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Life Changes - you will change with it !
As you change your plans, you can go back to your skill and interest exploration to see what might work for you. Use these materials when you work on:

When you decide on a career, you are choosing the work you will do each day. It is important to choose an occupation that suits your personality and interests and uses your skills and strengths - remember you will spend at least 50,000 hours working during your lifetime! Use the information you have gathered to help you make your decision. Review your personality, interests, skills and strengths. Consider your many options. Weigh the pros and cons of each of your choices Look at your plan and see if you can make it work – if not - make changes! **FURTHER TRAINING OR STUDIES** More and more University, College and training programs now require you to provide a portfolio, references, evidence or documented volunteer experience to be considered Medical Schools Art and Design Schools Manufacturing Use interviews and Portfolios! MBA Co-op programs Teacher Training Use the materials here to help you build a portfolio SPECIFIC to what you are applying for. Just like a Cover Letter, a Portfolio should be tailored specifically to the program or job you are applying for Consider what other items you could add to give a more complete picture of yourself. Keep updating these materials as you add more skills and qualifications. Keep using the sites you visited for these tasks to help you make choices for the future
 * CAREER EXPLORATION**



Use these materials to review what you want to say BEFORE your interview This will help you be more confident that you can answer all questions Think of your skills and abilities and match them to what is most relevant for the interview Look at your examples for where you have used your skills, so you can refer to them quickly during the Interview Select the best pieces of evidence and have these ready during the interview You will not have a chance to flip through your materials You might not have a chance to use them, but they will give you increased confidence http://www.expatnetwork.com/index.asp?page=68 **PRESENTATION** Create an alternate, more elaborate way of displaying your collected information, which can be shared with a wider audience: Web site Multi-Media CD/DVD Video Presentation / Demo Reel Art Portfolio Oral Presentation with PowerPoint Oral Presentation with physical evidence displayed Prepare for a Panel Presentation Present to a Parent, Teacher and Member of the Community
 * JOB INTERVIEWS & EXIT INTERVIEWS**