Helping Students Discover Career Interests...Career Interest Profiler • How do your interests...
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Helping Students Discover Career Interests
College & Career Planning NightOctober 28th, 2015
Greg StolzerDGN Counselor
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The Process of Career Planning
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High School To-Do List
Exploration
Reflection
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Why is Career Exploration Important during High
School?
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More Jobs Require Training(Georgetown University – Center on Education and the Workforce – “Failure to Launch: Structural Shift and the New Lost Generation”
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More Education = Income Growth(Georgetown University)
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More education = Chance for higher income, lower risk of unemployment
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Rapid Increase in Tuition…
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Tuition Example
U. of Illinois – 1992-93 ≈ $7,500 If tuition followed inflation ≈ $13,000 U. of Illinois - 2015-16 ≈ $30,000
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Student Debt has Increased
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Why is Career Exploration Important during High
School?
Increasing requirements for entry-level jobs (college and/or technical skills)
The cost of college/acquiring skills continues to increase
Exploration in high school allows students to enhance their ability to make career-related decisions
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Exploring Careers in High School
2 Key Themes Exploration Reflection
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Exploring Careers in High School
5 Areas for Exploration School Family Connection/Web Resources Community Family/Student College/post-secondary training
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School-based Opportunities
Classes Core and elective offerings
Clubs/Activities Science Club, DECA, FCCLA, SkillsUSA, etc.
Sports/Music
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School-based OpportunitiesClasses
Prepare for 2016-17 registration process Many elective course options
TCD (tcdupage.org), Engineering, Architecture, Anatomy, Journalism, Intro to Teaching, etc.
Cooperative Work Training (CWT) Junior/senior elective option
Talk to teachers about additional opps. Reflect on experiences
What did I like/not like? What did I do well? What did I struggle with? How did I adapt/change?
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School-based Opportunities
Clubs/Activities
Opportunity to pursue interests Enhance skills Many options
Science Club, DECA, FCCLA, SkillsUSA, Attainable Futures, etc.
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School-based Opportunities
Sports/Music
Opportunity to pursue interests Enhance skills through training Transferable skills
Leadership Working in a group Working with people different from you Continuous focus on improvement Working effectively with adults
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Family Connection/Web
Family Connection - Web-based resource on DGN homepage College and career searches Career resources and activities Student account, but family resource
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Family Connection/Web
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Family Connection/Web
Family Connection – Activities (Careers tab)
Career Interest Profiler• How do your interests match with different
careers• View matching occupations
Cluster Finder• Matches students with 16 career clusters• Activities, Personal Qualities, School
Subjects
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16 Career Clusters
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Family Connection/Web
Family Connection - Activities
Strengths Explorer• Helps students to understand areas of natural
talents and strengths
Do What You Are• Personality type test• Learn about personal strengths/blindspots
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Family Connection/Web
Family Connection - Activities
Learning Styles Inventory• How do you learn best as a student
MI Advantage• Develop an Intelligence Profile• Spatial, Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal,
etc.
Road Trip Nation• 3500+ interviews with leaders speaking about
their career paths
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Family Connection/Web
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ Occupational searches Occupational Finder tool
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Community-based Opportunities
Career Interviews Job Shadowing Volunteering Career Camps/Experiences Employment
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Community-based Opportunities
Career Interviews A great way to learn what a job is really like Ask friends/relatives for suggestions What do people do in their careers? What do
they like/dislike? What are important skills/credentials needed? etc.
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Community-based Opportunities
Job Shadowing Shadow an individual for a day to see what the
job is like Ask friends/relatives for suggestions Can ask similar questions as a career interview,
but you get to see things in action
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Community-based Opportunities
Volunteering Great way to get experience
• e.g., Interested in education – be a tutor
Lots of organizations need help• Libraries, non-profits, schools, churches
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Community-based Opportunities
Career Camps/Experiences Locally based Career focused
• I-Body Human Body & Health Summer Camp – Hinsdale Hospital
• “Careers in Pharmacy Summer Program” –Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Pharmacy
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Community-based Opportunities
Employment Great way to get experience Start to learn/reinforce basic job skills Don’t be afraid to ask and to follow up
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Family/Student
Family friends/relatives – use as resources Job shadowing, career interviews, employment,
volunteering Encourage reflection – make this a regular
activity Student - Start a career/activities journal in
Family Connection (within Careers tab) Student - Take ownership of the process
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Colleges/Post-Secondary Training
Are there summer camps that align with my interests?
How can I acquire the skills I need to pursue my career interest(s)?
How can I continue to explore my interests in college?
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Colleges/Post-Secondary Training
Are there summer camps that align with my interests? Many colleges will host various summer camps
related to career interests Affordable way to see a college and learn more
about a career e.g., Augustana Summer Academy 2016,
Northern IL - http://www.niu.edu/summercamps/
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Colleges/Post-Secondary Training
How can I acquire the skills I need to pursue my career interest(s)? Research credentials/training need
• Occupational Outlook Handbook• Family Connection• College visits/reps• Speak with employers• DGN Counselors/College Center
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Colleges/Post-Secondary Training
How can I continue to explore my interests in college? Continue to seek out opportunities to get in-
depth experiences• College majors• Student professional associations• Internships• Cooperative work experiences
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Relationship - Age/Career Experience
Depth of Career Exp.
Student AgeIdeally, as students get older their career experiences should be deeper and more hands-on.
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Trends with Careers/Job Market
Change/Need for flexibility Emphasis on skills/credentials Soft skills (social+comm.) + hard skills Increasing diversity of workplace
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Conclusion #1
Marketable skills combined with strong interpersonal abilities are critical to increasing employment opportunities.
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Conclusion #2
When students have direct, hands-on career experiences during high school their ability to make career-related decisions is enhanced.
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QUESTIONS?