| As teachers and counselors, you help students explore | | | | What do your students prefer? Printed or on-line |
| careers. | | | | career test? |
| You aid your students as they search for meaning, | | | | What is your budget for the tests? |
| purpose, and direction. | | | | What resources do you have? Do you have a |
| You see their talents. | | | | computer lab? |
| You know their interests, abilities, and skills. | | | | Find career tests that your students are interested in |
| You help students plan for the future. | | | | and that provide valuable information about careers |
| You understand students. You know that students - | | | | and your student's interests. Look at career tests that |
| Are curious | | | | use well-known career models. Match students' |
| Love colorful, multimedia presentations | | | | interest clusters to career or job codes. Use newer |
| Use their senses and imaginations in career exploration | | | | color-coded career tests that simply career models. |
| You have searched for tools that will help you unlock | | | | The use of colors improves attention span, |
| their potentials. | | | | concentration, memory skills, and understanding. As |
| Tips for Finding the Right Career Tool | | | | students grow older, continue to use career models |
| Career tools help your students explore who they | | | | expand their knowledge of careers and college |
| really are. Career tools include career tests, | | | | majors. There are a variety of career tests for youth, |
| assessments, games, web sites, and books. Career | | | | college students, and adults. |
| tests answer the question "Who am I?" Career | | | | Step Two: Explore Career Web Sites and Books |
| assessments point out your students' likes, dislikes, or | | | | Career tests prepare students to explore careers. |
| interests. Kid career tools should be fun, educational, | | | | Gather information about fun, informative, and |
| and not boring. | | | | attractive career exploration web sites and books. |
| Search for the resource that meets your students' | | | | Look for web sites and books that provide career |
| needs. Look at the benefits. Find tests, assessments, | | | | information about - |
| games, web sites, and books that are - | | | | Tasks |
| Eye appealing | | | | Wages |
| Easy to use | | | | Career outlook |
| Full of resources | | | | Interests |
| With the right resource, students are ready and willing | | | | Education |
| to - | | | | Knowledge |
| Explore | | | | Skills |
| Investigate | | | | Similar careers |
| Learn | | | | Examples of kid career explorationweb sites and |
| Ask questions | | | | books are - |
| Enjoy discovering who they are | | | | Career Ship |
| Gain knowledge, wisdom, and understanding | | | | What Do You Like |
| An effective career tool motivates your students to | | | | Eek! Get a Job |
| explore careers. Creative career tools build a | | | | GetTech.org |
| foundation for more detailed career exploration. | | | | LifeWorks |
| Step One: Select a Career Test | | | | Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| How do you choose the right career test? Look at 3 | | | | Career Ideas for Kids Book Series |
| major areas - | | | | I Want To Be Book Series |
| Format, e.g. Printed, CD-ROM, or on-line | | | | Career exploration is a process. As teachers and |
| Cost -$10, $12, $15, $20 or more | | | | counselors, use resources that make your journey |
| Resources - Information on interests, skills, and careers | | | | enjoyable, educational, and effective. Plan successful |
| When you look at a career test, ask yourself the | | | | kid career exploration expeditions. |
| following questions - | | | | |