Direct Your Future Module 1 Scanning the World

Direct Your Future Module 1: Scanning the World of Possibilities

The World of Work Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: • State three reasons why it is important to spend time and energy doing career exploration. • List the influences on your career thinking to date. • Describe how occupations can be grouped into clusters. • Sort occupations into these clusters. • (*Optional)Select two of these 16 clusters as favorites based on present knowledge and your Kuder® Career Search with Person Match and Kuder® Skills Assessment reports. Direct Your Future 1 -2

The World of Work Direct Your Future 5 -2

The World of Work The Dictator Game Direct Your Future 5 -2

Reasons Why Career Planning is Important • A major portion of your life –at least 35 -40 percent of your waking time –is spent at work. • Good career planning improves the chances that you will be satisfied with your work. Satisfaction in work affects other parts of your life. • The amount of money earned through work affects your lifestyle. • Work is a way to express your interests, skills, and values. • Work is a way to structure your time. Direct Your Future 1 -3

Influences on Career Decisions • Parent(s)/guardians and other relatives. • Counselors, teachers, and coaches. • Friends. • Television and/or the Internet. • Experiences. • School activities and coursework. • Part-time jobs or volunteer work (community service). Direct Your Future 1 -4

Direct Your Future 16 Career Clusters

16 Career Clusters • Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources • Hospitality and Tourism • Architecture and Construction • Human Services • Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications • Information Technology • Business, Management, and Administration • Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security • Manufacturing • Education and Training • Marketing, Sales, and Service • Finance • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics • Government and Public Administration • Health Science Direct Your Future • Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics 5 -3

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Direct Your Future 5 -4

Architecture and Construction Direct Your Future 5 -5

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications Direct Your Future 5 -6

Business, Management, and Administration Direct Your Future 5 -7

Education and Training Direct Your Future 5 -8

Finance Direct Your Future 5 -9

Government and Public Administration Direct Your Future 5 -10

Health Science Direct Your Future 5 -11

Hospitality and Tourism Direct Your Future 5 -12

Human Services Direct Your Future 5 -13

Information Technology Direct Your Future 5 -14

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Direct Your Future 5 -15

Manufacturing Direct Your Future 5 -16

Marketing, Sales, and Service Direct Your Future 5 -17

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics Direct Your Future 5 -18

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Direct Your Future 5 -19

Your Destination • Place yourself in a destination/cluster

Optional • Log on to Kuder® Navigator. • Under the tab Learn About Myself, take the Kuder® Career Search with Person Match (interest inventory) and the Kuder® Skills Assessment, following the instructions on Handout 3: Take the Kuder Career Interest and/or Kuder Skills Assessment. • You will receive your reports immediately. Print the complete versions of the reports and bring them to the next class session. Direct Your Future 5 -20