Career Explorations and Personal Finance

As pupils consider possible career paths for the future, give them the chance to reflect on their greatest skills, lifelong interests, favorite subject areas and activities, values, deeply rooted beliefs, etc. 

Learners explore their perspectives of different occupations, discover what life skills will be valuable to them in whatever career path they choose, and discuss important terms related to the work environment. 

Help your pupils find some direction with a career research project. Individuals research three careers, using the included graphic organizers to record their findings. They then create a visual aid on a computer and present their...

Encourage learners to think deeply about the information they read or hear. Through a series of life skills worksheets, your pupils will consider the need for objectivity, identifying missing information, and problem solving.

Create an expert guide to local businesses in this lesson. Through research, young readers consider their local businesses and the services they provide, paying attention to any conflicting information they might find. Working in groups,...

This site is provided for by CollegeGrad.com. Understanding different careers is critical to job search successs. Know what you want to do before you seek to find it. The career information at our site is based upon information from the...

Love to travel? Love driving big rigs? Don't mind long hours? Then working as a commercial truck driving might be the career for you. A short video introduces viewers to the benefits of this career.

Four-year college not for you? How about a career that combines an interest in science, anatomy, and art? Cosmetology might be for you. Check out this short video that details all that goes on in a salon.

When one thinks of a hygienist, it's usually in the context of a dental office. A short video explores the world of the industrial hygienist who specializes in occupational health and safety. The job of these safety professionals is to...

Like to work outdoors? Like to build massive things? Or little models of those massive things? An informative video details how a civil engineer gets to do all these things.