Career Chats Made Easy
Engaging Students in Career Exploration
35 Minutes
This webinar focused on making career exploration more engaging and effective for students by using interactive activities, real-life success stories, and interest-based career mapping. Our presenters shared strategies for connecting students' passions to career paths, incorporating career discussions into meetings, and utilizing tools like Encourage to broaden career awareness.
Key Takeaways
Expand career awareness through engaging activities
- Students often have a limited view of career options. In this session, we introduced hands-on activities, such as career bingo and "What's My Career?" games, to help students explore the vast array of professions available.
Make career conversation relatable and impactful
- Students are more engaged when they see real-world examples that align with their interests. You can utilize real-life success stories, guest speakers, and industry trends to help students connect their passions to viable career paths.
The free Encourage app gives your students a practical way to explore careers
- With the Encourage app, students can gain insights into potential career paths, necessary skills, and salary expectations. Educators can also use Encourage’s tools and reports to facilitate more targeted and meaningful career discussions with students.
What Educators Are Saying
“I look forward to sharing this with my fellow counselors!
Get Our Career Exploration Lesson Plan
This lesson plan focuses on career exploration and ways students can use the Encourage app to define a path that is uniquely them.