1. Career Planning The places you will go! What does your future hold?

2. Today is the day to set sail Jump on the boat to future success! Jump on the boat to future success! Job Job Occupation Occupation Career Career Human Capital Human Capital Transferable Skills Transferable Skills Goals Goals

3. Job, Occupation and Career Job Job A work role with a specific organization A work role with a specific organization Paid or unpaid Paid or unpaid Occupation Occupation A wide category of jobs with similar characteristics A wide category of jobs with similar characteristics Career Career A lifetime journey of building and wisely using skills knowledge and experiences. A lifetime journey of building and wisely using skills knowledge and experiences.

4. Job Educator Youth Group Leader High School Teacher Community Volunteer Which is the occupation?

5. Human Capital Human capital Human capital Defined as the skills acquired through the process of self investment. Defined as the skills acquired through the process of self investment. Provides for the future Provides for the future Greater range of opportunities Greater range of opportunities Greater career success Greater career success What are some ways to invest in one’s self today? What are some ways to invest in one’s self today?

6. How to self Invest School School Get good grades Get good grades Take elective classes Take elective classes Take honors classes Take honors classes Work Work Find jobs that are related to your field of interest Find jobs that are related to your field of interest Extra-Curricular Activities Extra-Curricular Activities Art club Art club FBLA FBLA

7. Transferable Skills Acquired through various life experiences that can be used in an individuals job or career. Acquired through various life experiences that can be used in an individuals job or career. These enhance your human capital These enhance your human capital Example: Example: Jill has worked as a waitress for 4 years Jill has worked as a waitress for 4 years Now she want’s to be a journalist Now she want’s to be a journalist Marketing desserts – marketing stories and ideas Marketing desserts – marketing stories and ideas Cleanliness -- Organization Cleanliness -- Organization

8. Form a plan Choose an ultimate career goal Choose an ultimate career goal Build your human capital to develop the necessary transferable skills. Build your human capital to develop the necessary transferable skills. School School Work Work Extra-curricular activities Extra-curricular activities

9. Planning your future What are you going to do after high school? What are you going to do after high school? Planning for one’s future is not easy…..BUT it must be addressed to reach future success. Planning for one’s future is not easy…..BUT it must be addressed to reach future success.

10. What are your interests? Reading Reading Building and fixing things Building and fixing things Law Law Math Math Science Science Music and Art Music and Art Sports Sports Helping People Helping People Managing Money Managing Money Social Studied Social Studied Nature Nature Computers Computers IDENTIFYING PERSONAL INTERESTS AT AN EARLY AGE IS IMPORTANT IN CHOOSING A FUTURE CAREER

11. Career Exploration Planning your future