Choosing a career can sometimes seem like a job all by itself. A thought-provoking video encourages viewers to consider their ideal careers using six starting points, including an investigation of what makes people unhappy and selecting a career that solves that problem.

Concepts

careers, work, work ethic, making decisions

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Show the video in the beginning of a unit on career skills
• Use the six tips in the video as brainstorming prompts for small groups
• Have class members watch the video at home for a flipped classroom activity, and bring notes and questions to a discussion the next day

Classroom Considerations

• Elevated language makes the video ideal for older high schoolers, college students, and young adults
• Comment section is open to the public

Pros

• Emphasizes mindful consideration of a topic some pupils may not have given a lot of thought
• Takes the pressure off of a big decision by offering many different starting points
• Provides a short assessment

Cons

• None