Paxen Learning Corporation

Exploring Careers

Choosing a career involves many factors and decisions, and Exploring Careers helps students sort through and make sense of it all. Each chapter asks a key question—What do I want to do? What am I willing to work toward achieving? What’s available in this area? —that helps job-seekers to consider their options. The text enables learners to assess their aspirations, interests, strengths, and weaknesses, while also predicting the demands, wages, skills, and training requirements for various jobs. Finally, Exploring Careers encourages students to learn more about the local labor market by surveying area businesses and even meeting with employers. At the conclusion of the workbook, students synthesize what they have learned and then use that knowledge as a basis to prepare a customized career plan.