Career Exploration
Find The Right Career For You
All students in grades 8-12 in the Paragould School District will have access to free career assessments and planning tools that can help them choose a career path based on their own interests, aptitudes, and personality traits. Assessments are provided through Naviance Powerschool, which we will use for the Student Success Plan, course requests, records requests, and more. We also offer the ASVAB to students which provides a lot of information about their IQ and strengths.
Opportunity Looks Like Work!
For the 2023-24 school year, we plan to schedule several industry visits for CTE students that match their CTE programs. We will also participate in Career Expos and Job Fairs. We will announce these through Google Classroom.Â
Sophomores will have Job Shadow Day, an opportunity to spend time with a professional at work and explore a career the student finds interesting. Whether the student discovers they love it or hate it, it is a valuable experience!
Explore Careers in the Skilled Trades
Job Search Engines
Indeed.com is a terrific job search engine that offers hundreds of local opportunities. Arkansas Joblink is a job search engine that is maintained by the Arkansas Workforce Center, and they post all of the openings they receive on that site. These tools are great for students who are searching for local employment opportunities or just exploring the possibilities in a particular geographic area, company, or occupation. Utilizing all available resources to search for positions is highly recommended. There are too many to list them all here, but find the ones you like, and use them all. Use the links below to create your free accounts and start looking.
Career Clusters ACE.pdf