Exploring Careers 101

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) defines career development as: The necessary skills and attitudes for successful transition from school to work or post-secondary training or education. Through Careerassist you will develop career awareness and begin exploring career possibilities to put you on the path towards a successful career pathway. John Holland developed a popular theory of interest development based around six personality types termed the Holland Typology. It is important to remember that each "type" has both positive and negative qualities and no "type" is any better or worse than another type. The Holland Typology should be used as a tool to assist you in exploring your interests and abilities, and not be an absolute deciding factor of your skills, career choice or your potential.

Here is a brief description of each code followed by the ASCA National standards covered in this webquest activity:

• 1. REALISTIC (R) Has mechanic ingenuity, physical coordination, and is practical
• 2. INVESTIGATIVE (I) Skills include mathematical ability, researching, writing, and analyzing
• 3. ARTISTIC (A) Is creative, imaginative and expressive; likes unstructured activities, and enjoys using materials to create art.
• 4. SOCIAL (S) Has good verbal skills, generous, patient, understanding, tactful, persuasive, and cooperative
• 5. ENTERPRISING (E) A leader and entrepreneur who has the ability to motivate and direct others
• 6. CONVENTIONAL (C) Enjoys manipulating data, record keeping, filing, reproducing materials, and organizing written or numerical data.
• ASCA National Standards for Students:
• Standard A
• C:A1 Develop Career Awareness
• C:A1.1 Develop skills to locate, evaluate and interpret career information
• Standard B
• C:B1 Acquire Career Information
• C:B1.2 Identify personal skills, interests and abilities and relate them to current career choice
• C:B2 Identify Career Goals
• C:B2.1 Demonstrate awareness of the education and training needed to achieve career goals

Visit these sites for additional info

Career Skill Building
American School Counseling Association
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