CAREER NARRATIVE For Your Career Passport Slide 2 OVERVIEW All
students are expected to write a career narrative that will be
included in their career passports which are distributed at the
senior recognition ceremony upon completion of their senior year.
As a junior, you will write a rough draft which you will then
update, revise, and perfect during your senior year. Slide 3 The
career narrative is a personal essay that explains why and/or how
you selected your career field, how you plan to further your
education/training after graduation, and what short-term and
long-term career goals you have. It should also include a second
career option you may also be interested in pursuing (a plan B in
case you do not find a job in your first choice career field).
Slide 4 A few sample career narratives follow these directions.
Please review them and see Mrs. Marshburn with any questions you
may have as soon as possible. Please write your career narrative
and send it to me as a Word attachment via GCCC e-mail no later
than ______________. If you already wrote a career narrative in
another English class, you may send me that one. This assignment is
a pass/fail assignment worth 50 points. Slide 5 GUIDELINES 1. Must
be word processed and uniqueThis is YOUR story! 2. Limit your essay
to one page 3. Include a main heading, centered and bold 4. Include
a secondary heading, centered CAREER NARRATIVE John Smith 5. Use 12
point font, 1 inch margins Slide 6 GUIDELINES 6. Indent each
paragraph 7. Double space the document 8. Edit for correct grammar,
punctuation, and spelling 9. Submit multiple drafts, if needed, to
make corrections and revisions 10. Submit a hard copy to me in
print once all needed revisions are made 11. Email the final copy
to me at [email protected] after all revisions are made
Slide 7 PARAGRAPH ONE Why did you decide to study the career field
that you are in and why did you come to the Career Center to study
it? What are you learning in your career field at Greene County
Career Center? Slide 8 PARAGRAPH TWO What do you plan to do after
you graduate? (work, college, military, where, how, etc.) Slide 9
PARAGRAPH THREE What is your backup plan if your first plan is
hindered? Slide 10 SAMPLE: ALLIED HEALTH For the past two years I
have been in the Allied Health Program at Greene County Career
Center. At the end of my senior year I will be qualified in the
following skills: accurate blood pressure, height, weight, blood
sugar, respiration, palpation, CPR, phlebotomy, and I will have my
STNA certification. After graduating from high school, I plan to
get a job in the medical field working in a phlebotomy lab at a
local hospital until college starts in the fall. I plan to attend a
four-year college while working. In my first year I will obtain my
LPN. Upon getting my LPN, I plan to apply for jobs at doctors
offices and hospitals. My second year of college, I will get my RN,
and with that I hope to be a nurse for a local doctor. My dream
would be to work for the same family doctor or hospital as I
continue to further my education. I will continue college for two
more years, working on my bachelors degree. During my college years
I plan to take classes in radiology to become a certified ultra
sound technician. When I am finished with my four years of college,
I plan to work in my area to help protect those in my community. I
would one day like to travel and help children in other countries
with medical needs. I am sure at one point in time after I become
an established nurse, I will continue my education to get my
masters degree. I may even work towards my doctorate. Slide 11
SAMPLE: ALLIED HEALTH I chose to be in the Allied Health Lab
because I want to help people. I saw more opportunity at the Greene
County Career Center than I did at the high school. My brother went
to the Greene County Career Center, and my friend Ashlei told me
about the Allied Health class. I looked into it. I thought that it
would help me go far in life. Throughout my junior year I learned
about the body, nerves, muscles, bones, male and female anatomy,
etc. We did a gastrointestinal project and a PowerPoint on
diseases. I participated in HOSA competitions. I made it through
the state competitions and went to nationals. My senior year I
achieved the status of Certified Nursing Assistant. I plan on going
to college to become a Physical Therapist Assistant then continuing
my education to become a physical therapist. Then I will live my
life as a PT. If PT doesnt work out, then I will be a personal
trainer. I could also try a different medical field like nursing
since I have my CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) license. I could
even try Personal Training. Currently I have my CNA and I can take
the State Tested Nursing Assistant test (STNA). Then I will be off
to college for PTA. Slide 12 SAMPLE: AUTO TECH In the two years
that I have been enrolled in Automotive Technology at Greene County
Career Center, I have learned many different skills that will
greatly help me on my journey to become an Automotive Technician.
In Auto Tech we cover brakes, steering and suspension, engine
performance, and electronics. Although this does not cover the
entire automobile, it does provide me with a basic understanding of
the way automobiles function. I plan to use the general
understanding of automobiles that I have obtained over the past two
years as a basis for a career as an Auto/Diesel Tech. After
completing the two year Auto/Diesel course at UNOH, I plan on
finding a job working for any automotive or diesel shop across the
country. Since I like to work on cars and trucks and dont mind
getting my hands dirty, I feel like this is the perfect career path
for me. If this career path falls through, I do have a back up. My
back up plan would be to be an agricultural technician and work
towards a career for any agriculture equipment companies. Even
though this isnt my first choice in careers, it would still be a
fun job and provide my family and me with a weekly check for food,
shelter, and clothes. If I choose this path I will work my hardest
to achieve a high enough salary to live a very comfortable life. I
have also become very fond of careers in landscaping. Pursuing a
career in landscaping or lawn care would be more than enough to
make my life and occupation enjoyable to me. Many of my friends and
their parents either own landscaping companies or currently work
for one. By working in landscaping over the past few summers, I
believe I have set myself up for any career in landscaping,
although I would much rather achieve my desired position as an
Auto/Diesel Technician. Slide 13 SAMPLE: IT For the past two years,
I have attended the Information Technology Program at the Greene
County Career Center. Before that I attended Beavercreek High
School for two years. While at the Career Center, I have obtained
the following skills: computer networking, hardware (A+), Visual
Basic Programming, and software training in Office 2007. After I
graduate from the Greene County Career Center, I plan on attending
a two-year community college, then transferring to a four-year
college. I am still deciding which major I am going into. It is
going to be either networking or computer networking and hardware.
Then I will go into the information technology business that my
cousin owns in Michigan and get some experience. After I finish all
that, then I will apply for an information technology job in a
large company like the hospital on the Wright Patterson Air Force
Base as a civilian contractor or get a job in the Microsoft
Corporation. Then after I have some experience, I would like to
open my own small information technology shop/business. If all else
fails, I would like to go into mechanics, dealing with cars and
trucks. I like to work on motor vehicles, and I have always had a
talent for working on/tinkering with motor vehicles. I am currently
restoring a 1967 Volkswagen type 3 square back. I have worked on
cars for many years with my father and my grandfather. I worked on
a 1953 Ford with a Mustang engine in it and a 1953 Chevy grill in
the front. My grandfather currently owns that car, and my
grandmother owns a 1953 Chevy. Both cars are in very good shape.
Slide 14 SAMPLE: CRIMINAL JUSTICE The career I desire is to be a
probation officer for young adults. I want to move to a big city,
preferably in California. I want to be able to work with the young
adults and be able to help them in the situations in which they
have put themselves. I think every teen should be able to have a
second chance and not be looked at as the bad one. I want to show
them that they can do whatever they want, and I will make sure they
stay out of trouble. After I graduate from the Greene County Career
Center I plan to go to Clark State Community College to get my
associates degree in Social Work. Im going to stay there my first
two years, then either transfer to the University of Cincinnati or
a college in southern California. I plan to live on campus,
preferably in a dorm. If I cant transfer to either one of those
colleges my next choice will be Wright State University, and then I
will finish the rest of the time in school to get my bachelors. I
would then like to continue on to earn my masters in Social Work.
If that doesnt work out, I would like to be a social worker, or
work in some field that has to do with working with people and
helping them with their problems. I like to get right down to the
point with every situation and do my best with discovering a good
solution. I plan to accomplish my dream by finishing high school
and getting my diploma. My goal is to have a GPA of at least a 3.5
so that I can get into the college I want to go to, the University
of Cincinnati. I am going to stay in Ohio until I finish college,
then start to look for jobs in California and a place to settle.
Slide 15 Slide 16 RESUME Slide 17 RESUME QUALITIES Relevant
information with necessary dates Contact information Education
Skills Certifications Work experience Extracurricular activities
Consistent, neat format Use the same font throughout Use bold
letters or underlining in a consistent manner List dates in the
same format Use bullets to organize Parallel form Slide 18 CONTACT
INFORMATION Direct line phone number Is your message appropriate?
Email Is it professional? [email protected] Address Is it
current? Slide 19 EDUCATION Home school Career Center Graduation
date GPA, if noteworthy Dont include the GPA if its under 3.0.
Slide 20 SKILLS Skills required for your trade Technology (specific
Microsoft programs) Communication skills Leadership skills Slide 21
CERTIFICATIONS Specific to your field CPR, First Aid Coaching, etc?
Slide 22 WORK EXPERIENCE Retail Food service Agriculture Lawn
service Babysitting Housesitting Pet-sitting Everyone has had some
type of job to relate, even if it not an Official capacity. Slide
23 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES At home school At GCCC Memberships,
clubs Volunteer work Church involvement Sports Anything that shows
you dont sit at home and watch TV or play video games all day! You
need to show that you can socialize, show responsibility, and work
as a team. Slide 24 REFERENCE LIST Three people who know you well A
supervisory position Can speak of your good work and character
Willing to be listed (ask them first!)
