Careers
It may feel like because you are in high school, that you have to have it all figured out. But that is not the case at all! High School, and the years following, are the best time to explore different career opportunities. To discover what you like, and what you don't.
Opportunity Starts with Purpose
The best careers are those with purpose, where you can combine your values, strengths, and skills to make an impact on something you care about. How do you discover your purpose? By exploring — yourself! Identify the things you value and love to do, then you can find a career where you can put those values and skills to work.
There are different strategies you can use to explore your skills and strengths and how you might apply them to a career.
Reflect on YOU: As cliche as it sounds, your career journey begins with knowing yourself. Once you get some insight into you, then you have clear starting point. You only need one for the journey to begin!
Research industries online: There are many job roles you can find across industries. If you know what you want to do, but not where you want to do it, explore the different industries out there. Discover which industries are in demand, have the largest employment, are experiencing declining employment, pay the most, and more. Sharpen your job search or career planning by learning where industry growth and decline are occurring.
(career.arizona.edu)CAREERS IN NAVIANCE
Naviance is also a great tool for you if you're interested in exploring career options. Naviance has assessments meant to help you hone in on your interests. It also has career options that match with your preferences, and those show you skills required, salary ranges, and more.
Click here for a brief presentation to learn how to take the Career Interest Profile Assessment:
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By viewing this presentation you'll also learn how to explore careers and save them to your profile in Naviance! Do it. It's worth it.
Reflect on YOU
Discover what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. The Interest Profiler helps you decide what kinds of occupations and jobs you might want to explore based on your interests.
Use your 'RAISEC' score to find careers that may be suitable to you!
Research Industries
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a great online tool that allows you to explore the details of different occupations. Discover pay rates, projected growth rates, and required entry-level education.
What do you want to do for a living?
"My Next Move" allows you to search careers, industries, and if you are not sure you can simply answer some questions and they will suggest career that match your interest.
GET EXPERIENCE
Work Experience:
When trying to decide on a career, getting real life experience is better than anything else. Actually doing the work or being in the environment where the work is done is a more realistic version of a career than what you’ll read online. Try to job shadow, interview, and intern with different career fields that spark your interest. Need help setting something up? Stop by Work Experience (D-8) and talk to Ms. Harter. Click here to visit her page.
Pathways:
SVHS has an amazing pathways program available for our Pioneers. You can take classes at SVHS and get graduation credits to get you a taste for different careers. If you’re interested in medical health careers, we have a pathway for that. If you’re interested in computer science, we have a pathway for that. Click here to view all of our pathways.
ROP:
Regional Occupational Programs are an amazing way to get hands on career in the field in which you're interested. From digital broadcasting, to agriculture, to medical administration, to child development, to automotive… Ventura County offers some great opportunities for our local students! Click here to learn more.