Career Exploration

What are the expenses that you will incur each month when you are on your own?

• Entertainment, travel, dining out
• Rent, utilities, groceries, transportation, insurance, and any other recurring costs.
• Medical expenses, education fees
• Home renovation, furniture purchases

Calculate how much to spend on your lifestyle.

• Ask a friend to decide how much to spend on lifestyle
• Spend all income without tracking expenses
• Guess randomly without considering income
• Create a budget by listing all expenses and income, then subtract expenses from income to determine how much to spend on lifestyle.

Determine minimum salary needs.

• Determine all basic living expenses and additional costs to calculate the minimum salary needed.
• Ignore all living expenses
• Calculate average salary requirements
• Estimate maximum salary needs

Explore occupations that earn the salary needed.

• Explore job listings on websites like Glassdoor, Indeed, and LinkedIn to find occupations that match the salary requirements.
• Check social media platforms for job listings
• Visit local libraries to find job opportunities
• Ask friends and family for job recommendations

Define career research.

• Career research is the process of randomly selecting a job without any prior knowledge or evaluation.
• Career research is the act of choosing a career solely based on the advice of others without personal evaluation.
• Career research involves only considering one career option without exploring alternatives.
• Career research is the process of exploring and evaluating different career paths to make informed decisions about one's professional future.

Explain the career information included in the “Occupational Outlook Handbook.”

• The 'Occupational Outlook Handbook' includes career information such as job duties, education requirements, median pay, and job outlook.
• The 'Occupational Outlook Handbook' includes gardening tips
• The 'Occupational Outlook Handbook' includes fashion trends
• The 'Occupational Outlook Handbook' includes recipes for cooking

Determine personal strengths and weaknesses.

• Avoid reflecting on past experiences
• Ignore feedback, only focus on self-assessment tests
• Reflect on past experiences, seek feedback, take self-assessment tests, analyze areas of interest and skills
• Analyze areas of weakness instead of strengths

Explain the importance of job outlook when selecting a career.

• Job outlook only matters for entry-level positions
• Job outlook is important when selecting a career because it indicates the future demand for professionals in that field, influencing job security and growth potential.
• Job outlook is irrelevant when selecting a career
• Job outlook is solely based on salary potential

Explain work, licenses, and certification requirements for a selected career.

• Ignore work responsibilities, skip licensing requirements, avoid certifications
• Guess work responsibilities, overlook licensing requirements, neglect certifications
• Misinterpret work responsibilities, disregard licensing requirements, dismiss certifications
• Research work responsibilities, check licensing requirements, pursue certifications.

Define a career goal.

• Identify interests, skills, values, research career paths, set specific goals, create a plan, evaluate and adjust goals
• Skip setting goals altogether
• Set vague and unrealistic goals
• Follow someone else's goals without considering personal interests