Transcript Module 8 PowerPoint

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Module 8:
Refining the Destinations
Module 8
Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• Name at least three favorite occupations
selected from clusters of your highest interest
and skills.
• Detail the work tasks, training required,
employment outlook, and earnings for these
three occupations.
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What You Need To Know
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Daily job duties.
Conditions of work.
Skills and education needed.
Earnings.
Career ladder.
Future employment outlook.
Desirable and undesirable features.
Where to get more information.
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Why it is important to know about your occupations
• To know whether to continue to keep the occupation
on your personal list.
• To know what kind of future education is needed.
• To know what courses to take in school.
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Using Kuder® Navigator to gather
information about occupations
Access Kuder Navigator at www.kudernavigator.com (or your
state-specific site) and follow the instructions below.
• Sign on by clicking on Log In and entering the user name and
password you created when you signed on the first time.
• Select Explore Occupations and then click By Assessment
Results in the upper left-hand menu.
• Click on the title of any occupation that you want to learn
about. Give special consideration to those that are
suggested by both the interest and skills assessment results.
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Using Kuder Navigator to gather
information about occupations, Cont’d
• Read all sections of information about each occupation.
• Watch the video about the occupation.
• If your instructor has indicated that you can use the printer,
print the description of the occupation.
• If this occupation appeals to you, save it in your portfolio by
clicking on the star at the upper left of its description.
• If you want to consider this occupation as one of your top
three, complete a worksheet for it.
• Repeat this process for two other occupations.
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Homework for Next Session
• Choose one occupation from today’s research that
appeals to you.
• Call or visit a person who works in that occupation.
• Use Activity 16: Information Interview as the basis
for your interview.
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