What Does Your Future Hold?
Interest Inventory &
Career Research
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Meet Molly
Molly recently graduated from Cloudyville High School
She can’t decide what to do next Should she go to college? What are Molly’s options?
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Life after High School
What are you going to do after high school?
Planning for one’s future is not an easy task BUT it must be addressed to reach future
success
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What are Your Interests?
Reading Building & Fixing
Things Law Math Science Music & Arts
Sports Helping People Managing Money Social Studies Nature Computers
Identifying personal interests at an early age is important in
choosing a future career
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Leaving the Ground
Molly is interested in social studies
She logs onto the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Web site:
http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
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Choose an Interest
Molly clicks on the Social Studies button to learn more about careers in that area
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Pick a Career Politician looks interesting to Molly…click
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Explore the Details
What is this job like? | How do you get ready? | How much does this job pay? | How many jobs are there? | What about
the future? | Are there other jobs like this? | Where can you find more
information?
Molly clicks on the links at the top of the page to explore the details of a Politician
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Examine the Facts
HOW MUCH DOES THIS JOB PAY?
The middle half of all legisl ators earned between $13,180 and
$38,540 a year in 2002. The lowest-paid 10 percent earned less
than $12,130. The high est-paid 10 perce nt earned more than $69,380.
Earnings of public admin istrators range f rom little or nothing for a
small town council memb er to $400,00 0 a year for the President of the United States.
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Record the Findings
Molly neatly writes down interesting facts about a Politician
Job duties Training requirements Earning levels Job availability Employment prospects
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Career Exploration Assignment
Explore 3 different careers 2 Careers – Bureau of Labor Statistics web site 1 Career – interview an adult
Record information about these careers Write neatly Summarize information
Choose a final project option: Give an oral presentation Make a brochure Write a summary paper
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