The world of “life after high school” can seem scary and overwhelming to a young person. My Scary World was specifically designed to meet middle school students where they’re at - playing video games, hanging out with friends, playing sports, skateboarding - and helping them connect those current interests to potential careers and college possibilities in a tangible way as they are enter-ing high school.

My Scary World is about starting a conversation that leads middle school students to their future.

Instead of asking students to pick from a long laundry list of careers that they may or may not know any thing about, My Scary World utilizes common, age appro-priate activities paired with Holland Code based emo-tive statements to pair them with careers they could potentially connect with. Through this simple yet engaging program, a young person can be introduced to an abundance of careers that they might otherwise have never heard of or even considered.

fitness

sports

gaming

dancing

music

fashion

writing

skating

concerts

traveling

cheer

arguing

The World isn’tso Scary once youknow where you

want to go!

I A S E C R

Connect with students based on current interests.

Approaches the conversation about college and careers from a different angle

Making new and different careers feel accessible.

Example: A young student, who happens to be the captain of the cheerleading squad, sits down to explore My Scary World. They click on the activity, “Cheerleading” and selected the emo-tive statement, “I can get the whole crowd cheering.”

Then they are taken to a new screen which lets them know they’ve connected with a ENTERPRISING Occupation Type.

ENTERPRISING occupations often involve starting up and car-rying out projects, leading people and making key decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and may deal with business.

A long list of potential careers are pulled directly from the ONet data base, some of which include: • Travel Guide• Supply Chain Manager• Talent Director• Ship & Boat Captain• Logistics Manager...the list goes on and on. We have just informed a young stu-dent that their leadership, communication and strategic planning skills, as it relates to cheerleading, could also be the key to their career path.

• The job description page gives students a quick glance at all relevant elements of a career.

• Students can “favorite” the job for later viewing, or mark notes about it in an online journal.

• When you take a short survey or complete the Lab Libs, your tailored career results show with a de-scription of the personality type you likely embody, helping you find your ideal career

• Two surveys give students flexibility in determining their personality types

• The long survey is driven by ONET and uses the Holland Codes to determine personality types

• The short survey (pictured) quickly gives students a good idea about what jobs they may like

• You can search careers by Holland Code types to find jobs that match your personal-ity profile

• Or, search by industry, STE{A}M careers, or use the advanced search function to filter even more specific opportunities

• Throughout the site, icons depicting in-dustry, STE{A}M options and personality types are reiterated, giving a sense of continuity to the users

• This icon approach helps familiarize students with the types of careers they may be interested in for later use

• Student-friendly videos were created to increase student engagement

• The videos make the site fun to be on, and get stu-dents excited

• The journal page allows students to document their site exploration

• Gives teachers and parents an op-portunity to track student interests

Student Profiles

Industry Favorites for: acorbelli@gmail.com

Education

Self-Employed

Transportation & Storage

Wholesale/Commercial Sales

Health & CounselingRetail Arts & Entertainment

Government

Manufacturing

Careers Viewed & Total Weighted Career Interest for: acorbelli@gmail.com

Adult Basic & Secondary Education & Literacy Teachers & Instructors

First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop & Horticultural Workers

Electromechanical Engineering Technologists

Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Criminal Investigators & Special Agents

Actuaries

Actors

Architects

CuratorsGeographic Information Systems Technicians

Gaming & Sports Book Writers & Runners

Aerospace Engineers

Accountants

Administrative Services Managers

Ambulance Drivers & Attendants

Interior Designers

Stock Clerks, Sales Floor

Adhesive Boding Machine Operators & Tenders

Interest Areas Viewed (from surveys) for: acorbelli@gmail.com

Career Favorites for: acorbelli@gmail.com

Realistic

Conventional

Social

Adapted Physical Education Specialists

Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Choreographers

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders Stock Clerks, Sales Floor

Ambulance Drivers & Attendants

Aggregated data based on information on the ONet data base

Let’s parents and teachers know where their student may be headed

Helps them plan their high school courses with better understanding