Career Information
A career is a lifetime journey of building and making good use of your skills,
knowledge and experiences. It is the total of all events and relationships in
our lives: family, friends, education, work, and leisure activities. Planning
your career is important and high school is a good time to start planning.
Knowing what you might want to do some day will help you to select classes that
interest you.
Job vs. Career
Tasks:
Resources:
Presentation: Planning Your Career
Website: Bureau of Labor Statistics
knowledge and experiences. It is the total of all events and relationships in
our lives: family, friends, education, work, and leisure activities. Planning
your career is important and high school is a good time to start planning.
Knowing what you might want to do some day will help you to select classes that
interest you.
Job vs. Career
- Jobs require little training and are done for money in the short term.
- Careers require continuing education and define who you are for the long run.
Tasks:
- Complete the Naviance Career and Life Game
- Watch one of the two TED-Style Talks below and create a blog post with your reflection:
- Steve Jobs Commencements Speech from Stanford University (15 min)
- The Career in the Age of the App (18 min)
- Log in to Naviance for your school on the Student info tab of the Leyden website.(use ID # not email) and research Careers in Naviance and Complete the Career Cluster Worksheet
- Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website Complete the Top 10 Occupations Worksheet for occupations with the most new jobs.
Resources:
Presentation: Planning Your Career
Website: Bureau of Labor Statistics