Career Counseling

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Career Counseling

• Using Technology to
• Help Middle School Students with
• Career Exploration
• Karen Cook
• March 15, 2005

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Why Middle School Students should explore
careers?

• Possibilities beyond the school environment
• In eighth grade students select courses for high
  school
• Students take the appropriate courses in high
  school to prepare for their chosen profession

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Career Assessment

• Career exploration should begin with students
  learning their areas of interest
• Complete a career interest inventory
• Two websites that provide inventories are
• Princeton Review
• http//www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_qui
  z1.asp
• Education Planner
• www.educationplanner.com

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John Hollands Vocational Theory

• People choose jobs where they can be around other
  people who are like them
• It is the best known and most widely researched
  theory on this topic
• Many career counselors use it
• The website provides an online version of the
  inventory at
• http//www.educationplanner.com/careerkey/code/ass
  essment1.asp?sponsor2859

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Career Worksheet

• Counselors can also use worksheets to spark
  students interest in career exploration
• Next is an example of a worksheet used at my
  internship

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Career Programs Online

• Variety of career exploration programs available
  online
• Some programs are free and others are available
  for purchase
• Purchased programs require a login to the program
  using a user id and password
• Three Career Programs targeted to the Middle
  school population

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Careership

• Online career exploration game
• The student clicks on one of the subjects shown
  in the picture
• The student enters the career subject, a list of
  careers within that subject appear
• The student selects a career and learn
  information

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Choices Explorer

• Self-directed
• Online education and career exploration program
  from school into the home
• Access to over 900 career profiles
• Access to 330 post-secondary programs
• Access to 200 career videos

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Discover Program

• Take two assessments by clicking on Inventories
  icon
• Research careers by clicking on the six career
  clusters
• High School Planner accesses information on
  planning for high school
• Program is available for school and home

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Career Programs Online Websites

• Careership
• http//www.mapping-your-future.org/features/career
  ship/
• Choices Explorer
• http//www.bridges.com/usa/product/k2middle.htm
• Discover Program
• http//www.act.org/discover/intermed/

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Job Searching Online

• Students can use job searching websites to locate
  their careers in the job market
• Some websites include
• www.careerbuilder.com and www.careerexplorer.net
• Provide information on the prevalence of jobs and
  writing and posting resumes
• Provides students with knowledge and skills
  needed for their future job search

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Conclusion

• Technology and the Internet is a vital part of
  career exploration
• School Counselors and students can explore
  careers in a exciting way
• Career information is just a click away
• Assess at home
• Parents can be involved
• To view my website click here
• To view my research paper click here