Thing+15+Career+Prep


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media type="custom" key="22517596" || 8th Grade Page 21 Things page What you need on your pages ||
 * Part 1:

Download and use this "WhoAm I" document and fill in your information for these steps.
> WhoamI.doc

> === A list of questions to help you think about Who Am I === > === 1. What do I like to do? (Think about experiences you have enjoyed. What kind of school, religious, social or sports activities you like to do) === > === 2. What are your talents, hobbies and/or abilities? === > === 3. What do other people say you are good at doing? === > === 4. What subjects at school do you like? What clubs or organizations do you belong to? === > === 5. What do you like to do in your free time? (Have you volunteered, worked jobs in the neighborhood...) === > === 6. Which skill areas describe you the best? Click these links and jot down (copy and paste) a few which describe you. ===

Save this file into your P drive.

Step 2: ** Holland's Code Quiz **
== Which type of personality are you? Click this link to take the Hollands Code Quiz online and find which you are, a Doer, Thinker, Creator, Helper, Persuader, or Organizer. You will likely have some qualities from several of these, but which one describes you the best? ==

[[image:http://www.21things4students.net/downloads/career_prep/hollandscodequizcharttypes_20120724_142252_2.jpg width="450" height="418"]]
== After you submit your choices you will see text identifying your personality type. It will look something like the image below, and identify one key area, marked *highest for you, the 3 letter Holland Code, and Job Titles matching your type. Take a screenshot of the results and put it into your WhoAmI document. ==

** Step 3: Learn more **
> == Once you have the results, you can learn more about your //*highest// Holland's personality type. Refer to the following information, clicking on the hyperlink to go to the details about your type. == > == ***The following site resources are currently down (4/3/2013) Please use this link to access similar information: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/careerdevelopment/cig/ == > · Realistic (this person is a Doer) > · Investigative (this person is a Thinker) > · Artistic (this person is a Creator) > · Social (this person is a Helper) > · Enterprising (this person is a Persuader) > · Conventional (this person is an Organizer) > > == Copy and paste the words which describe you into the WhoAmI document. ==

Tools we suggest:
>> == Bubbl.us and create a mind map (example shown here) == >> == Word Clouds: Wordle (example shown here) == >> >> >> == or Tagzedo example shown below== >> What you need to have on your portfolio for Thing 15 for part 1:
 * create a new page called Thing 15: Career Prep
 * Insert your who am I document
 * Insert the graphic illustration of your personality ||  ||
 * Part 2:
 * ** Step 1: **
 * ** Download the Explore3careers document to use for your comparison. **
 * **Explore3Careers.doc**
 * ** Do a search and identify 3 career choices that interest you using CareerShip. ** ** CareerShip **
 * **Click on this link to ride the CareerShip and match your interests****.**
 * ** Upon arrival at this page, click on the interest area you identified from the first part (eg. Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) and check the box next to it and then click on the search button at the bottom. **
 * ** Step 2: Research for your comparison **
 * ** Start exploring the career(s) using the ****O*NET Database**** and the ****Occupational Outlook Handbook**** (OOH) to answer the questions on the Explore2Careers Chart downloaded in **
 * ** Record your information on the Chart making sure you include salary information. **
 * **Career Occupation Search**** - type the career in the search box, then click the link provided to get more information and view a video **

What you need in your wiki for this part: Use this file to help get you started with your resume:
 * Upload your Explore3Careers.doc ||  ||
 * Part 3: Resumes

What you need on your page for this part: Your uploaded resume ||  ||