Career PlanningParent

Orientation

How Do Most Students Approach Career Planning?

Tonight We Address

• WHY You Should Care

• HOW To Help Your Child

Why Care?

• In many colleges, of the students do not earn a

4 year degree within 6 years.

• of the 18-24 yr. olds in the U.S. live with their parents.

• Average college student switches majors times.three

30-50%

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Why Care?

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• Cannot evaluate career w/o doing it.

• I didn’t plan. I’m OK.

• Too young to choose

• It will work out.

• My career or my plan is best for my child.

Parent “Traps”

• Must get a 4-year college degree.

• We will do it LATER!

1000 Career Possibilities

Assessments & Judgment15-20 Careers to Evaluate

Network/ Intern/Co-op

YourCareer

Research2-3 Careers to Try