Career Exploration

Learning About Jobs

• Personal Contacts
• Talk with family and friends.
• Networking
• Talk to people already working in the field of interest.
• Job Shadow
• Research
• Go to libraries, career centers, and guidance offices.
• Mentoring
• Mentors share job knowledge and demonstrate work behaviors.
• Internet Networks & Resources
• Such as America’s Career InfoNet, America’s Job Bank & ISeek.org.
• National Career Information
• Such as OOH, OIQ, and the Military Career Guide.

Career Clusters

• What is a career cluster?
• A career cluster is a group of occupations that have certain things in common.
• Six main career clusters:
• Arts & Communication
• Business & Management
• Health & Medical Services
• Human Services
• Engineering & Industrial Services
• National Resources