Career+Preparation

=**Below is a collection of materials to assist students in selecting and experiencing career opportunities.**=
 * To get the most out of using the information below, I strongly suggest that you keep all the information you need to plan your education and career path in an organized 3-ring binder. Use dividers to separate areas of interest or other useful way. You can also use this Independent Research packet from Career Cruising:**
 * Step 1:** To begin the process of searching for potential careers, it is necessary to research various occupations that are in your discipline of study or area of interest. List three to four areas of interest that you would like to explore. Then, using these areas of interest, brainstorm and investigate at least three possible career opportunities in each of these fields. Use the following websites to help in your research:

Career Cruising (see Miss Derry, guidance, or the library for the user name and password--once you log in, set up your own personal username and password) Career Clusters Series College Board

The high school has subscribed to Career Cruising (@http://www.careercruising.com/). This online career guidance and curriculum program is available to administrators, teachers, counselors, students and parents twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The two major purposes of the program are: 1) to provide teachers, parents, and students with obvious connections between skills being learned in the classroom and real-world applications of those skills, and 2) to build a community of support personnel in the form of teachers, counselors, and parents that will work together to provide students with reliable resources and planning assistance that will insure their success in the workplace. The most important benefit for our students this year is that each student will be able to save any work they do in this program to their own folder and return to that folder any time to access that information or make changes.


 * STEP 2:** You should have nine different possible job titles listed from Step 1. Now, narrow your field of interest down to four occupations. Compare and contrast each job using this table. Of course, you can always come up with additional ways to compare the jobs.


 * Step 3**: Write a couple essays reflecting on the results from step 2. In one essay, select two of the occupations that are of interest to you and explain why you would consider pursuing a career in those areas. In another essay, select a career that you feel may not be a good fit for you and explain why.


 * Step 4**: Plan a job shadow in your occupation(s) of interest. See Miss Derry or your guidance counselor to make arrangements for an excused absence to complete a job shadow.

__50 Best Jobs for Your Personality__ by J. Michael Farr, call# REF 331.702 FAR __Career Ideas for Teens in Information Technology__ by Diane Lindsey Reeves, call# 004 REE 2005 __Career Skills__ by Joan M. Kelly, call# 331.7 KEL __Careers in Sports Medicine__ by Barbara A. Moe, call# 617.1 MOE __Choosing a Career in Animal Care__ by Jane Hurwitz, call# REF 370.11 HUR __Choosing a Career in Banking and Finance__ by Carolyn Simpson, call# REF 370.11 SIM __Choosing a Career in Computers__ by by Chris Weigant, call# REF 370.11 WEI __Choosing a Career in Cosmetology__ by Jeanne M. Strazzabosco, call# REF 370.11 STR __Choosing a Career in Film, Television, or Video__ by Ann Rickki Hurwitz, call# REF 370.11 HUR __Choosing a Career in Hotels, Motels, and Resorts__ by Nancy N. Rue, call# REF 370.11 RUE __Choosing a Career in Law Enforcement__ by Claudine G. Wirths, call# REF 370.11 WIR __Choosing a Career in Music__ by John Giacobello, call# REF 370.11 GIA __Choosing a Career in Nutrition__ by Sue Hurwitz, call# REF 370.11 HUR __Choosing a Career in the Helping Professions__ by Pat Tretout, call# 370.11 TRE __Choosing a Career in the Restaurant Industry__ by Eileen Beal, call# REF 370.11 BEA __Choosing a Career in Transportation__ by Bruce McGlothlin, call# REF 370.11 MCG __Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Everything Digital__ by Amy Romano, call# 004 ROM 2007 __Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance__, ed. Andrew Morkes, call# REF 331.7 ENC __Exploring Careers in Child Care Services__ by Jean Ispa, call# 362.7 ISP __A G-Man's Journal: A Legendary Career Inside the FBI--from the Kennedy Assassination to the Oklahoma City Bombing__ by Oliver Revell, call# 92 REV __Green Career$: You Can Make Money and Save the Planet__ by Jennifer Power Scott, call# 333.72 SCO 2010 __Opportunities in Biotechnology Career__ by Sheldon S. Brown, call# 660.6 BRO __Opportunities in Osteopathic Medicine Careers__ by Terence J. Sacks, call# 615.5 SAC __A Woman's Guide to Career Preparation: Scholarships, Grants, and Loans__ by Ann Juliano Jawin, call# 331.7 JAW
 * Books in our BAHS library: **

Helpful Websites that offer a volume of information on careers: Department of the Interior Career Guide at Infoplease Occupational Outlook Handbook Career One Stop Pennsylvania Career Link Job Star Central Monster