CAREER

DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
Katherine Gibson
Intended Population

This career development program is designed

to meet the needs of high school sophomores
and juniors enrolled in Gordon Lee Memorial
High School, Chickamauga, GA
 WHO?
Demographics
Gordon Lee
High School
sophomores
& juniors 
Where?
Semi—private school
in Chickamauga, GA,
the south-eastern
region of the United
States
Demographics 436 total
Program Target Group:
Sophomores & Juniors
students
~100 sophomores
~100 juniors

97%: White/Caucasian
2%: 2+ races
1%: Asian 46%: Female
1%: Hispanic 54%: Male
Based on 2017-2018 school year
Career Development Needs

■ Career Awareness: Students need the skills to identify

and assess their abilities and interests in order to match
them to an appropriate career
■ Employment Readiness: Students must develop the
skills to research, apply for, and interview for various
careers/employment opportunities
Potential Obstacles
■ Limited knowledge ■ External factors: peer
regarding how to pressure; familial
describe their interests pressure/conflict
and abilities ■ Limited ability to
■ Limited knowledge match interests and
regarding education abilities with potential
needed for potential careers
careers
Program Goals – Learning how to write a
resumé
– Acquiring interview
Demonstrate skills
employment readiness – Acquire employability
skills
through:
– Apply decision-making
skills to career selection
Program Content
■ The program will occur during the students regular advisement periods. These will occur
once a month during the students’ sophomore year and twice a semester during the
students’ junior year.
■ Sophomore year:
– Complete the Self-Directed Search and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
– Use results from assessments to explore careers in the Occupational Outlook
Handbook
■ Junior year:
– Receive instruction on how to write a resume, including structure and format, key
words to use, key tips of what to include and what to avoid
– Receive instruction regarding what to expect in an interview and how to be prepared
for an interview
– Participate in role play mock interviews
Cost, Personnel, Promotion
■ The program will occur during the school day and will not require time outside of
school hours. Students’ will be required to complete the Self-Directed Search,
which is about $10. The fee will be covered by the students’ tuition.’
■ About 200 students (~100 sophomores & ~100 juniors) will participate each
school year
■ The program content will be implemented into advisement meeting periods,
which will be led by the students’ advisement teachers.
■ Posters detailing the program will be posted around the school, as well as
mentioned during the morning announcements for the entire week prior to each
meeting time. A letter will be sent home with each student for the parents to
review and become familiar with the program.
 Formative

Program Student
Evaluation Feedback

Questionnaires

Group
Discussion
Program Evaluation

■ Students and teachers will complete separate questionnaires

regarding their experience and will rate their perceived value and
helpfulness of the program
■ Students and teachers will participate in separate group discussions
where they will give suggestions of ways to improve the program,
as well as what they liked about the program
■ Incorporate student and teacher feedback to revise program as
needed
Survey Questionnaire Preview
For Students:
■ How has your knowledge about the
career decision-making process
changed?
■ On a scale of 1-10, rate the clarity of
the material that was taught.
■ On a scale of 1-10, rate the career
knowledge of your teacher.
■ Do you think this program was worth
your time?
■ What would make this program more
valuable?
For Teachers:
■ On a scale of 1-10, how engaged
were students in completing the
activities?
■ How prepared and informed did you
feel to teach the required
information?
■ Which content area(s) did students
seem to be lacking knowledge in the
most?
■ Do you think that the classroom sizes
allowed the material to be delivered
and interacted with effectively?
 References

American School Counselor Association (2004). ASCA National Standards for Students. Retrieved from
http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/ASCA_National_Standards_for_Students.pdf
Gordon Lee High School (2017). Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-
schools/georgia/districts/chickamauga-city/gordon-lee-high-school-5778
Niles, S. & Harris-Bowlsbey, J. (2017). Career development interventions (5th edition). Columbus, OH:
Pearson Prentice Hall.