Career Inventory

And When I Grow Up, I Want to be …….

07/May/2011 01:30 PM

When you ask a 5-year old what he wants to be when he grows up, some typical answers might be a fireman, astronaut, or baseball player, among others. When you ask a middle-schooler what he wants to do when he grows up, he may tell you a myriad of careers that he sees played in the media, or jobs his family members or adult friends may have. Even at the high school level, many students still cite careers from the same sources, knowing very little about career paths prior to graduation. For some students, going to some type of college is an expectation by the family, or even the student himself, but often what to major in is a complete unknown.
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