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    The document lists various career activities for middle school and high school students to complete, including assessing career interests through inventories and notebooks, exploring options through courses and job shadows, gaining experience through volunteer and work opportunities, and preparing for post-secondary plans by researching requirements for college or vocational programs and completing applications.

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    The document lists various career activities for middle school and high school students to complete, including assessing career interests through inventories and notebooks, exploring options through courses and job shadows, gaining experience through volunteer and work opportunities, and preparing for post-secondary plans by researching requirements for college or vocational programs and completing applications.

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    CAREER ACTIVITIES

    • Complete inventories assessing career • Complete a job application (hs)


    interests and experiences (ms, hs) • Develop a resume (ms, hs)
    • Compile a career exploration notebook • Practice interviewing (ms, hs)
    (ms, hs) • Interview for a job (hs)
    • Participate in a career exploration unit (ms) • Research college entrance requirements
    • Participate in career-related courses, i.e., (hs)
    Teen Living, Technology Education, • Attend college fairs and presentations by
    Keyboarding, Life skills (ms, hs) speakers at school (hs)
    • Participate in professional technical • Prepare for and take college entrance
    studies, i.e., Auto Mechanics, exams (hs)
    Cosmetology, Child Care, Marketing (hs) • Complete college applications (hs)
    • Participate in special education vocational • Explore supported employment options
    course, i.e., Office Technology, WAT, with local vendors (hs)
    Building Maintenance, Special Center • Develop a plan with DRS counselor/CSB
    component (ms, hs) case manager (hs)
    • Participate in a volunteer experience (ms, • Obtain a work permit (ms, hs)
    hs) • Participate in a part-time job (hs)
    • Participate in guidance-sponsored career • Attend school regularly (ms, hs)
    day (ms, hs) • Increase computer skills through practice
    • Investigate career options through the (ms, hs)
    career center (hs) • Learn how to relate to coworkers in a
    • Observe people working in different simulated job setting (ms, hs)
    occupations in the local community (ms, • Research and publish a career goal paper
    hs) (ms, hs)
    • Interview people working in different • Complete the Virginia VIEW (ms, hs)
    occupation sin the local community (ms, • Explore interests through elective courses,
    hs) i.e., drama, art (ms, hs)
    • Job shadow employee at business site • Enroll in course at NVCC (hs)
    (ms, hs)
    • Continue with part-time work (hs)
    • Identify and understand occupational
    • Continue meeting with guidance counselor
    safety issues (hs)
    and employment and transition
    • Participate in school-based work representative (hs)
    experience (ms, hs)
    • Meet application deadlines for college (hs)
    • Participate in community-based work
    • Continue to take academics necessary for
    training program (ms, hs)
    chosen college major (hs)
    • Explore job qualifications/requirements for
    • Update personal resume (ms, hs)
    job of choice (ms, hs)
    • Use the job resource network, i.e., people,
    newspaper, career center, job fairs (hs)

    From Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA – reprinted with permission.

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