- Know the kind of income you need to have in future to support the lifestyle you want Reality Check.
- Now research the careers that can provide that kind of income Star Jobs.
- Access information about career clusters and take a personality assessment to see which careers align with your personality and your career cluster of interest by visiting: NC Career Clusters Guide
College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC)
Offers numerous activities for students including:
- Career interest inventory
- Career cluster survey
- Work Values Sorter
- Abilities Profiler
- Learning Styles Inventory
- Career exploration
- College Planning
Career Coach CPCC
Dress for Success Tips
Career Exploration Grade 11
- Career Exploration
- Explore range of occupations within the career cluster/industry that attracts you(Naviance career key)
- Complete the Naviance strengths explorer activities to connect your existing strengths, goals, skills and interests to refine your areas of interest.
- Identify new or different interests in order to explore careers more deeply (Naviance and NAFTRACK resources)
- Identify college that match your interests, traits, skills and abilities and career goals
- Find opportunities for two way interactions(in-person/virtual) with industry /community partners by taking advantage of field trips ,clubs , career /college fair visits and guest speakers offered at school
- Build your network
- Challenge yourselves by participating at competitions through academic clubs HOSA, FBLA, NSBE, SKILLS USA
- Obtain unpaid internship/job shadow/other work based learning opportunity-Consider the Explorers program
Career preparation for Juniors and Seniors
- Create a Career Development portfolio-Collect letters of recommendations, certificates, artifacts that can sell you,-Naviance- resume builder activity and college and scholarship activities
- Obtain Job readiness training/ certification- Mayors youth employment program or CMS canvas career center, mock interviews, dress for success, elevator pitch
- Actively seek and obtain a paid work based learning/internship experience that allows you to apply work readiness and academic skills as well as learn specific occupational skills. Have been doing great at a part time job already? Ask your supervisor for extra responsibilities and evaluations to turn the job into a paid internship experience.
Junior and Senior Year Planning Guide
Junior Year
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Senior Year
August – December
Adapted from ACTstudent.org and collegeboard.com |