Choosing a Career!

Today is your chance to explore the many career options that you have available to you.  Of course, no one expects that you will know exactly what career you will want to have as an adult at this point, but try to explore the kinds of careers that interest you the most.  If you are planning to pursue a career in sports or performing arts, consider this your PLAN B career.  

Take your time looking through the information on these websites.  You will be expected to choose a SPECIFIC career to research for next week as you learn how to build your resume and apply for a job.  

Remember if your career requires a college degree, think about how you will pay for your education.  Will your salary be enough to repay those student loans?  



Complete a few self assessments to see what kind of careers might interest you: 

Career Zone                    Technology Careers              Career Cluster Survey

Career Capture               Career Interest Survey           Career Interest Questionnaire

What Career is Right?    Career Test                            Job Selector

Explore these websites to check out different career options: 

Kids Work                      Job Families                     Wall Street Journal

AOL Jobs                      Occupation Search            Career Planning

Career Clusters              Career Exploration           Virtual Job Interview 

Figure out how much money you'll need: 

Money Choices

Salary Information 

This is what happens if you don't PLAN: