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Career Bound Students
Career Bound Students
High school is the time to explore your interests and determine your aptitudes so that you can prepare yourself for a career that matches your interests and abilities. Once you’ve determined a potential career path, you will be able to determine your post-high school goals.
Whether you will be focused on immediate entry into the workforce, an apprenticeship or vocational training program, the military, a vocational/trade school, OR community college, or attendance at a 4-year college, the CCC can help!
Step 1: Explore your interests and aptitudes.
Step 1: Explore your interests and aptitudes.
It is important to choose a career that matches your interests and abilities. Aptitude tests can help you to identify career areas that are best for you.
My Future - work quizzes and career help from the Department of Defense
California Career Zone - web-based platform designed to help you explore, plan, and prepare for a career you’ll love.
Step 2: Research careers.
Step 2: Research careers.
Based on what you know about yourself, look for careers in which you will excel. Find out what you need to do to enter those fields.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - information from the US Department of Labor
California Careers Info - career development resources
O'Net Online - occupational information network
Step 3: Prepare in high school to meet your career goals.
Step 3: Prepare in high school to meet your career goals.
High school courses, directly and indirectly, will help you meet your career goals. For example, if you are interested in being a medical technician, courses in Health directly relates to your goal and courses in Mathematics indirectly relates to your goal. Meet with your counselor to select appropriate courses.
Skills Employers Want from their Employees
Skills Employers Want from their Employees
Leadership. You need to be able to show your employer that you can lead and manage people. Leaders have great communication and organizational skills.
Interpersonal. As in "interpersonal communications." Most jobs require people who can communicate effectively with their co-workers, customers, and suppliers.
Problem solving. Employers like to hire people who can find problems and fix them.
Motivated. A paycheck can motivate you, but employers want to hire people who want to do good work, not just for themselves but for the company.
Efficient. How much work can you do in a given block of time? Do you organize yourself well? Employers want people who are not only productive, but who can manage their time.
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