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2. Career Planning for Education Students
There is no substitute for "knowing yourself."
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3. What is career planning?
Career planning helps you learn about yourself,
your skills, your strengths, weaknesses, and
your potential fit for a particular career. Here
students learn about the importance of careers,
and also learn the basic steps and techniques
for preparing for and having a successful career
and balanced life.

4. Choose Career Options That
Match Your Values
Knowing what you value most will help you refine
your career search and choice:
 Helping others
 High income
 Flexible work hours
Establish and align values, career choice, and
career goals for motivation.

5. Career planning for education student
Surviving in a Fast Economy
You will always have some control over your
career.
You must accept risks and plan for the future to
advance your career.
A college degree does not guarantee
employment.
www.britanica.com

6. Factors to Consider
Do:
 explore a number of
careers and majors
 Get advice from people in
your target occupation
 follow your passion
 Dare to try something
new
Don’t:
 focus on a major just to
get a career out of it
 select a major just
because it is “cool” or
seems to promise
prestige
 let someone else push
you into a job
 Assume that you have it
all figured out

7. Factors Affecting Career Choices in education student
 Interests
 Skills
 Aptitudes
 People skills
 Experience
 Family traditions
Personality
Life goals and
work values
Inspiringedchat.worldpress.com
www.thedigitalattitude.com

8. Exploring Your Interests
Holland’s Hexagonal Model of Career Fields
Investigativ
e
Artistic
Socia
l
Realisti
c
Conventiona
l
Enterprisin
g
http://www.careerkey.org/your-personality/hollands-theory-of-career-choice.html#.UisTCX-oA68
Billwarnerpi.com
Um-insight.net
www.brownpinay.com
www.123rf.com
www.art-biluders.com

9. Where to Go for Help
Career center
Faculty
Upper-class students
Student organizations
Placement services
ww.stlucyschool.com

10. Education students should Become
Knowledgeable
About Careers
Research several careers, not just one
Browse the Careers section of a local bookstore
See a career counselor
Scope out Internet resources
Network--many people love to talk about
their jobs!
www.freewebs.com

11.  Assess Your Skills
 Academic Strengths
 Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
 Math
 Creative Thinking
 Problem Solving and Decision Making
 Personal Qualities
 Self-Esteem, Self-Management, Responsibility
 People Skills
 Social, Negotiation, Leadership, Teamwork
www.fotosearch.com

12. See a Career Counselor
The career counselors at your college
are trained professionals who can help
you
 discover your strengths and weaknesses
 evaluate your values and goals
 sort through what type of career you want.
Kidshealth.org

13. Web sources:Web sources:
Occupational Outlook Handbook
11_Careers_new.ppt
Career Resource Center
http://www.careers.org/
Job Hunt
http://www.job-hunt.org
The Catapult on Job Web
http://www.job-hunt.org/
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on
the Internet
www.rileyguide.com
Quintessential Careers
http://www.quintcareers.com/index.html