CAREER

PL A N N I N G
SEA Counseling

By Ms. Gonzalez
Have you ever thought about what career
you might pursue after high school?

What information would you need to

consider as you explore career options?
 AGENDA
Pre-Test
Careers: What are they?
Career Assessment
Group Research
Share-Out
Post-Test
 ASCA MINDSETS + BELIEFS
M 6. Understanding that postsecondary education
and lifelong learning are necessary for long-term
success
B-LS 9. Decision-making informed by gathering
evidence, getting others’ perspectives and
recognizing personal bias
B-SS 6. Effective collaboration and cooperation
skills
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify and describe essential

factors to consider when exploring
career options.
Identify and utilize career
exploration techniques.
 PRE-TEST

https://shorturl.at/mJKN5
 CAREER 101
A profession, occupation, trade or
vocation and defines what you do
for a living
Can range from those careers that
require extensive training and
education, to those you can perform
with only a high school diploma and a
willingness to learn
 CAREER
CONSIDERATIONS

Interests Values Education/Training

What kinds of things am I
interested in? What do I
enjoy doing?
What are some things I will
want in my future
job/career? (Work / Life
Balance, Salary, Location,
Day-to-Day Responsibilities,
Benefits, Work Environment)
What kind of training do I
need for this career? Any
education? How much
education?
 HOW DO I EXPLORE?
Career Assessments
Get Involved!
Clubs / Organizations
Volunteering
Summer Programs
Internships
Jobs
Talk to your counselor!
HOW DO I EXPLORE?
Networking
Informational Interviews
Mentorship
Job Shadowing
Develop your soft and hard skills
Online research
Career Fairs
Dual Enrollment / Explore electives
 CAREER
ASSESSMENT &
ONLINE RESEARCH
 CAREER ASSESSMENTS

An evaluation that helps identify

suitable career paths based on your
skills, interests, and values
 Online Research
O*Net and O*Net Career
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Careeronestep.org
California Career Zone
Google!
 123
SSMENT
ER ASSE
CARE
Directions:
5 - 10 Minutes
You will see 15 sets of four pictures that show specific
work activities
For each set, you will choose:
ONE work activity that appeals to you the MOST
(green checkmark)
ONE work activity that appeals to you the LEAST
(red x)
https://www.123test.com/career-test/
RESULTS
 RESULTS
Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional

PRACTICAL ANALYTICAL CREATIVE COOPERATIVE COMPETITIVE CLERICAL

PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL ORIGINAL SUPPORTING LEARDERSHIP ORGANIZING

HANDS-ON SCIENTIFIC INDEPENDENT HELPING PERSUADING DETAIL-ORIENTED

MACHINE EXPLORATIVE CHAOTIC HEALING STATUS

TOOL-ORIENTED THINKER INVENTIVE TEACHING

 GROUPS
Move to the group that has the
personality trait that you scored the
HIGHEST in.
(realistic, investigative, artistic, social,
enterprising, conventional)
 1. What type of training

1
As a group, choose ONE career to
or education are
investigate from the personality needed for this
type your group belongs to. career?
2. How much does this
career pay on

2
Answer the following questions average?
based on your chosen career by 3. What type of training
researching online. or education are
needed for this

3
career?
Type your responses in a google 4. How much does this
document. career pay on
average?
 1. What are the main
responsibilities of this
Career/Job?
O*Net and O*Net Career
Bureau of Labor 2. What does the day-to-
Statistics day look like in this
Careeronestep.org career?
California Career Zone 3. What type of training or
Google! education are needed
for this career?
4. How much does this
career pay on average?
SHARE-OUT
 POST-TEST

https://shorturl.at/chRZ7
QUESTIONS?

Thank you!