Week 1CHOOSE YOUR

FUTURE

Students will understand the purpose of “Choose your Future.”

Students will understand the cost of living.Students will be able to match a career to their desired

lifestyle.Students will be able to use What’s Next Illinois to identify

personal interest areas and how they relate to careers.

OBJECTIVES

Thursdays or Fridays over the next 5 weeksCollege

Application Process Financial Aid College Match Scholarship

Career Interview Skills Resume Building Applications

CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE

How much does a month of gas cost?Mortgage?Food?Car? Insurance?UtilitiesLet alone entertainment?

COST OF LIVING

Illinois Career Network website:http://ilcis.intocareers.org/realitycheck/

frmRealityCheck_intro.aspx

REALITY CHECK

         

Housing $1,705.00Utilities $350.00

Food $345.00Transportation $496.00

Clothes $75.00Health Care $65.00

Entertainment $100.00Personal Care $75.00Miscellaneous $100.00Student Loans $230.00

Savings $71.00Monthly Expenses $3,612.00Annual Expenses $43,344.00

Federal Taxes $6,961.00State Taxes $1,300.00

Annual Salary Needed $51,605.00

Your Monthly Expenses

What’s Next Illinois Whatsnextillinois.org

Login: cpsxxxxxxx (ID #) Password: (ID#)

Find Interests Search Occupations (wages, outlook, description,

schooling necessary) Search Colleges by Major Search Colleges by Location

Link to College Website Scholarship Search + More!!

INTEREST INVENTORY

JOHN HOLLAND’S HEXAGON

Your Personality

TypeMost Compatible

Work Environments

Realistic

Realistic, Investigative, &

Conventional

Investigative

Investigative, Realistic & Artistic

ArtisticArtistic, Investigative &

Social

Social

Social, Artistic &

Enterprising

Enterprising

Enterprising, Social &

Conventional

Conventional

Conventional, Enterprising &

Realistic

Compatible Work Environments

Pick a career that interests youPick a career that challenges youCareer Satisfaction

Job vs. CareerHourly vs. Salary

INTEREST AREAS

Job vs. CareerHourly vs. Salary

Think beyond what you know!NurseTeacherPolice/Fire

Trade SchoolCertificate Programs2 year careers4 year careers

CAREERS

What do I love?What am I good at?What do I want to do?What skills do I have?What life factors should I consider?

PICKING A CAREER/MAJOR

Work in your field of interest! Hospital Animal Welfare Salvation Army Elementary School Library

Job Shadow

STILL NEED SERVICE LEARNING?