College or Work Field~ What career is best for me? Objective: You will analyze career paths in order to determine what you might choose. DRILL: 1.Look at the packet. 2.List options for life after High School in the chart provided. 3.List the pros and cons for each. 4.What do you want to do? Why? 5.List traits from the 6 categories:

Chart for Life after High School

Career Choices

Look at the packets for your personality type: Are you? Realistic Social Conventional Artistic Investigative Enterprising Look at the traits and write down your qualities and job options.

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7 Holland Code Realistic – the Doers People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors. Investigative – the Thinkers People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems. Artistic – the Creators People who have artistic, innovating or intuition abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.

8 A Blend of Interests Social – the Helpers People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help. Enterprising – the Decision-Makers People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain. Conventional – the Organizers People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions.

9 High School Courses Realistic – the Doers Technology, Family Consumer Science, Physical Education Investigative – the Thinkers Science, Psychology, Health, Math Artistic – the Creators Art, Music Languages, English

10 High School Courses Social – the Helpers Business, Social Studies, Family Consumer Sciences Enterprising – the Decision-Makers Business, Social Studies, Math Conventional – the Organizers Business, Math

11 Internships Realistic – the Doers Auto, construction, computer, manufacturing, restaurant, florist, camp sports counselor Investigative – the Thinkers Hospital, doctor’s office, software company, environmental firm, Artistic – the Creators Museum, art store, film company, arts and crafts camp counselor, local newspaper

12 Internships Social – the Helpers Camp group counselor, child care, retail sales, receptionist, volunteer for non-profit Enterprising – the Decision-Makers Entrepreneur, bank, law office, marketing company, camp counselor – event planner Conventional – the Organizers Library, accountant’s office, medical records file clerk, camp office.

13 College Majors Realistic – the Doers Technology – Computers, Engineering Law Enforcement, Culinary Investigative – the Thinkers Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Artistic – the Creators Art, Dance, English, Languages, Film, Theatre

14 College Majors Social – the Helpers Education, Human Resources, Social Work Enterprising – the Decision-Makers Business Management, Finance, Marketing, Law, Real Estate Conventional – the Organizers Accounting, Office Administration, Data processing

Careers in the Armed Services 15

16 Dreams Dreams are career thoughts which need direction and action. Map out career paths. Don’t dismiss dreams! Explore all related careers.

AssessCourses Special Interest s Clubs Intern- ships Career Planning Process 17

Realistic - "The Do-ers" People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors. ARE YOU? Practical Thrifty Self-controlled Athletic Curious about the physical world Independent Straightforward/frank Stable Ambitious Mechanically inclined Concrete Systematic A nature lover Reserved Persistent

Social People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words.

Artistic ~ "The Creators" People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity. ARE YOU? Creative Independent Courageous Intuitive Eexpressive Open Imaginative Original Complicated Innovative Introspective Idealistic Unconventional Impulsive Nonconforming Emotional Sensitive