HIGHT HIGH TO BY EUGENIA NEWELL here isa ot newin career guidance, Technology is a ving force in the work ithas ch at we teach. I qi place, an should also change how we talk to stu The di dents about their future. ala has provided new depth to career aware- ress and exploration and new responsibil ties for career guidance profesionals. The creation of hundreds of new jobs cam keep . ance professional busy! What isa “business continuity planner?” What skills and knowledge are needed to be a ‘user experience designer?” Must marsing be licensed registered nurses field? An ev growing list of new jobs meam the carcer ional must be awate of New job areer and technical idance profe new opportunities for student require new skils. As teachers must be current with software professional must keep up with the needs and skills ofa changing workplace in arder for them to best serve students Nanotechnology and high-tech re earch will chang os in many ways, What are the qualifications for What nanoprobe development engineer optoelectronics procs engineer exactly is precision ag the introduction of sifcones and cationic polymers and MRI inaging creating a revolution in the trating of aesthetician How will new U.S. halth care provisions ange the skill, knowledge and licensin requirements for medical occupations? How is technology changing opportuni- ties for disabled workers? These ate the kinds of questions that we must be able to answer for our studert Technol ako changed career information delivery:ystems for stadens Students have more access to career infor mation than ever before, A wealth of ca reer guidance information is available to very student at schol, at home and even on their phones! Online programs can tell students what salary they will earn ih in urban andrural areas all across the country, Elecronic plan of study offer Finks to far avay postsecondary program: that align with students’ career pathway Online video and major can provide a look into hunreds of job sites Electronic bios an online job interviews are hanging the way students initially proficiency in several ypater program! to even apply for some jobs et about high touch. High touch meat going beyondthe computer screen image and the videcr and technical require- sake Oo np ams can provide a great deal statistical and descriptive information about jobs. However, an op portunity to pb shadow, participate in an internship or spend time with a mentor is equally important, Work-based learning, cooperative projects and having articulate ane o 7GUIDANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT “High touch means going beyond the computer screen images and the videos and technical requirements. Computer programs can provide a great deal of statistical and descriptive information about jobs. However, ‘an opportunity to job shadow, participate in an internship or spend time with a mentor is equally important.” ‘things you can’t leam from a computer. tequiring those skills, t00, expected to be profi a short time? Job shadowing, cooperative learning and mentoring are tc Look Apworkers excel ina cooperative work envirens e@@-ee@: Technical Educational Furniture Tech Lab Workstations raing/AD Stations Towered Tales i eA Compu tbe nro Das irate Otis eo) Visit us on the web: www.interiorconcepts.ccm See us in person: 2010 Annual Convention in LasVegas 38 rochniquor ocronte 2 research carer options through very so- phisticated stems, Bat stud experience of being in aprospective workplace ean alter career decisions. Work ences and mentors cannot b or replaced. A quality work expert cooperative earning project or a well- informed speaker can provide insight into the day-to-dhy tasks th ‘up ajob, and ultimatdy a career. While much carcer guidance is new and exciting, tsachieve their goals is still the of our profession and high touch to be eff balance both as we ereate Framework their future in a place, We mi ‘grams that ve offer relev Do we ill embrace th suid The end esult of carver cout is made up cf fdual decisions by individual sulents about individual jobs. As counselors we must be proacti acknowledging n dents face i ‘only the changes stu- workplace of the future, but the techniques, old and new; to best prepare them for those changes. ‘sacar poe pit ate oad Coe Aeolaes Darn of Tab te Sk. Sh canbe otal HewleGnibasorkog