Chapter 12: Preparing Chapter 12: Preparing Your FutureYour Future

Careers Now!Careers Now!

Societal ChangesSocietal Changes

Economic ChangesEconomic Changes

Ability to change jobsAbility to change jobs

Life expectancyLife expectancy

The Importance of Career The Importance of Career Exploration in CollegeExploration in College

What do you want out of your college What do you want out of your college experience?experience?

Having the skills vs. Knowing what you Having the skills vs. Knowing what you want want

Thinking positiveThinking positive

Happy in Life and CareerHappy in Life and Career

What are the benefits of work?What are the benefits of work? PaycheckPaycheck StructureStructure Interpersonal interactionInterpersonal interaction Source of statusSource of status FulfillmentFulfillment Others?Others?

Life SatisfactionLife Satisfaction

Life after adolescence has three basic Life after adolescence has three basic componentscomponents

1)1) Sleep = 1/3 our lifeSleep = 1/3 our life

2)2) Play = 72 hours/wkPlay = 72 hours/wk

3)3) Work = 1/3Work = 1/3

Take Responsibility!Take Responsibility!

Career Exploration: Seven StepsCareer Exploration: Seven Steps

Step 1: Exploring your valuesStep 1: Exploring your values What means the most to you?What means the most to you?

Developed through interaction with Developed through interaction with family, friends, other important peoplefamily, friends, other important people

Career must compliment their valuesCareer must compliment their values

Step 2: Pinpointing your personality typeStep 2: Pinpointing your personality type Impossible to pinpointImpossible to pinpoint

We all have characteristics and behavior We all have characteristics and behavior patterns that remain stablepatterns that remain stable

Important to choose a career that meshes Important to choose a career that meshes well with our personality!!well with our personality!!

Step 3: Evaluating your interests and skillsStep 3: Evaluating your interests and skills How can your individual interests be How can your individual interests be

transformed to a job you’ll love?transformed to a job you’ll love?

Examples?Examples?

Simply understanding your interests is not Simply understanding your interests is not enoughenough

Step 4: Finding Careers that will “match” Step 4: Finding Careers that will “match” your characteristics your characteristics

After you identify career option best suited After you identify career option best suited to your personality, then match this info to your personality, then match this info with actual optionswith actual options

Note: Note: Occupational Information Network Occupational Information Network (O*NET) www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/(O*NET) www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/

Step 5: Researching interesting careersStep 5: Researching interesting careers Act on information, not feelingsAct on information, not feelings

Create a list of possibilitiesCreate a list of possibilities

Ask yourself the right questionsAsk yourself the right questions

Step 6: Envisioning your futureStep 6: Envisioning your future You do not have to make a final decision on You do not have to make a final decision on

a career right now!!!a career right now!!!

Visualize having different careersVisualize having different careers

Ask yourself, “Is this something I would Ask yourself, “Is this something I would actually want to do?”actually want to do?”

Step 7: Declaring a majorStep 7: Declaring a major Subject to changeSubject to change

Improves motivationImproves motivation

Decide which major will best help you Decide which major will best help you achieve the goal of having that career and achieve the goal of having that career and PURSUE!PURSUE!