There are two pairs of books that I recommend for career guidance.
1. Larry Burkett’s series:
Your Career in Changing Times
2. What Color is Your Parachute Series:
What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens)
Some kids decide on a career when they are vary young, and others don’t decide until much later. Keep in mind that college students will usually change their major at least once in their college career. Statistically speaking, working adults change their career three to seven times in their lifetime. Even if your student choose a career now, it may be unlikely that they will continue with that career later. Choosing a career now can encourage students to go to college, but it’s not really necessary. If working through the books helps them to choose a career, then you can make sure the colleges they apply to will offer a major for that career.
Because of that, I suggest another strategy for kids who are undecided about a career. Consider going to a liberal arts college. At a liberal arts college, students take a class or two in a wide variety of subjects. The first two years of the exploratory curriculum will include some science, social students (psychology for example) English, politics, etc. Having a broad exposure to a varied curriculum will allow them to experience many subjects until they find the one that they love. In the event that nothing makes them say “wow!” a great liberal arts school can give them a general liberal arts degree. Many businesses like general liberal arts degrees. Most businesses train all their new employees anyway, and they simply want an employee with ANY bachelors degree. It can be a good fit for many different kinds of jobs.
Find more of my book recommendations on my resource page!
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J W says:
There’s something I’ve been experimenting with for years. Kids change their minds a lot about what they want to be when they “grow up.” We’ve had tons of opportunities to explore and learn about training for a wide variety of careers.
Little kid: “Mommy, I want to be a missionary helicopter pilot.”
Mommy: “Did you know there are special schools where people can learn to fly helicopters? You’d also learn about weather, too. That sounds like a lot of fun!”
Big kid: “Mom, I’d really like to be a wrangler at a summer camp when I get older.”
Mom: “Let’s see if we can find a riding stable in the area. Would you like to check out some books on horse care? Did you know some colleges could help you learn even more about horses?”
Teen: “I want to be a nurse”
Mom: Let’s call Lee.
July 19th, 2008 at 6:41 am