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Week 1CHOOSE YOUR
FUTURE
Students will understand the purpose of “Choose your Future.”
Students will understand the cost of living.Students will be able to match a career to their desired
lifestyle.Students will be able to use What’s Next Illinois to identify
personal interest areas and how they relate to careers.
OBJECTIVES
Thursdays or Fridays over the next 5 weeksCollege
Application Process Financial Aid College Match Scholarship
Career Interview Skills Resume Building Applications
CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE
How much does a month of gas cost?Mortgage?Food?Car? Insurance?UtilitiesLet alone entertainment?
COST OF LIVING
Illinois Career Network website:http://ilcis.intocareers.org/realitycheck/
frmRealityCheck_intro.aspx
REALITY CHECK
Housing $1,705.00Utilities $350.00
Food $345.00Transportation $496.00
Clothes $75.00Health Care $65.00
Entertainment $100.00Personal Care $75.00Miscellaneous $100.00Student Loans $230.00
Savings $71.00Monthly Expenses $3,612.00Annual Expenses $43,344.00
Federal Taxes $6,961.00State Taxes $1,300.00
Annual Salary Needed $51,605.00
Your Monthly Expenses
What’s Next Illinois Whatsnextillinois.org
Login: cpsxxxxxxx (ID #) Password: (ID#)
Find Interests Search Occupations (wages, outlook, description,
schooling necessary) Search Colleges by Major Search Colleges by Location
Link to College Website Scholarship Search + More!!
INTEREST INVENTORY
JOHN HOLLAND’S HEXAGON
Your Personality
TypeMost Compatible
Work Environments
Realistic
Realistic, Investigative, &
Conventional
Investigative
Investigative, Realistic & Artistic
ArtisticArtistic, Investigative &
Social
Social
Social, Artistic &
Enterprising
Enterprising
Enterprising, Social &
Conventional
Conventional
Conventional, Enterprising &
Realistic
Compatible Work Environments
Pick a career that interests youPick a career that challenges youCareer Satisfaction
Job vs. CareerHourly vs. Salary
INTEREST AREAS
Job vs. CareerHourly vs. Salary
Think beyond what you know!NurseTeacherPolice/Fire
Trade SchoolCertificate Programs2 year careers4 year careers
CAREERS
What do I love?What am I good at?What do I want to do?What skills do I have?What life factors should I consider?
PICKING A CAREER/MAJOR
Work in your field of interest! Hospital Animal Welfare Salvation Army Elementary School Library
Job Shadow
STILL NEED SERVICE LEARNING?