CAREER EXPLORATION AND REFLECTION

FOR POSTSECONDARY/BUSINESS/INDUSTRY FIELD TRIPS

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________ Grade: _______ Teacher: __________________________

CAREER EXPLORATION

Career: ______________________ Postsecondary Site: _______________________________________________________________

Career Description (What Does This Person Do?): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Academic Match Aptitude Match Socio-emotional Match Where Can I Get Training to Have This Career?

(College, university, technical college, etc.) What Type of Degree is Required for This

Career? What Are the Skills I Need to be the

Best at This Career? Is this Career or Training Regionally Located?

1. _________________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _________________________ 4. _________________________ 5. _________________________

o Associate Degree (2-year) o Bachelor Degree (4-year) o Graduate Degree o Technical Training

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. _________________

o No o Yes If yes, list region here: __________________________

Cost of Choice Match Retention Match

Are there Scholarships for Programs of Study in This Career? Internships?

What Type of Financial Aid Is Available for Me to Pursue This Career?

What is the Salary Range for This Career?

What is the Outlook for this Career? How Many Stars Does It Have?

o No o Yes

If yes, list scholarships/internships here: 1. __________________________ 2. __________________________ 3. __________________________

o TOPS Tech Early Start o TOPS Tech o TOPS Opportunity, Performance,

or Honors o Pell Grant o Work Study o Other ____________________

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Outlook (Circle one): o Competitive o Growing o Shrinking

Stars (Shade all that apply):

CAREER REFLECTION

Write a short summary/reflection about experience/opportunity on the business/industry trip. Be sure to include what you learned about the career path. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________