Title: Develop a career plan.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-18) > Section: Exploring Careers

Development should include

- long-term goals
- clarification of work needs, values, skills, and interests
- use of career-planning resources
- opportunity to talk with or shadow a professional in a career of interest
- review of career choices and projected changes/trends.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What is the importance of having a career plan?
- What do your career goals say about your values and attitudes about work?
- How do favorite classes and hobbies give an indication of your interests?
- Why do you think people do not reach work-related goals?
- What are your goals related to work?

Communication

- What can you learn by interviewing people in a selected career?
- What resources are available to help you analyze your needs, values, skills, and interests?

Leadership

- What are some personal values you have about work?
- Which career values are most important to you?

Management

- What are the specific tasks you carry out when you are doing things that interest you? Why is a person more likely to succeed in a job that matches his/her personal values?