Aerospace Careers or not

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Aerospace Careers (or not?)

• Whats it take?
• What are the Possibilities?
• How do I prepare?

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Careers Lesson Plan

• Invite Guest Speaker (Aviator or Engineer)
• Use Online guide for speakers
• Students determine career interests
• Holland interest test on-line
• Or use party game from WCIYP?
• Students research/report a discipline in depth
  using DOL sources and report outline

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Outline

• The perfect job and how to find it!
• Interest survey instruments and sources
• The Holland interest survey (on-line)
• The Holland party game (from WCIYP?)
• Aerospace Careers something for everyone
• Whats on the DOL Jobs Index?
• Student report template

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Holland Interest Survey
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Career Interest Surveys

• Myers Briggs
• Holland Interest Index
• ASVAB
• Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery
• Counselors, Mentors
• Occupational Handbook

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The Perfect Job
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The Holland Scale Game
Get the picture and description from WCIYP?
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Aerospace Careers

• Aviator
• Engineer
• Air Traffic Control
• Flight Attendant
• Mechanic
• Researcher
• Astronaut

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The DOL Job Handbook

• Working Conditions
• Employment Prospects
• Education and Training
• Salary and Wages
• Job Description
• Where the Jobs Are

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The Occupational Handbook

• Working Conditions
• Employment Prospects
• Education and Training
• Salary and Wages
• Job Description
• Where the Jobs Are

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Aerospace Careers Activities

• Individual Project
• Determine Holland Interest Index
• Identify Aerospace-type fields
• Research careers on DOL Book
• Summarize Job characteristics in paper or
  presentation

• Class Project
• Build a mural size table Holland skills
• Students post their career research papers in the
  appropriate Holland categories
• Discuss range of interests that aerospace careers
  may satisfy.

Use internet or library resources, or first
person research!