COLLEGE AND CAREER
Survey Yourself! Use one of the following to direct you to areas of study and professions.
Include the results in your portfolio.
• Naviance • Interest Profiler • Skills Profiler • Personality Type •
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Include the results in your portfolio.
• Naviance • Interest Profiler • Skills Profiler • Personality Type •
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Fall Semester: College search Generate a list of colleges based on your particular preferences using the online search tool linked below. Be sure to focus on California Public Universities in your search. You may include other colleges after you have found some UCs and CSUs you would attend. Save your search results and post to your ePortfolio. • College Board Research one California Public college from your search results. Complete this worksheet (or this one) to direct your research. Create an infographic that is a snapshot of a California Public College generated by your search. Use Powerpoint, Google Slides, Prezi, Piktochart, Weebly, or other software to create your graphic. Here's an example: |
SPRINGSpring Semester : Career Search Generate a list of careers based on your personality and interests. Research careers using the links below. Save your search results and post to your ePortfolio. • Careers by Personality type • Career Test • Career Exploration • College Board • Explore Careers • Junior Achievement • Career Videos Post a screen shot of your results. Research at least three of the careers in identified your search results. Complete this worksheet to direct your research. • Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Create a set of charts (graphs) that summarize and compare key data about the careers. Use Google Sheets, Excel, or Create-a-Graph to make the charts. What lifestyle will those careers support? Take the lifestyle survey at Jump$tart Reality Check. Adjust your expectations so that your lifestyle and income (plus spouse's income) match. Alternatively, use the Living Wage Calculator. On your career page, describe the lifestyle one of your careers will support |
To take a screen shot of your search results:
On a Mac: 'control + shift', then '4'; use + icon to highlight the desired area
On a PC: 'print screen' key; go to open menu, choose 'paint' program, choose 'paste'