The document discusses career planning and discovering your career through a process of self-discovery rather than an event. It outlines steps to take which include discovering your values, interests, skills, who you want to work with, and desired work environment. These aspects provide insight and remain consistent over time. Interests may change but some will last a lifetime. The document advises students to dream big, try new things, be flexible, and seek help through resources like a career counselor, government occupational outlook handbook, and career guidance books.

1. Upward Bound
CAREER PLANNING
Natalie Seither
February 12, 2013

2. Discovering
your Career
There is NO one perfect
Career for anyone.
Choosing a Career
is a Process/ Journey...
not an event.
Why Worry About it
Now?

3. What needs to be Discovered?
-Values
-Interests
-Skills and abilities
-People you want to work with
-Desired
Environment

4. What do you Value?
Beliefs, Ideas & Values
that are important to you.
They stay the most
consistent
over the years.

5. What are your interests
Always changing...
However, some interests you have now may be
with you all your life

6. What are your Skills?
-Developed ability, aptitude, talent, gifts
-Identify Skills You ENJOY
-Identify Best
Transferable
Skills.

7. Who Do you want to work with?
-Realistic
-Investigative
-Artistic
-Social
-Enterprising
-Conventional

8. Where do you want to work?
-Ideal Work Environment
-Ideal Community

9. What Can You be Doing NOW?
-Class assignments
-Extra curricular activities
-Part time or Summer Work
-Savvy Academic Choices
-Job Shadowing
and Interviewing

10. Take it from me
What to Remember:
-Dream Big Now
-Try different and new things
-Be Flexible

11. Need Help?
Natalie Seither
nseither@gmail.com
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