for career success career testing & investigation
Chapter 1 preparing your path to success
Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend
Chapter 9 career planning and development
Chapter 4 finances and career planning
Chapter 2 finances and career planning
