What You Want

Futures: What You Want

Learning About Careers

Unit Essential Question:What are my responsibilities and realities when developing a career?

How Do I Begin to Choose a Career?

Which Pathway will you choose and why? What do you expect to learn and achieve with the pathway you chose?

Knowing the growth potential of various industries and occupations can help you choose a career that will be in demand.

Lesson Essential Questions

Essential Vocabulary Cooperative Education Job Shadowing Internship Career Clusters

Career Pathways Paraprofessional Logistics E-Marketing

Developing Skills for Job Success

1. Education• High School• Trade School• College/University

2. Training• Job Shadowing• Co-Op• Internship

Job Shadowing DEFINITION:

Should be in a career that interests you. Usually lasts 1 to 5 days. Should have questions about that career before you job shadow

1.

2.

3.

Write 3 questions you would ask while job shadowing.

Co-Op ProgramsCooperative Education

DEFINITION:

Students Attend classes part-time Are paid for the work Earn credits toward graduation Grades are based on job performance

AND class assignments. Assignments may include writing a

report on their experience

Internships DEFINITION:

Can be paid or unpaid. Can be for weeks, months, a semester, or a year. May be assigned by the college/university May have to obtain on your own with suggestions from college/university

Advantages Disadvantages

Annual Salary

Advantages Disadvantages

Hourly Wage

Changing Jobs in Order to Advance in Your Career

• Am I leaving this job because I’m desperate or I am making a strategic decision?• Where will this position take me next?• What doors will be opened and what doors will be closed from making

this important choice?• Will this move help me advance my career or is it a place holder?• How long will I be in this next job?• Have I kept my resume and skills sets up to date?• Am I highly networked or do I need to improve in that area this year?

Changing Jobs

Advantages Disadvantages

Paraprofessional DEFINITION:

Teacher Aides Student Aides Library Aides

LogisticsDEFINITION:

Logistics Engineering ~ Ordering raw materials, and overseeing these materials as they are turned into a finished product and shipped to the customer

E-Marketing DEFINTION:

Name an E-Marketing company:

Some E-Marketing Tools Distribute via the Internet Use the Internet as a way of building and maintaining a customer relationship Paying for the item or service can be done online

Careers ClustersDEFINITION:

Each career cluster has a range of pathways and career options to consider

Careers Clusters

Agriculture, Food & Natural

Resources Architecture &

Construction

Arts, Audio/Video

Tech., & Communications

Business, Management, & AdministrationEducation

& Training

Finance

Government & Public

Administration

Health Science

Careers Clusters

Hospitality & TourismHuman

Services

Information Technology

Law, Public Safety,

Corrections & SecurityManufa

cturing

Marketing, Sales, & Service

Science, Technology,

Engineering, & Mathematics

Transportation, Distribution,

& Logistics

Careers PathwaysDEFINITION:

The 5 Pathways

1. Arts and Communication2. Business, Finance, Marketing, and

Information Technology3. Engineering, Manufacturing, and

Industrial Technology4. Human Services5. Agri-Science, Science, and Health

The 5 Pathways

Career PathwaysName 2 careers available locally that tie into the Pathway you are considering.

Pathway Selected; _____________________________

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2.

Course Selection

Worksheet

Final Reflection Questions

1. Which Pathway will you choose and why? (100 words)

2. What do you expect to learn and achieve from the pathway you chose? (100 words)