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Presented during the ICC Career-U non-traditional careers camp for high school students July 2009TRANSCRIPT
Non-Traditional CareersMarcus SimmonsICC – Tech Prep CoordinatorCareer-U 2009
What is a Non-Traditional Career
Traditional Careers are those that are generally held by one gender or the other› Nurses are female› Welders are male
Non-Traditional Careers are those being held by a gender that would not generally be engaged in that career› A female welder› A male nurse
Stereotypes Non-traditional and traditional careers for men
and women are generally assigned according to stereotypes.
These stereotypes are generally held worldwide or are universal.
What are some jobs traditionally held by males?› Why are they traditionally male?
What are some jobs traditionally held by females? › Why are they traditionally female?
Let’s look at a cartoon that expresses a lot of male and female stereotypes
Our Male Character Our Female
Character
Are there positives to working in a non-traditional career field?
Often there are incentives to enter non-traditional careers.› Scholarships, hiring quotas, incentives for
the companies It might be a career that best uses your
individual talents. Salaries may be better Often employers prefer non-traditional
employees
Non-traditional Careers usually center around Women in the
Workplace
There are many more careers considered to be non-traditional for women than for men.
More and more careers are becoming a viable option for women today.
What is the purpose of exploring Non-traditional Career Paths?
It is not to force anyone into a career in which they are not interested.
It is not to force women into careers just because no women are in those careers, and the same for men.
IT IS: AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE CAREERS YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED BEFORE IN ORDER TO FIND YOUR LIFE’S PASSION
Ask Important and Relevant Questions as you tour some of
these careers this week. What level of education is required? What are the salary possibilities for me? What is the job market like in this area? Is this a career I might have to relocate in
order to follow? What are the advancement opportunities like
in this career? What academic courses are required? What are the physical demands of this
career?
What I hope you get out of Career U this week
I hope you will explore different careers I hope you will ask questions and learn about
some new careers I hope you will begin to find a career pathway
that you feel you can really enjoy I HOPE YOU WILL DEVELOP THE
CONFIDENCE TO NOT SETTLE FOR A CAREER YOU ARE GOOD AT PERFORMING, BUT RATHER CHOOSE ONE YOU ARE THE GREATEST AT PERFORMING!
ThanksMarcus SimmonsTech Prep CoordinatorItawamba Community College(662) [email protected]