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Section 5: Looking Ahead

Created by Stephanie Dupley

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Now We Start Looking AheadNow that you have the background skills and knowledge that you need to make awesome career decisions, it is time to start looking ahead.

Next Steps: Narrow down your

ideal career options and learn more about them.

Look at what skills and education/training you need to be successful in your ideal career(s).

Speak to someone in your ideal career(s).

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Do These Careers Fit?Career:

Self-Knowledge Does This Fit?Likes/Interests Yes No SomewhatDislikes Yes No SomewhatSkills Yes No SomewhatWhat am I Good at? Yes No SomewhatTransferable Skills Yes No SomewhatMotivations Yes No SomewhatWork Conditions Yes No SomewhatValues Yes No SomewhatLearning Styles Yes No SomewhatWeaknesses Yes No SomewhatSuccess Yes No Somewhat

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Career Investig

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Education/Training/Experience Research

What are you going to need to get to your career?

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What Else Can I Do with This Education/Training/Experience?

Ways you can find this information:

Internet• Educational institution websites• Internet searches• Career websites

Ask yourself:• What transferable skills will I gain from this

education/training/experience?• What careers are in the same sector?

Ask someone who is working in the field

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Experiential Learning:Learning through Experience

Career Research Experience for Resume Develop Skills Self Discovery Networking

What is Experiential Learning?

Why is it Important?

Volunteering Job ShadowingObservingTaking ToursCo-opApprenticeships Informational Interviews

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Informational Interview

Yes, contacting people for an interview is scary.

Yes, it is still a very helpful thing for you to do.

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1. Why is experiential learning so important to my career?

2. What are the next steps I will take to get experiential learning?

3. Why am I excited about the careers that I am researching?

Reflection Questions