Sophomore Career Planning

Interests + abilities + values + experience = Career Choice

• Interests - a quality that attracts your attention and makes you want to learn more about something or to be involved in

• Abilities – talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular are of interest

• Values -a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

• Experience- Active participation in events or activities, leading to the accumulation of knowledge or skill

Interests

MathMedicine Engineering

Criminal Justice

Acting

JournalismAuto mechanic

ChefTrades

Business

Science

Social Studies

English

Law

Abilities

AthleticCreative

Leadership Math Numbers

SchoolCuriosity

Valuesmoney Family

People

TimeWorking at

night

Outdoors

Indoors

Career Cruising

What is Career Cruising It is an Internet-based exploration and planning tool used by your

son or daughter to explore career and college options and develop a career plan. Career Cruising can be accessed from school, from home, or wherever your son or daughter has access to the internet.

Career Cruising at LP

9th grade – Introduction to Career Cruising and interest inventory research one career 10th grade – Introduce career clusters/pathways and compare two

careers in the same cluster. Research the importance of course selection for junior and senior year.

11th grade – Introduce college search and explore options for after high school and begin building a resume

12th grade – Students continue to use career cruising to finalize their career options either on an individual basis of with their counselor.

Parents can access Career Cruising at www.careercruising.com Username = lphs541 Password = cavs

16 Career Pathways

Job Shadowing ExperienceJob Shadowing is a popular on the job learning, career development, and leadership development intervention. ...

Job Shadowing Contacts

On www.lphs.net Counseling tab Files and Forms/ Job Shadow Careers

Illinois Valley Community HospitalMaureen Rebholz(815)223-3300 Illinois Valley Community CollegeCathy Buck(815)224-2720 Carus Chemical CompanyKeegan Pikula(815)223-1500 LetterKraft PrintersSid Huss(815)223-0391 Connecting PointJeff Borelli(815)223-1053

 

Steps to Job shadow Find an employer or employers to job shadow. Use parents and their friends as a resource to help. Choose from the list of employers available in the Counseling office or online. Students and or parents should contact employers to set up time. This time

should not be scheduled during school hours. Students should research the business they are going to by going to the

business website. Prepare a list of questions to ask the business person they are job shadowing Make sure to dress appropriately while job shadowing.

Ask if there are any specific dress requirements for their business. Sometimes dress clothes can be a safety hazard.

Be sure to follow experience with a thank you note for their time.

What Parents can do Be informed about what the school is doing in regard to careers and

how that information affects your student. Check the website regularly www.lphs.net. Look at the Counseling calendar to see what is coming up. Have your son/daughter ask counselors for job shadow data base. This is a

list of area employers that have agreed to allow our students to job shadow.

Brainstorm potential job shadowing experiences among family and friends. Help your son/daughter prepare questions to ask the employer. Encourage your son/daughter to be mindful and respectful of the

employers time. Remind them that that they are representing themselves and LaSalle-Peru High School

Thank you for your time