Career Exploration What is a Job? Occupation? Career?

Job: A distinct position with specific duties and responsibilities in a particular place. For example, photographer at the department store in Centerville.

Occupation: A cluster of jobs with common characteristics requiring similar skills. For example, photographer.

Career: The combined total of all the events in one’s life and how they relate to the work one chooses. This includes, education, work, family, leisure activities and more.

Five Guiding Principles

1. CHANGE IS CONSTANT

2. LEARNING IS ONGOING

3. FOCUS ON THE JOURNEY

4. FOLLOW YOUR HEART

5. ACCESS YOUR ALLIES

Five Guiding principles

CHANGE IS CONSTANT We change constantly, and so does the world around us –

including the working world. Because the skills of a single occupation will no longer take workers from the beginning to the end of their working lives, adaptability is an important skill to carry into the next century.

LEARNING IS ONGOING Graduating from high school or college does not signal the

end of learning. Opportunities to learn are everywhere, just waiting to be recognized and taken advantage of.

FOCUS ON THE JOURNEY Traveling through life is like traveling down a road; having a

destination gives direction, but most of the time is spent moving along. Pay attention to the journey, with all its pitfalls, sidetracks, opportunities, and highways to new destinations.

Five Guiding principles

FOLLOW YOUR HEART Dreaming can lead to an understanding of what

we really want. And what we really want is a prime motivator in shaping a rewarding career. It may take a lot of work to attain it, but never be afraid to pursue a dream.

ACCESS YOUR ALLIES The journey of life is not taken alone. Friends,

family, teachers, neighbors – any of them can be inspiring and helpful allies when it comes to judging what steps to take on life’s path.

Career Cruising Click on Career Cruising Link from my

Teacher Page

Login: Username: dbams Password: blazers

Create a Portfolio Username: db-student id (number used in

cafeteria – db12345) Password: Birth date in 8 digit format (for

example, if your birthday is Sept 1, 1999, you would use 09011999)

True Colors – Personality Test Word Cluster Sort

The Word Cluster Sort reveals rows of word cluster groups – each box of three words represents one unit and one color. Working one row at a time, rank each word cluster group by assigning 4 points to the group most like you down to 1 point for the word group least like you.

Now, total all columns. Your highest score indicates your primary, or brightest color; the lowest score represents the color least like you.

Go to my Teacher Page and read the True Color Summary for your “color.”

True Colors – Personality Test Go to the poster in the room with your color.

On the white board, list:

5 adjectives that describe your color personality

3 potential careers that may suit someone with your personality.

Learning Styles Inventory Click on Assessments – Learning Styles

Inventory

Take Quiz

Complete the “Learning Styles Inventory” handout from my Teacher Page. Save to Student Share when done.

Log into Career Cruising and complete the Career Matchmaker Assessment. After answering the 39 questions, answer more

questions under “Improve Results.” Continue doing so until all questions are answered.

Complete the My Skills Assessment next. Complete the Career Assessment handout.

Assessments