Career+Planning

This page is filled with resources for helping you to focus your thoughts and ideas about college and career preparation. Some links will help you define what you are looking for, and what paths might lead you toward the most rewarding careers. There is so much information out there, feel free to add links that you have used and found helpful.

Start here:

Jung Typology Test:
The Jung Typology test seeks to establish the preferences of the individual given certain social demands / interactions / dilemmas. Students will answer about 70 yes/no questions and the results are used to suggest a four-letter code that describes a personality type. These are fairly reliable over time, and though one letter may change under certain circumstances, for the most part, if a student is honest, the test will reveal

After receiving your results, click on the descriptions provided at the bottom of the page and read a bit about your profile. Then follow the link below to the Personality Desk.

Personality Desk:
This is a great resource for after you have identified your personality type using the Jung Typology Test above.

Career Paths Values Assessment:
Print and complete this form to get an idea of what you value when thinking about your career and adult life. Given that you will be making decisions over the next few years regarding the career path you will pursue, what kinds of influences are most likely to impact the choices you make? Are you driven by a desire to travel? Do you value stability over earning potential? This assessment is an important one to open up your planning for careers.

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Here is a current link from March 2013 listing top college majors that lead to employment starting at $50,000 or more!
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World of Work:
====This link will take you to an online tool provided by the writers of the ACT/PLAN. It allows students to explore results they were provided as a result of taking the PLAN. Within the PLAN, students will complete one test section focused on career skills and interests, and the results identify skills regions and career pathways within a pie chart. This link is the same pie chart from the PLAN results, but it is interactive! Click links to see more information.====

College Board:
Here's an interesting way to get focused on your career ideas. It's a short slide show and asks ten questions for you to think about as we get started thinking about careers. Write out the responses in complete sentences and save into your electronic portfolio.

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Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2010-11 Edition
For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as **teacher, lawyer, or nurse —the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you:**
 * the training and education needed
 * earnings
 * expected job prospects
 * what workers do on the job
 * working conditions

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Here is the link to a document published by the PA Dept. of Labor and Industry. It describes career opportunities in PA, and uses the most recent data available.
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And this is the actual .pdf if the link changes.

[[file:2012-13 CA Career Guide.pdf]]
=Quintessential Careers= ====This site makes use of the personality indicators within career clusters and also within specific employment titles. Warning: it's not the easiest site to navigate, but it's worth it to look and get lost in all sorts of meaningful links! Students may choose to set up a profile which would allow them to create a portfolio, resume, and plan for skills to be learned or improved upon.==== []

STEM Careers Link:
This web site is dedicated to helping introduce students to career pathways and learning about how to select courses in high school that may open up new interests and opportunities.

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center:
Here we have profiles of a variety of STEM professions.

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=**Job Shadowing:**= Once you have rank ordered the careers that interest you, match your personality, and meet your must-have values it's time to make contacts and set-up job shadowing opportunities. Networking is an essential component of success for any professional and so it's important to meet with and work with people who are already in the career field you are interested in. Also, there is no better way to find out if you are going to enjoy a career and spend your working life in a field, than to see it in person (reading articles on the internet only gets you so far). Meet with me to look for potential job shadowing opportunities in and around Erie. We can then work with your parents and the company / individual to find out when you can go see the career in person and interview professionals in the field. //__(If we cannot find local places / people for your shadowing we can always skype, email, call, etc. and still get you some valuable experience and information.)__//

Career Cruising:
This is the site McDowell has adopted to house our graduation project requirements. The electronic portfolio allows the student to keep track of career planning, life-style goals and dreams, budgeting for life and college, and a multitude of career-based inventories and resources.

[|www.careercruising.com]
Your student already has an account here, The username and password are based on the school ID # and the student's initials.. Username: mtsd-###### (example = mtsd-123456 based on the six-digit ID# assigned by the school district) Password: first initial, second initial, ID# (Example = fl123456)

NCAA:
If you hope to compete as an athlete, either with or without a scholarship, you'll need to be aware of the standards and process for becoming eligible for participation in an NCAA program. Here is the NCAA eligibility web link: []

...and this is a guide for your reference needs: