10TH GRADE CAREER

CRUISING

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Objective By the end of today, you will

explore your interests and how they relate to your post-secondary goals.

What is Career Cruising? Useful for 10th graders to investigate

occupations and planning for the future Key Components

Career ExplorationPost-secondary Education PlanningResume BuildingWork SearchPortfolio DevelopmentFinancial Resources Search

Matchmaker Assessment Interactive survey that matches occupations to

your interests

For each question, there are 5 responses to choose from: dislike very much, dislike, does not matter, like, or like very much

Once completed, a list of 40 career suggestions will appearOccupations are ranked according to how well they suit

your interests

Accessing Career Cruising

Go to www.careercruising.com

Access CardSave this information in a safe place to

access your account at any time!

Matchmaker Assessment Cont.

Click on AssessmentsClick on Start MatchmakerEnter today’s date for the name of the session and

click Start Now to begin

Read “More Info” on the right hand side to get more detailed information about the questions

Improve My Results – after answering the 39 questions, you have the option of answering more questions – the more questions you answer, the more effective the career suggestions

Career Clusters Groups of occupations that share common

characteristics such as knowledge requirements, skill sets, and/or goals

Write down your Career Cluster Recommendations

Career Exploration Looking at your Career Interest Rank, click on

careers that look interesting & research using the tabs to the left

On the worksheet, rank 3 careers based on information you research

Save at least 3 plans to your site by clicking “Save to My Plan”

Sharing Your Plan Click on My Plan

Click on Share My Plan

Invite parent/guardian to view your plan. Type in a parent’s email address and hit send.