CAREER EXPLORATION

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CAREER EXPLORATION

• WELCOME TO CXBRIDGES
• Presented by Linda Kapala

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Subscription Site Information
SiteAddress www.bridges.com User name
0089943 Password fths
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Online Choices Explorer is a new, updated version
of Bridges Much of the site navigation will
involve selecting one of the 3 colored tabs
Work, Learn, and Life.
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ONLINE PORTFOLIO
Use the green tab to set up your portfolio,
remember you must first create it
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Highlights of the Week

Check back frequently to see what careers are
featured.
 
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Select the explore WORK tab There are many links
to explore but I want you to find the Career Quiz
and follow the link to a short quiz
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Career Finder Quizselect your answers carefully
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Bridges will suggest a number of careers for you
to explore based on your interests and skills and
you may print this list if you wish (limit
selection to top 20 careers and use print this
button)
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Select the Purple LEARN tab and take the Major
Finder quiz here
Come back to tab later as There are many
interesting links such as Choose a Major Zone,
High School, College, Getting Ready for College
(diary), Student Planners and grade checklists
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Select words that are most interesting to you
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Bridges will then generate a list of suggested
majors based on your answers and you may print
this out at well.
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SEARCH BUTTONUseful to use if you have a
specific career in mind
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You will find in depth articles on various
careers.
Note you can add this to your portfolio
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JOB SHADOWING

• This refers to an opportunity for you to go out
  to the workplace and spend time with someone who
  does the work that interests you. Vet office,
  fire station, anthropologist, salon, interior
  design store, robotics experts, eye doctors, etc.
• Listening to guest speakers. Psychologists, Deep
  Sea Marine Animal Vet, Entrepreneurs
• Taking tours of various job sites. E.g. City
  Hall, Moorpark Animal Facility, FBI, etc.

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Sequence of things to do

• CREATE PORTFOLIO (GREEN TAB)
• COMPLETE CAREER QUIZ (BLUE TAB)
• COMPLETE MAJOR FINDER (PURPLE TAB)
• COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT (SEE HANDOUT)

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Choose an OccupationAssignment

• Describe this job. (3-5 sentences) (2)
• Training or Education (2)
• Where can you work and where can you be educated
  for this work? U.S. and Globally (2)
• Occupation outlook. (Will there be a job demand?
  What is it?) (2)
• Estimated income starting to retirement (2)
• What characteristics do you have that make you
  suited for this particular occupation? Why did
  you choose this? (10) (1-2 paragraphs)
• Total Length of this assignment should be 1-1.5
  pages single spaced, Font size 12. Do not cut
  and paste. Use your words. Hand in to Mrs.
  Kapala.