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3. Objective  By the end of today, you will… Know how to access Career Cruising Understand how your interests relate to your post-secondary goals Do – Explore possible career interests by completing the MatchMaker Inventory

4. What is Career Cruising?  Useful for 10 th graders to investigate occupations and planning for the future  Helps users satisfy five key career guidance needs Self-assessment Career exploration Post-secondary education planning Work search Portfolio development

5. How Will We Use Career Cruising?  Individual Advisement  College Search  Resume Building  Financial resources available

6. Accessing Career Cruising  Go to www.careercruising.comwww.careercruising.com  Username: FH-Student ID# Ex: FH-171234  Password: Birthdate Ex: 03011997

7. Create A New Password  Parent Portal Password Information  First initial, last initial, 6 digit birthdate Ex: js030197

8. Email Address  Enter district email address First initial, last initial, last 3 of id@my.fhsdschools.org@my.fhsdschools.org Ex: jsmith123@my.fhsdschools.orgjsmith123@my.fhsdschools.org  Read through Terms & Conditions, click agree, and submit

9. Matchmaker Assessment  Interactive survey that matches occupations to your interests  For each question, there are 5 responses to choose from: dislike very much, dislike, does not matter, like, or like very much  Once completed, a list of 40 career suggestions will appear Occupations are ranked according to how well they suit your interests

10. Matchmaker Assessment Cont  Click on Assessments Click on Start Matchmaker Enter a name for your session and click Start Now to begin  Read “More Info” on the right hand side to get more detailed information about the questions  Improve My Results – after answering the 39 questions, you have the option of answering more questions – the more questions you answer, the more effective the career suggestions

11. Career Clusters  Groups of occupations that share common characteristics such as knowledge requirements, skill sets, and/or goals  Write down your Career Cluster Recommendations

12. Career Exploration  Looking at your Career Interest Rank, click on careers that look interesting & research using the tabs to the left  On the WS, rank 3 careers based on information you research  Save at least 3 plans to your site by clicking “Save to My Plan”

13. Sharing Your Plan  Click on My Plan  Click on Share My Plan  Invite parent/guardian to view your plan. Type in a parent’s email address and hit send