College and Career

1. With Sample Bulletin Board Ideas
Debbie Hruschka
Pima County Adult Probation Adult Education

2.  What comes
to mind
when you
hear the
word Job?
 Write the
responses on
the flipchart
paper as the
students call
out their
responses

3.  What comes
to mind
when you
hear the
word
Career?
 Write the
responses on
the flipchart
paper as the
students call
out their
responses

5.  Brainstorm the definition of the word “Job” write
responses on flip chart paper. Do the same for the
word “Career” OR
 Give students several post-its and have them write the
first thing that comes to mind when they hear the word
“Job” . Use a different post-it for each response. Do the
same for the word “Career.” I color coded the post-its
for each word, blue for Job and yellow for Career.
 Show the presentation of your job/career path
 Have the students redo the brainstorm or post-it
activity to see if they have any new ideas to add.
 Gather their responses and create pie charts
 Have them fill out a short evaluate of the presentation
and compile their data.

6.  Students will understand the purpose of this
presentation
 Students will understand the difference
between a Job and a Career
 Students will understand the importance of
education or training for a Career
 Students will start to think about a Career path
 Students will describe the career path they plan
to pursue

7. Show My
Career Path
Presentation

9. Jobs
money
list types of jobs
shortterm
work
career
buys necessities
life skills learned
A job is the most basic level, and is work that you do in exchange for
money. No matter what the job is in, the job will involve doing a specific
set of tasks using a specific set of skills. Some jobs require you to
have a specific skill set or education before being hired, or you’ll receive
on-the-job training. Jobs are short term and “safe”, as stability of work
but there usually is a lack of progression.
21%21%
9%9%
6%
12%
21%

10. Careers
way of Life
types of careers
education
more money
change
lifetime/ longer
work satisfaction
A career provides you with money you need, but there’s often more to a
career than just one job. A career is often a series of jobs, usually in
the same field or industry. A career is a path in a certain direction and
constitutes your life’s work. A career is long term, usually requires
special learning or education, and is a pursuit of a lifelong ambition
or progression towards lifelong goals or a way of life.
18%
15%
9%
12%
9%
21%
15%

11.  What did you think the purpose of this
presentation was?
 8 – to show the difference between a job and a
career
 5 – to motivate us to take the steps necessary to
find our chosen career
 2 – to show the importance of college
 1 – long term versus short term
 1 – the sacrifices needed to succeed

12.  At the beginning of the presentation we did an
activity where I had you write on a post-it what
was the first thing that came to your mind when I
said the word “job” and then the word “career.”
Did this activity help clarify the difference between
the two words? How?
 17 – Yes
 How?
 7- a job is something to fill the void until a career is
found to do for the rest of your life
 4- different outlooks on both
 4- a job is money; a career a lifetime plan
 1- short term versus long term

13.  Did this activity help you think in terms of a
career path instead of a job?
 15- Yes
 1 – Yes and No
 1 Somewhat
 My current job I have now and how to pursue
a future career.
 A career path is more stable than a job.

14.  Did it help you understand what a career path
was?
 17 – Yes
 It helped me understand the difference
between the two.
 It helped me to understand the difference and
what you might have to do to take that path.
 A career could be a good paying job or some
job that you like but do it for a longer term.

15.  Describe for me your career path from start to
finish.
 11- Attend schooling/college for a career
 6- finish my GED
 4- undecided
 1 work with the disabled