Title: Investigate career options.
Course: GRADS: Work Focus (19906) > Section: Examining Careers

Investigation should include

- career clusters relevant to individual needs, interests, and abilities
- hands-on experiences relevant to selected career pathways
- research of traditional and nontraditional career options
- advantages and disadvantages of working in a traditional career
- advantages and disadvantages of working in a nontraditional career.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- How has your personal environment influenced your perspectives on career options?
- What are the differences between a job, an occupation, and a career?

Communication

- What types of information about traditional and nontraditional careers can you find in the Occupational Outlook Handbook?
- What information can you obtain by talking to people in selected jobs/careers?

Leadership

- How can you arrange to shadow or intern in a selected job?
- Who can help you set up a job shadowing or internship?
- How can pursuing a nontraditional career build leadership skills?

Management

- What steps will you need to take to interview people in selected traditional and nontraditional jobs/careers?
- How can you match career clusters to your own needs, interests, and abilities?
- How can a career center help you investigate traditional and nontraditional career options?