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Do most HS seniors know what career they want?

by Courtney

Aug 12, 2015

Hi, I am working on developing a new website/mobile app to help high school students decide which college major to pursue. Currently, the app has a search box for "job title" and it matches the job title to college majors that are commonly linked to that title.

Do most high school students have an idea of the career and job that they want to pursue after college?

I work in another industry and am concerned that most students do not know this when they are seniors in HS.

Thanks! Courtney

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Cal-Kid No I don't think they have a real understanding of the college requirements for a specific career. I believe they have a more larger area of thought.

When my district had high school career centers there was much more information about jobs and careers. Budget cutting canceled the centers. A real shame as the career center was a busy plac...See More

Aug 24, 2015

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Mary-Lorraine There are several career type websites students can use to answer questions about their skills and interests that links them to matching careers, training needed, and potential salary.

You may want to scan these in the process of developing your ap. One is "Career Pathways". With these websites, students should have more knowlwd...See More

Sep 13, 2015

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Betty Ann Absolutely not. Students are much more likely to have an idea of what what they might want to major in (in other words, a subject they are are interested in) than to know what sort of careers might invo involve that subject.

I get students who say they want to be doctors, but are not in interested in science or math--and have never even c...See MoreAbsolutely not. Students are much more likely to have an idea of what what they might want to major in (in other words, a subject they are are interested in) than to know what sort of careers might invo involve that subject.

I get students who say they want to be doctors, but are not in interested in science or math--and have never even considered the hu huge variety of jobs in the health care field, ranging from ph phlebotomist to physical therapist to medical coding to ...

Having students start by inputting a job title is absolutely backwards and not very helpful to the majority.

On 9/13/15, Mary-Lorraine wrote: > There are several career type websites students can use to answer > questions about their skills and int answer > questions about their skills and interests that links them to > matching careers, training needed, and potential salary. > > You may want to scan these in the process of developing your ap. > One is "Career Pathways". With thes ap. > One is "Career Pathways". With these websites, students should > have more knowlwdge about potential careers than the just: nurse, > teacher, firefighter, vet, doc nurse, > teacher, firefighter, vet, doctor, dentist, and pilot (careeres > most kids are exposed to in their daily lives). > > On 8/24/15, Cal-Kid wrote: >> No I don't think they have a real understanding of the >> college requirements for a specific career. I believe they >> have a more larger area of thought. >> >> When my district had high school career centers there was >> much more information about jobs and careers. Budget cutting >> canceled the centers. A real shame as the career center was a >> busy place before school, lunch, and after school. So much >> information available. >> >> I think today's kids go to college without a firm deadline to >> finish in four years with a specific career goal in mind. And >> if they do it takes much longer than four years as maybe they >> keep changing their major or minor. >> >> Anything you do to present information about careers is a >> good thing. >> >> On 8/12/15, Courtney wrote: >>> Hi, I am working on developing a new >>> website/mobile app to help high school students >>> decide which college major to pursue. Currently, >>> the app has a search box for "job title" and it >>> matches the job title to college majors that are >>> commonly linked to that title. >>> >>> Do most high school students have an idea of the >>> career and job that they want to pursue after >>> college? >>> >>> I work in another industry and am concerned that >>> most students do not know this when they are >>> seniors in HS. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Courtney

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