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STEP THREE (one hour)
Now hopefully you are very excited about some job possibilities that you have. Look back at the list you made of possible jobs last time. Now select five jobs from that list that you would really like to find out more about. Depending on what is easiest for you and how old you are, you can choose to do one of several things with this information:
If you have a family member or friend who knows a lot about jobs, especially the types of jobs on your list, talk with him or her and go down your list of circled possible jobs, asking him or her whether you have the qualifications to do this job and making sure it meets your criteria and you could be good at it. If the person tells you information that means it would be less possible to get this job as your next job, you can cross it out. If it sounds like it might be really good, put a star next to it. When you finish this, make sure you have at least three job possibilities with stars, even if it means you have to ask the person about jobs you did not circle in that column or means you have to ask them what jobs or training people get before doing your dream job, which you circled.
If you are good at conducting internet searches, you can find out about each of these jobs individually by searching the type of job and seeing what credentials are required, where the jobs tend to be located geographically, and something else that might make your job especially compatible or incompatible with your strengths. A site you may want to use to find out about these jobs, which might answer many of your questions, is The Occupational Information Network, which is sponsored by the U.S. government and includes links to many common jobs and information about them. To research this way, go to the site, click on "Find Occupations" on the left and then search by job families, looking for types of jobs you are interested in.
If you have access to a career counselor through a school or community group you attend or if you already see a counselor, instead of doing the other two options above, you can simply share the five jobs you have selected with that person and have them do a reality check for you, just as I suggested you could do with a family member or friend.
Or, if you'd like, just go back to my main career page here.
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