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How much time does the average person spend at work in their lifetime?
How much time does the average person spend at work in their lifetime?
If the average working week is 40 hours, then that equates to approximately 1,960 hours per year. The average person begins their working life at age 21 and retires at 65. That’s a career that spans 44 years. If we use the same 40-hour working week, we arrive at a figure of 91,250 hours! That means about a third of a person's life will be spent working. What's the point? It is important to pursue the things that we have a passion for and enjoy doing.
All students are encouraged to explore their career options by identifying their strengths, interests and skills, which will help them focus on those college majors and careers for which they are best suited. Several resources to assist this exploration process have been compiled below.
Career assessments
Career assessments
The career planning and assessment tools in SchooLinks allow students to realize their strengths, goals, knowledge, values, and interests in future careers. Assessments in SchooLinks include:
Find Your Path: Get suggested careers and college majors based on your personality.
Would You Rather: Choose your favorite activities to get career suggestions.
Top Skills: Discover your top skills and areas for improvement.
Career Center in SchooLinks
Career Center in SchooLinks
The Career Center is where you can search for careers and learn more information about specific careers or career clusters.
To access the Career Center, click the Careers icon on the navigation sidebar on the left. Then, select Careers Center from the dropdown menu.
There are several ways to search for careers in the Career Center:
Using the Search Bar.
From the Career Center homepage (Regional)
Searching by Career Cluster.
Searching by Hot Careers.
Searching by Favorited Careers.
Exploring All Careers.
Searching through Military Careers.
CAREER PRESENTATIONS
CAREER PRESENTATIONS
Sophomore Presentation Reflection, 4 year Plan / Credit Check
resources & Helpful Links
resources & Helpful Links
College Board's career research and exploration tool. Students can get started by taking a self-inventory and answer key questions about themselves. Lots of quality articles, slide shows and videos that can help students to get their career search started.
Data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information. Helpful for high school students planning majors and careers.
Ever wonder what to ask when speaking with a professional in a particular career pathway? Part of the journey in discovering future careers is to gather information to determine what may be the "best fit." Can I see myself doing "this" particular job in the future? The above link provides questions to consider that will help gather information along your career exploration journey.
Find out about the general job market, wages and trends, skills and abilities required for specific occupations and career information unique to your state.
The Illinois Career Information System (CIS) is a comprehensive online system that offers career, education, and current labor market information in one, easy-to-use tool. We are part of the Illinois Department of Employment Security and have offered Illinois CIS since 1977.
The City of St. Charles is offering a career pathway job shadow program to St. Charles high school students interested in exploring a career in municipal government.
Resource produced by the Department of Defense with data from the Departments of Commerce, Labor & Education.
The OOH is an excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific occupations based on data supplied by the federal government.
Use this site to find specific occupational information and search for occupations that use your skills.
Interested in entering a trade? Watch this informational video. Steps include obtaining a high school degree, identifying post-secondary training, and securing an apprenticeship.
Welcome to the STCE Job support website. Students: view local part-time job openingsand how to prepare for these opportunities. Employers: post an opening.
Work Permits can be issued by St. Charles East High School, the Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE) and the Illinois Department of Labor.
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