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0Steps:0What are your interests?0What do you want to be?0What are your skills?0What types of careers fit your skills

and interests?0How do you prepare for a career?

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InterestsInterests0 Middle school is a perfect time to explore your

interests and to begin investigating your career choices.

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0What are your interests?0What do you like to do? 0Think about experiences you have enjoyed. 0What kind of school, religious, social or sports activities do you like?

InterestsInterests

0What are your interests?0Make a list of 10 activities you LIKE to do:

1) __________________ 2) __________________ 3) __________________ 4) __________________ 5) __________________ 6) __________________ 7) __________________ 8) __________________ 9) __________________10) __________________

InterestsInterests

0What are your interests?0Select 3 out of your 10 interests and put a 1, 2 or 3 by your TOP 3 interests.1) _____________________2) _____________________3) _____________________

InterestsInterests

0What is your career goal?0A career goal helps you focus on what you want to do for a living.

0A career goal can be a specific job you want to do -- such as an engineer or teacher

0Write down 1 career goal you have NOW!

Career GoalCareer Goal

0What is your career goal0Rather than limiting your future, a career goal may help you discover career possibilities that you wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

Career GoalCareer Goal

0What are your skills?0Evaluate school, volunteer or work experiences.

SkillsSkills

0What are your skills?0Make a list of your school activities (clubs or organizations to which you belong).

0Make a list of any volunteer work you have done (either through social, civic or religious organizations).

PreparationPreparation0How do you prepare for a career?0The courses you take in high school0The grades you make0Your class rank0The results of your standardized tests0The life experiences you have

0All will play a part in determining admittance into college

PreparationPreparation0How do you prepare for a career?

PreparationPreparation

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0How do you prepare for a career?0Find out what characteristics to look for

when selecting a school.

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0What education is required for your chosen career?

SalarySalary0Explore the salary information for a

career that interests you.

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LifestyleLifestyle 0In thinking about your future, you must consider

what's important to you in your daily life. 0What would you think about a career that

required a great deal of travel? 0Is the amount of money you make important to

you?

LifestyleLifestyle 0How would you feel about a job that required

you to move on a regular basis? 0What hours of the day—or night—will you be

working? 0Choose three or four aspects of your future

lifestyle that are most important. 01) _____________________02) _____________________03) _____________________04) _____________________

ReadRead0Ask your school librarian to help you

find books on careers that might match your interests and abilities.

0Many publications can provide you with information about careers that you may never have considered.

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