You've thought about WHO you are. You've thought about what you're good at. You've thought about what kind of stuff you might want to do after high school and what type of skills that will need. Now let's think about whether you should consider selecting some type of college or job training before you can really dig into it.
Remember, this doesn't have to be your forever thing. But if you think there's a job, career or even super serious hobby you want to explore after high school, we should start thinking about the type of education or training might you need to make that happen. Check out the links below for some help figuring out what types of training, education, or experience is out there to get you going after high school. Then, after you think about that, we can start talking about the INVEST side of it. As in, how much will the training or experience cost? |
These use Indiana Career Explorer to help you figure out what sort of education, training or experience might be right for you after high school.
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Junior Achievement (we call it JA), has a ton of great stuff to help you think about who you are and how that plugs into what you might want to do after high school.
- JA My Way is an easy tool that starts with a super simple personality quiz, and talks about careers, savings, and even starting your own business.
- JA Career Discovery is really cool because it uses the same quiz as JA My Way, but talks about companies and colleges right here in our part of Indiana.
- Our local JA has also created a series of videos for you to check out online.
- Lesson 5 of JA It's My Future® , created for middle schoolers, will help you learn about job hunting as a way to pick the right path to start your journey.
Ivy Tech Fort Wayne has wonderful resources to help connect students to education and training based on their interests.
- Ivy Tech Fort Wayne's Dual Credit College Advisors are here to help you think about different careers based on who you are!
- Here's a breakdown by County that you live in (spoiler alert - they are all awesome!)
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