It’s your Future!Please come in and begin filling out the Pre-Test and the Pathway Assessment

(if you have time)

“What are we gonna do these next 2 days?”

Understand Yourself

Are you a bookworm?

Organized or Disorganized?

Do you like computers?

Are you a spiritual person?

Do you relate well with Those younger than you?

Can you juggle a lot at one time?

Do you like to work outside and use your muscles?

Are you ambitious and willing to workhard, climbing the ladder of success?

Understand

Careers

A variety of jobs out there

5 Main Groupings of Careers –

Pick your Top 2 Career Pathways

And 2 Possible Future Jobs

* You will be more satisfied / happy / content if your

Work

Environment

matches your

Personality

Learn what it takes to succeed in your career

HOW?

Hear what Nelsen staff

and local business

leaders have to say

Practice Interview Skills (tomorrow)

Post H.S. Options

Apprenticeship Programs Community CollegeMilitaryTechnical or Vocational College

(Trade School)UniversityJob

Community College

provide a comprehensive educational programyou receive a 2 year degree (AA) – general education

Apprenticeship Programs

mostly related to buildingyou receive pay immediatelythey provide training as you learn the job you receive pay immediately

Military provides job training and scholarship opportunities

Technical or VocationalCollege (Trade School)

provides training for specific jobs

University

provides a comprehensive educational programyou receive a 4 year degree (BA, BS)

Job – start work right away, no training needed

Career Pathways

Arts & Communication using ideas and Informa-tion to communicate with people

Business and Marketing

working with data, numbers, and people in the business world

Health & Human Services – working to help people and to solve social problems

Science & Natural Resources

working with and managing resources in the natural world

Technology & Engineering

working with objects, data, and ideas to create, move, change, operate, or build things

WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU THINK AMERICAN

EMPLOYERS DESIRE?

• Able to read

• Good attitude

• Dependability

• Handle complex math

• Get along well with others

• Basic arithmetic

• Read Complex materials

QUALITIES AMERICAN EMPLOYERS DESIRE

• 94% Dependability

• 88% Good attitude

• 74% Get along well with others

• 65% Able to read

• 56% Basic arithmetic

• 22% Read Complex materials

• 10% Handle complex math

10 years from now, whosejob would you choose?

  JESSE ALEX  

  Travel a lot Place of work is close to home  

  Work - 40 hours / week Work - 50 hours / week  

  It's a job - it pays the bills Passionate about job - love it!  

  H.S. Graduate requirement Bachelor's Degree (4 yrs. College)  

  Work w/ a lot of people Work mostly by yourself at a desk  

  High stress job Low stress job  

  1 week of vacation 4 weeks of vacation  

  Unpredictable job Predictable job - know what to expect  

Starbucks

Career Advice: Do what you loveFigure out what you love – it takes awhile to figure it outFrustrations will happen in every job – they affect you less if

you love what you doYou’ll earn more than you need if you do what you loveMake an impactBe persistent

Characteristics you look for in Employees:            Trustworthy and Reliable            Outgoing, Team Player, Unselfish, Positive, Good

Energy            Care for people            Make eye contact – if not, you won’t get a 2nd interview

Play It Again Sports

Career Advice:             Stay in school and get a 4 year degree            Associate degree is not enough these days

Characteristics you look for in Employees:            Punctual            Reliable            Honest            Build up your Resume – Education and Experiences – even if small

McLendon’s Hardware

Career Advice: Look for team-oriented, family-operated place where you’ll stay awhile.

Find a place where you are treated as a person, not just another worker

Characteristics you look for in Employees:PersonalityBackground – employed for long periods of time; if you

have left each of your previous jobs after a month or so, that might happen again here, so you’re less likely to be hired.

Application – neat and thorough; if you do a good job on application, then you will likely do a good job as an employee

AppearanceGPA – shows that you work hard consistentlyAttendanceActivities – show responsibility and work as a team

King and Bunny

Career Advice: Always be honest            Treat people fairly            Work hard

Characteristics you look for in Employees:             Appearance – need to make a good first

impression            People Skills – how you interact with others                        Clear speech, Be direct, Make eye

contact

Fred Meyer

Career Advice:            Perform to the job you want someday – do your best, even if it’s an entry-level job            Examples:  Store Director – started as 18 year old Cashier

VP Merchandising – started as 16 year old Parcel Clerk                       Characteristics you look for in Employees:            Dress nice – not jeans, t-shirt, or flip-flops            Stand out – act like you want the job            Make eye contact and smile            Be on time            Enthusiastic – show that you want to move up, don’t just go through the motions

Interview Preparation

Application and Resume - Appearance -

Interview

Actions - Abilities -

Interview Preparation

Application and Resume -

5 – Very neat and very thorough with correct spelling

3 – Sort of neat and partially complete with some misspelled words

1 – Sloppy and incomplete with many misspelled words

Appearance -

5 – Dressed up, neat, clean

3 – Fairly nice clothes, kind of messy, and a little bit dirty

1 – Inappropriate clothes, very messy and very dirty

Interview

Actions -

5 – Confident and polite: strong voice, eye contact, straight posture, convincing

3 – A little shy and not good manners: soft voice, little eye contact, too relaxed posture, not sure of self

1 – Insecure and rude: very quiet, no eye contact, slumped over posture, incompetent

Abilities - 5 – Likely will do an excellent job: very responsible at previous jobs/school, excellent experiences, strong references

3 – Likely will do a satisfactory job: average job done at previous work/school, some experiences, not strong references

1 – Likely will do a poor job: irresponsible at previous jobs/school, no experiences, weak references

Job Skill Level Changes (1950-2000)

BusinessProfessional(suit)

Specific SkillsNeeded

No SpecificSkills Needed

1950

1990

2000

Look at the 3 graphs . . .

What do you notice about each colors?

What does that mean for each area?

What does that mean for

YOU?

More Education = More Money

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ANNUAL SALARY

Less than H.S.diploma

High SchoolGraduate

AssociateDegree - 2 yrs.

Bachelor'sDegree - 4 yrs.

Master'sDegree - 6 yrs.

Doctor'sDegree - 8+ yrs.