Post on 12-Jan-2016
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Your CareerYour Career
Exploring the Exploring the World of World of CareersCareers
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Job
Care
er
What do you want What do you want to be doing in 2020?to be doing in 2020?
Will you be in a Will you be in a job or a career?job or a career?
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Job vs. Career… Job vs. Career… Do you know the Do you know the Difference?Difference?
JobJob– What you are doing
today
Career– What you have done
over the past years and what you play to do in the future
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Let’s Focus on Let’s Focus on Careers!Careers!
1.1. Name some Name some careers that careers that
interest youinterest you
2.2. Do you have a Do you have a backup plan? backup plan?
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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETEPROFESSIONAL ATHLETE Very tough competitionVery tough competition TOTAL jobs in NFL: 1728TOTAL jobs in NFL: 1728 TOTAL jobs in NBA: 450TOTAL jobs in NBA: 450 TOTAL jobs in MLB: 750TOTAL jobs in MLB: 750
In Texas alone, In Texas alone, there are almost 5 there are almost 5 MILLION students!MILLION students!
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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…
ACTORACTOR Of the 100,000 actors Of the 100,000 actors
today, only about 100 today, only about 100 make millions make millions
Average salary made is Average salary made is less than $5000less than $5000
Extremely tough Extremely tough competition competition
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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…
VETERINARIANVETERINARIAN Earn a 4 year college Earn a 4 year college
degree with a high B or degree with a high B or straight A averagestraight A average
Obtain a high score on Obtain a high score on an entrance examan entrance exam
Spend 4 more years in Spend 4 more years in graduate schoolgraduate school
Acquire a state license Acquire a state license by passing a by passing a comprehensive examcomprehensive exam
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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…
LAWYERLAWYER Earn a 4 year college Earn a 4 year college
degree with a strong degree with a strong academic recordacademic record
Obtain a high score on a Obtain a high score on a difficult graduate entrance difficult graduate entrance exam (LSAT)exam (LSAT)
Spend 3 more years in full-Spend 3 more years in full-time graduate schooltime graduate school
Pass a comprehensive state Pass a comprehensive state exam called the Bar exam exam called the Bar exam
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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…
DOCTORDOCTOR Earn a 4 year college Earn a 4 year college
degree with a high B or degree with a high B or straight A averagestraight A average
Obtain a high score on a Obtain a high score on a difficult graduate entrance difficult graduate entrance exam (MCAT)exam (MCAT)
Spend 3 more years in full-Spend 3 more years in full-time graduate schooltime graduate school
Pass a comprehensive Pass a comprehensive state exam called the Bar state exam called the Bar exam exam
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So What Else is Out There?So What Else is Out There?
There are thousands and There are thousands and thousands of different careers!thousands of different careers!
To organize them, Texas adopted To organize them, Texas adopted 16 career clusters16 career clusters
Each cluster has a pathway that Each cluster has a pathway that leads you to specific types of jobs; leads you to specific types of jobs; each job has a specific program of each job has a specific program of education/training that can start education/training that can start as early as middle school!as early as middle school!
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Warning Competitive Job Market
Ahead! PREPARE
NOW
How does what I am How does what I am doing in school impact doing in school impact
my future?my future?