What Do I What Do I Want To Be?Want To Be?

There are There are thousands thousands of careers.of careers.

How do I begin to How do I begin to select the career that select the career that is right for me?is right for me?

“ “I will study and get I will study and get ready and perhaps my ready and perhaps my

day will come.” day will come.” (Abraham Lincoln)(Abraham Lincoln)

Why Do People Work?Why Do People Work?

To support themselvesTo support themselves Form of self-expressionForm of self-expression Recognition of talents, Recognition of talents,

abilities, effortsabilities, efforts Contribute to the welfare of Contribute to the welfare of

others and to the nationothers and to the nation To provide direction and goals To provide direction and goals

to lifeto life

Steps in Career PlanningSteps in Career Planning

1.Self-Assessment to identify 1.Self-Assessment to identify interests, abilities, interests, abilities, educational goalseducational goals

2.Identify jobs related to your 2.Identify jobs related to your Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

3.Research jobs3.Research jobs 4.Contact company for job 4.Contact company for job

interviewsinterviews 5.Fill out applications and 5.Fill out applications and

cover letterscover letters

More Steps in Career More Steps in Career PlanningPlanning

6. Practice for interview.6. Practice for interview. 7. Go to the interview.7. Go to the interview. 8. Send an interview 8. Send an interview

thank you thank you letter. letter. 9. Accept or reject job.9. Accept or reject job.

    ””Successful people have Successful people have learned to make learned to make

themselves DO the thing themselves DO the thing that had to be done that had to be done

WHEN it has to be done, WHEN it has to be done, whether they like it or whether they like it or

not.” not.” (Theodore (Theodore Roosevelt)Roosevelt)

Wow! That’s a lot to Wow! That’s a lot to do!do!

Help is on the way!Help is on the way!

STEP 1: Self-STEP 1: Self-AssessmentAssessmentIdentify interests, abilities, Identify interests, abilities, educational goalseducational goals

Interest surveysInterest surveysSelf-Directed Search (SDS)Self-Directed Search (SDS)

www.onlinebridges.comwww.onlinebridges.com Personality surveysPersonality surveys

Acknowledgement of values and Acknowledgement of values and beliefsbeliefs

““Dream deep for every Dream deep for every dream precedes the dream precedes the

goalgoal.” (Pamela Starr).” (Pamela Starr)

STEP 2: Identify jobs STEP 2: Identify jobs related to interests.related to interests.

Assessment results! I’m going to be Assessment results! I’m going to be a…..a…..

STEP 3: Research STEP 3: Research CareersCareers

InternetInternet www.onbridges.comwww.onbridges.com www.khaki.comwww.khaki.com www.careernet.state.md.uswww.careernet.state.md.us MediaMedia FriendsFriends Books: Occupational Outlook Books: Occupational Outlook

HandbookHandbook

www.stats.bls.www.stats.bls.gov/ocogov/oco Want AdsWant Ads

““Many of life’s failures Many of life’s failures are people who did not are people who did not realize how close they realize how close they were to success when were to success when

they gave up.” they gave up.” (Thomas Edison)(Thomas Edison)

STEP 4: Contact STEP 4: Contact company for an company for an interviewinterview

Call phone numbers in want Call phone numbers in want adsads

Call numbers listed on Call numbers listed on websiteswebsites

Make appointments or ask Make appointments or ask company if you can contact company if you can contact them in the future or if they them in the future or if they will keep your name on file.will keep your name on file.

STEP 5: Fill out STEP 5: Fill out applications and cover applications and cover letters.letters.

All applications should be All applications should be neatly done.neatly done.

All applications should be All applications should be edited for grammar and edited for grammar and spelling.spelling.

Cover letters should briefly tell Cover letters should briefly tell about you and the type of work about you and the type of work you are interested in doingyou are interested in doing..

““Success is a state of Success is a state of mind. If you want mind. If you want success, start thinking success, start thinking of yourself as a of yourself as a

successsuccess.” (Anonymous).” (Anonymous)

STEP 6: Be prepared for STEP 6: Be prepared for the interviewthe interview

Anticipate questions that will Anticipate questions that will be asked.be asked.

Know interview etiquetteKnow interview etiquette Complete your job application, Complete your job application,

resume, portfolioresume, portfolio Practice your interview with an Practice your interview with an

adultadult

STEP 7: Go for the STEP 7: Go for the interview.interview.•Be on time.

•Dress appropriately.

•Have a firm handshake.

• Be asked to be seated.

•Go by yourself.

•Bring copies of your resume and/or portfolio.

•Appear confident!

STEP 8: Send an interview STEP 8: Send an interview thank you letter.thank you letter.

Use business format for Use business format for your letter.your letter.

Send an e-mail to the Send an e-mail to the interviewer.interviewer.

Follow-up if you have not Follow-up if you have not heard from the company heard from the company

““Challenges make you Challenges make you discover things about discover things about

yourself that you never yourself that you never really knew.” really knew.” (Cicely (Cicely

Tyson)Tyson)

STEP 9: Accept or STEP 9: Accept or reject job offer.reject job offer.

RELAX! You’ve done it!!!RELAX! You’ve done it!!!

“The whole world steps aside for a person who knows where they are going.” (Anonymous)

TIPS FOR REACHING TIPS FOR REACHING GOALSGOALS

““In the long run, you only hit In the long run, you only hit what you aim for so aim high!” what you aim for so aim high!” (Henry Thoreau)(Henry Thoreau)

““Don’t bunt. Aim out of the Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark!” ballpark!”

(David Ogilvy)(David Ogilvy)

Do you think of Do you think of yourself as a success?yourself as a success?

“I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I

should have been more specific.” (Lily Tomlin)

““Don’t bunt. Aim out Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballparkof the ballpark.” .”

(David Ogilvy)(David Ogilvy)

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