Career Exploration Name:
1. Go to www.npenn.org to NPHS – Guidance Services Department. Familiarize yourself with what they have to offer you.
2. Click on “COLLEGE/CAREER - Links and Resources,” then www.Educationplanner.com. Take time to see the many stages of the education process this site covers and what information might be important to you.
3. List three careers or majors in which you may be interested and why you might like to pursue each. If you don’t have any idea, think about what you wanted to be when you were younger, or choose the careers of family members or friends who you look up to.
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4. Click “Discovering,” and then “Careers” to do a search for your three careers of interest, either by keyword search or by general category.
5. For each, record the following data:
a. Career:
Description (What do these people do?):
-Note the Related Jobs list at the bottom of the page. Which of these might be of interest to you?
Experience (How much education will you need?):
Knowledge (What school subjects will you need?):
Skills (What are some skills required of the job?):
Interests (list the first three):
Salary (What is the median salary? In the state you’d like to live?):
Based on these findings, how do you feel about this job as a possibility now? Explain.
b. Career:
Description (What do these people do?):
-Note the Related Jobs list at the bottom of the page. Which of these might be of interest to you?
Experience (How much education will you need?):
Knowledge (What school subjects will you need?):
Skills (What are some skills required of the job?):
Interests (list the first three):
Salary (What is the median salary? In the state you’d like to live?):
Based on these findings, how do you feel about this job as a possibility now? Explain.
c. Career:
Description (What do these people do?):
-Note the Related Jobs list at the bottom of the page. Which of these might be of interest to you?
Experience (How much education will you need?):
Knowledge (What school subjects will you need?):
Skills (What are some skills required of the job?):
Interests (list the first three):
Salary (What is the median salary? In the state you’d like to live?):
Based on these findings, how do you feel about this job as a possibility now? Explain.
6. Under “Discovering,” check out Fastest Growing Occupations: http://www.educationplanner.com/education_planner/discovering_article.asp?sponsor=2859&articleName=Fastest_Growing_Occupations
-Note below which of these might be of interest to you, if any:
7. Next, click on the The More You Learn, The More You Earn link: http://www.educationplanner.com/education_planner/discovering_article.asp?sponsor=2859&articleName=The_More_You_Learn_The_More_You_Earn
-What meaning does this information have for you or for those you know? Where do you see yourself on this list? How will that impact your life?
8. Read Learn more about the Holland Types. Click on the next to each type to read its description. Which of the six most closely fits you? Which is least like you?
9. Now, click the Career Assessment link and take the Career Key Assessment
a. In order, list your top three Holland personality types, with scores (e.g., Social – 12, Realistic – 9, Artistic – 7) and read their descriptions. What surprises you? What about the results might you disagree with?
b. How do your three careers from above (#5a, b, and c) seem to match up with your Holland types? What might this mean for you?
c. Next, note the careers under each of your top three types that are of interest to you, adding them to your list.
10. Click on “Careers” and look up three of those, recording the following about each:
a. Career:
Description (What do these people do?):
-Note the Related Jobs list at the bottom of the page. Which of these might be of interest to you?
Experience (How much education will you need?):
Knowledge (What school subjects will you need?):
Skills (What are some skills required of the job?):
Salary (What is the median salary? In the state you’d like to live?):
Based on these findings, how do you feel about this job as a possibility? Explain.
b. Career:
Description (What do these people do?):
-Note the Related Jobs list at the bottom of the page. Which of these might be of interest to you?
Experience (How much education will you need?):
Knowledge (What school subjects will you need?):
Skills (What are some skills required of the job?):
Salary (What is the median salary? In the state you’d like to live?):
Based on these findings, how do you feel about this job as a possibility? Explain.
c. Career:
Description (What do these people do?):
-Note the Related Jobs list at the bottom of the page. Which of these might be of interest to you?
Experience (How much education will you need?):
Knowledge (What school subjects will you need?):
Skills (What are some skills required of the job?):
Salary (What is the median salary? In the state you’d like to live?):
Based on these findings, how do you feel about this job as a possibility? Explain.
Finally, go to www.collegeboard.com and click “For Students.” If you haven’t already done so, sign up for a free account under “My Organizer” and check out all that is available to you with your account.