what you want futures: what you want learning about careers unit essential question: what are my...
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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
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2.
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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 Clusters
DEFINITION:
Each career cluster has a range of pathways and career options to consider
Careers Clusters
Agriculture, Food & Natural
ResourcesArchitecture
& 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)