Human Development: Team Activity

"Making Career Choices "

Lifeskill:

• Ethical Decision Making

Overview:

Junior High 4-Hers will study concepts on how to choose a career using the TIRES model (trends, interests, relocation, education, salary) and will identify potential careers for themselves and others based on personality type. At the learning center, the team will be presented with a case study and rank four potential careers for that person using a modified Job Selection Chart. One score will be given for the team on this center.

Objective:

• Students can explain the TIRES model
• Students will assess their own personality profile
• Students will identify careers that fit well with their personality profile
• Students will determine job trends, availability of jobs, education needed, and potential salary based on their chosen career

Resources:

Career Choices Lesson Plan - Use with handouts and Web-based activities to train team members in concepts related to career choices

• Which Personality Type Are You? - Personality Quiz used in On My Own
• Jobs List Base on Personality Type - List of jobs to match personality types as determined from "Which Personality Type Are You?"
• Jobs With the Most Job Openings in the US Through 2016 - List of top 20 jobs with the greatest number of job openings. Includes information on median (average) incomes
• Jobs With the Most Losses in the US Through 2016 - List of 20 job types that are expected to lose the most jobs through 2016
• Many Ways To Train - Crossword puzzle about different types of education or career training.
• Job Selection Chart - Chart you can fill out to help you evaluate different jobs.

Web sites with Personality profiles and information on careers:

• http://www.myfuture.com/ - Web site from the U.S. Department of Defense with personality inventory and associated civilian and military careers.
• http://www.careerkids.com/careers/ - Web site with descriptions of a variety of careers including education required and salary information.
• http://www.funeducation.com/- Web site for kids that includes free IQ, personality, and career assessment quizzes.

Time Allowed:

This center will be completed by a team. The team will take approximately five minutes to complete the center.

Scoring:

Scoring will be determined using a modified Hormel scoring system.

Specialist:

Denise Brandon
Associate Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences
119 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4501

Phone: 865-974-7193
Fax: 865-974-3234
E-mail: djbrandon@utk.edu

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