Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Student Career Planning Orientation

Career.

Think About It

do when you graduate?
I love History, but my parents want me to study Computer Science so I can get a good job.

least once
2/3 of college freshmen do not have a declared major

what interests you AND where your skills and abilities lie AND your values!

skilled at
Values- whats important to you

you have that you would do whether or not you were paid to do them.
You do these in your spare time or whenever you can.

in school?
What activities come easy to you?

Math

Writing

Singing

Photography

Computers

Sports

History

40 years?
Your opportunities for personal satisfaction and growth?
Your ability to meet your family's needs (e.g. housing, medical, college)?
Your ability to eventually retire with the financial resources to enjoy it?

Career Decision
Determines

to think about.
Too busy. No more homework!
Don’t know where to begin.
Don’t see the value.

Why Motivating Youth
is Difficult

clue what he wants to do. Maybe forensics. Maybe art.”
“My daughter is a sophomore in college and she hates her major (accounting). She is changing majors, but doesn’t know what to choose. That means at least one more year of college that we cannot afford.
“Now that I have a college degree, I need to think about a career. I majored in Marketing, but I’m not sure that’s what I want to do.”
“I hate my major, but switching involves two more years of college. My parents would kill me. I’ll gut it out. Maybe I’ll learn to like it.”
“I wish I had known four years ago what I know now. I would have taken career and college planning more seriously. My major was easy and fun, but now I cannot get a decent job.”

Result: Poor Choices, Waste and Frustration

big difference between TV drama and “real life”. 
Friends => They’ll know what sounds “cool”, but unless they have proactively used the career /college tools available, they are probably not a knowledgeable source of information.
Life’s Interactions => OK, you have used the services of Dentists, Pharmacists, Teachers, etc. but… Do you really know what it is like to do their job?
Parent => A great source, if your parent’s career happens to be “the right one” out of several hundred possibilities for you.

with various careers
To compare your personal skills/strengths against those required by various careers
To determine which careers offer the most opportunity
To develop your list of careers for consideration
To learn about the nature of work, education requirements, job outlook, earnings, etc.

Interest
Parent’s Friends
Friend’s Parents
Acquaintances from “Life’s Interactions” (e.g. teachers, dentists, store managers)
Career Day Presenters
Volunteering, Internships, Job Shadowing

pick a career for which jobs are available with income levels adequate to meet your family's financial needs.
Don't expect a quick, easy answer.  The career planning process requires time and effort.  Invest the time to identify/evaluate careers that "fit" your needs, interests and abilities.
Do use a variety of tools and talk to several people in each career of interest.
Don't get discouraged or discredit the process when some “obviously” unacceptable careers appear on a list generated by an interest assessment tool (they will).  Career planning is not a precise science.  Reason and judgment must be applied.

significantly improve
your odds (with no guarantee) of selecting a great career.  The
following table is my rough estimate of how your odds for
choosing a great or "perfect" career improve by making an
informed decision.
 
                                        Random            Gut               Informed
                                     Decision          Feel                Decision  
        Perfect Career           1%                   5%                    20%
        Great Career             4%                 20%                    50%
        Acceptable Career    60%               50%                    20%
        Terrible Career         35%              25%                    10%
 
    For example, I estimate that your probability of selecting a "perfect career“ is about
1% if you make a random decision vs. 20% if you make an informed decision.

writing)

Your Needs
(e.g., income, growth,
personal fulfillment)

Occupational Outlook Summaries

CareerOneStop Job Summaries & Videos

Networking, Internships, Job Shadowing, Volunteering

Evaluate/Select a
Career

Career Planning Process

for evaluation
Evaluate job options
Prepare a job comparison summary
Talk to people in occupations of strong interest.
Choose the “right” industry and company.

Career Planning Process

Identify Careers Prospects, Retrieve Required Information, Evaluate Careers, Company/Industry Information, Evaluate Companies/Industries, Job Basics)

Web Site Tool Demo

the tools
to make informed decisions.
Tell others who might benefit (friends,
cousins, neighbors, siblings)

Your Future Depends On It