Make a Resume: Identify your outside activities, volunteer work, jobs and awards that you've had so far in life. Create a resume (possible examples found here). Challenge yourself to keep your eyes open for future resume building opportunities.
Career Survey: Go to the Get Connected tab and take one of the Career Interest surveys. Write down 3 careers that interest you and explore their requirements and any important information such as salary or job outlook.
Grads You Know: Set up a bulletin board with staff and former student pictures attached to where they went to University/College. Option 2: Check out the staff name plates at each classroom door, send students on a scavenger hunt to find certain colleges and the staff members associated with them.
Where will you be at 33?: Have students create a life profile of how they envision themselves in the future. Include college, career, geographical location, even family or hobby goals.
Explore CareerOneStop Activities: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, the GetMyFuture section of CareerOneStop is a valuable resource for all kinds of career-related questions.
Career Cluster Bulletin Board: Choose a general career category, such as "Health Sciences" and challenge students to bring in pictures, articles and ideas about careers related to this general category. Change the category weekly.
"Get a Job" Friday: Before anyone can start a career, they have to learn to nail an interview. Designate a Friday before Career Day where students dress professionally and role-play an interview. Students will learn what experiences to mention and the importance of social media content as well as what not to share.
If I hadn't been a Teacher: Have teachers inform their classes about other jobs they considered besides being an educator and why. Share the journey to becoming an educator as well!
"Do This, Not That" Interview Skills: Set up a poster with "Do this, not that" interview tips such as what questions to ask or not ask, body language, etc. What have students learned from researching careers and role-playing interviews?
Questions Grab Bag: If hosting a career Day presentation, discuss questions ahead of time to keep them appropriate and brief. Consider writing them down and placing in a bag for presenters to draw from or give them ahead of time.
Career Scavenger Hunt: Have students play a "scavenger hunt" challenge. Create items like "find a female engineer" or "discover what it takes to become an EMT" and help students discover how to learn about each information.
Career Report: Have students report on their career of choice; if they aren't sure what they want to do in the future, have them report on a career cluster option. Discover what the requirements are for the career, job outlook, salary, daily duties, and more.