Career Direction is a no-cost guidance
program that has helped over 4 million
high school students plan their futures...
Students entering adulthood face some of their most critical life decisions. That's why your task of career guidance is so important. Career Direction, which is sponsored and presented by the Army National Guard, offers a comprehensive program for your students. Among its many benefits, Career Direction:
- Supports and enhances your own career development program.
- Helps students use the four key career components - Interests, Values, Abilities, and Personality - and relates them to appropriate career choices.
- Provides students with an organized approach for involving their parents in their career-planning activities.
- Offers factual, thought-provoking information on the issues of dropping out of school, substance abuse, and addiction.
Career Direction Steps To Success
The Career Direction program meets virtually all mandated career guidance criteria. Each student receives a workbook which is organized into seven steps:
- What's Out There ... Your Personal Values
- An Honest Look at Yourself ... Career Direction Interest Inventory
- The Career For You ... Setting Your Goals
- Additional Training & Education ... Sources, Expenses, and Financial Aid
- Get That Job ... Strategies, Exercises, and Tools
- Making Choices ... Personal Responsibility
- Your Plan of Action
