Career Zone:

A Snapshot into the Future

Mission Middle School Counseling Team
Ms. Pablo, Ms. McPhillips, Mr. Arredondo, Ms. Chavez,
Mr. Diaz, Ms. Duncan and Ms. Nava

Agenda

Introductions
Purpose of Lesson
Reality Check worksheet
Brainstorming
Discussion of Career Zone website
Assessment and money choices
Questions

Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. Be able to describe how their future career will impact their lifestyle
2.Be able to understand how interest areas can influence job occupations
3.Understand differences between wants and needs and how that can
influence their lifestyle
4. Understand how level of educational attainment can influence their
lifestyle

Brainstorming
What are some things that
are important for you to
have in your future?

http://www.cacareerzone.org/
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Assess Yourself - Interest Areas

Conventional
Frequently following set procedures
and rules
Can include working with data and
details more so than ideas
Usually a clear line of authority
Example careers: Bank Teller,
Bookkeeper and a Court Clerk

Interest Area
Realistic
Practical, hands on problems and solutions
Often deal with plants, animals and real-world
materials like wood, tools and machines
Many jobs here require being outside
Not a lot of paperwork or interaction with people
Example career: Aircraft Mechanic, Veterinarian and
Anthropologist

Interest Area
Artistic
Working with forms, designs and
patterns
Often require a lot of self
expression
No clear set of rules
Example career: Book editor,
Graphic Designer and an Art teacher

Interest Area
Investigative
Working with ideas
A lot of thinking, searching for
facts and figuring out
problems mentally
Example career: Pharmacist,
Biologist and a Dentist.

Interest Area
Social
Often involve working with,
communicating with and
teaching people
Helping or providing service to
others
Example career: Athletic Trainer,
Counselor and a Nurse

Interest Area
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects
Leading people and making many
decisions
Risk taking
Business
Example career: Lawyer, Judge and a
Hotel Manager

Steps
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Go to Assess yourself
Click on Quick Assessment
Choose 3 interest areas
Review your results and look AT LEAST 2 careers
Look at the information about your career(education
preparation, information about the job)

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Click on Making Money Choices

Click on choose your lifestyle
Choose the city you want to live in
Choose your housing
Click on next selection (green button)
Keep clicking next selection until all areas are
highlighted
7. review your monthly spending and annual
salary

Processing
How did you feel with your results?
Did you discover anything about the lifestyle you
want to lead?
What are the differences between wants and
needs?

Questions?