TIPS TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO
WHEN YOU FINISH HIGH SCHOOL

1.  The book "AFTER HIGH SCHOOL" is specifically written to help you plan
your future after high school.  This 48 page book will help you to identify
your interests, abilities and values and show you which careers best
match these.  You will also learn how to identify which college/university
programs or other forms of educational/training programs would be best for
you.  Tips are also given on setting goals and achieving success.

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2.  Identify your interests.  What do you do well?  What are you passionate
about?  Job/career satisfaction is directly related to doing work that relates
to your interests.  If you need assistance identifying your interests and
understanding how they relate to what you are going to do after high school,
talk to your teacher, counselor, or career advisor about completing either
DISCOVERY, EXPLORATIONS, or EXPLORATIONS ADVANCED.

3.  Once you have identified your interests, it is important to ask yourself
how your abilities relate to these interests.  Do your marks in specific high school
subjects support your interests?  For example, if you want to pursue a
career as a veterinarian, do you have strong marks in mathematics and science?
If you want to pursue a career as an auto mechanic, do you have strong marks
in this area in high school?  If you want to be a professional football player, or
a professional singer, do your abilities support either of these choices? 
If you are unsure of your abilities, discuss these with your school counselor,
career advisor, teachers and/or parents.  If you need some assistance
identifying some careers that relate to subjects you are studying in
high school, select the following words HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS + CAREERS.

4.  In a survey we completed with hundreds of companies, the number one
factor that employers identified as being critical for job success was a
person's qualifications related to both education and training.  As you think
about your future, it is important to pursue more education and/or training
to achieve a diploma, certificate or degree beyond high school.  Even when
you are not completely sure what you want to do after high school, always
be thinking that you are going to further your education/training in some way.

5.  It is normal in high school not to have a specific future career selected.
For many students, it would be most helpful to you to select a group of
careers and then choose a post-secondary education program related to
this career group.  DISCOVERY, EXPLORATIONS,  EXPLORATIONS
ADVANCED and AFTER HIGH SCHOOL can assist with this.

6.  Visit as many colleges, universities, trade schools, etc. that you are able
to.  Whenever guest speakers from any of these institutions attend your school,
ensure that you make time to listen to what they have to say.  Attend
career and university/college fairs whenever they are available.

7.  Each day, observe what other people do in careers (and be careful,
that you aren't misled by an overly glamorous career as it is portrayed
in a movie or on television).  If you have an interest in some careers,
talk to people in these careers about what they actually do and the
education/training they pursued to get hired into the career.  In other
words, take time to research careers.  Find out exactly what people
do in specific careers before you decide this career is right for you.

8.  Once you have identified some possible careers, ensure that you
understand the high school course requirements (both in terms of
specific subjects and possible marks) that you will need as prerequisites
to get into the post-secondary program you require to pursue the careers.

9.  Take a cooperative education program, if it is available, in your high school.
Gaining some actual work experience in a career (or in a workplace
where the career exists) that you are interested in can be very
beneficial to deciding if this career is right for you.

10.  Take a high school course in career planning.