Job or Career?
This is a short-term position you take mainly to earn quick cash, like delivering pizzas on the weekend.
Job
Helping others with their emotions and life challenges as a student.
School Counselor
True
What is your favorite thing about your job?
Yes, this is a great thing to ask!
Jobs are short-term and Careers are Long-Term
True
This is a long-term professional journey that usually requires special training and offers room to grow over many years.
Career
Students who are great at storytelling and have a strong grasp of grammar might pursue this career writing articles for websites or newspapers.
What is a Journalist?
True or False: Doing poorly in school will help your career...
False, work hard now and it will pay off!
What subjects should I focus on in school if I want to do what you do?
Yes, this connects their current classes to their future.
A job usually requires many years of special college education and planning.
False (That describes a career; a job is often something you can start quickly to earn money.)
Spending four years in medical school to eventually become a surgeon is a major step in building one of these.
Career
If you love solving complex equations and working with numbers, you might excel in this career managing a company’s budget and taxes.
Accountant
This is what I should do if I see someone vandalizing a playground/park or if I see violence there...
Call your parent/guardians, the police, or even the mayor's office.
How many vacation days do you get?
No, This makes it seem like they are already looking for ways to not work before they’ve even started.
As a 7th grader, you should know exactly what you want to do when you leave high school and enter the workforce.
False, this will come naturally with time and experience. Start to discover for yourself who you are and what you like to do!!
Working at a summer camp for two months before school starts is an example of this.
Job
Students who enjoy learning about laws and how the government works might look into this career representing people in a courtroom.
Lawyer
18
What brought you down this career path?
Yes, showing interest like this makes our guests feel appreciated!
It is okay to ask a career fair guest exactly how much money is in their bank account.
False (It’s better to ask about the average salary for that type of work.)
Mr. Fischer worked this job before he was a teacher at Lackawanna Middle School
Pizzeria Manager
If you are passionate about fitness and how the human body moves, you could become this professional who helps athletes recover from injuries.
Physical Therapist
Mayor Iafallo
How much money do you make exactly?...
No, this is not a good thing to ask. It’s too personal. It’s better to ask, "What is the average starting salary for this field?
Your first job as a teenager will determine exactly what your career will be for the rest of your life.
False (Your first job is just a starting point; most people change their career paths several times!)