Career & Life Explorer 3rd Ed.

The Career & Life Explorer 3rd Ed. self-assessment for students gets them thinking about their futures and their careers while encouraging them to stay in school, explore their options, and dream big. 

The Career & Life Explorer 3rd Ed. gets students thinking about their futures and their careers while encouraging them to stay in school, explore their options, and dream big. With bright colors, appealing graphics, and easy-to-follow instructions, the device guides students as they look at their career clues (their interests, talents, values, hobbies, and more); review more than 250 job titles arranged in six interest groupings; plan their high school courses and activities; and consider education, training, and work options after high school.

What It’s Best Used For

This cost-effective inventory is best utilized by teachers, guidance counselors, and youth program coordinators as a foundational first step in a classroom career exploration unit.

• Connecting Personal Clues to Careers: Guides students to analyze their own hobbies, talents, values, and work preferences, matching them against more than 250 job titles grouped into six major interest categories.
• Intentional High School Planning: Provides a dedicated space for students to map out relevant high school courses, extracurricular activities, and part-time work that align with their future goals.
• Creating a Visual Action Plan: Features an interactive project where students build a one-page “My Ideal Job” poster that highlights their top choices, required education levels, and necessary skills.
• Supported Classroom Facilitation: Includes a free administrator’s guide packed with specialized lesson advice for educators. The assessment is fully legal for use in Canada.

This third edition is easier to use than ever, with streamlined instructions and a new 6-panel design. With updated job titles the latest edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook and updated resources and suggestions, CLE makes an ideal first step for any middle school or early high school career exploration unit and can help students plan their high school curriculum to match their future plans.

Career & Life Explorer 3rd Ed. Key Features and Benefits

• Students develop a one-page ‘My Ideal Job’? poster which includes their top interest groups, possible jobs, skills and values, and education plans.
• An updated resources list directs students to career research material.
• This all-in-one inventory and career explorer is less expensive than competing products for young people.
• There is space for students to list classes to take in high school, extracurricular activities and part-time work to purse, and additional research desired.
• A comprehensive assessment/checklist that measures students’ interests, values, work preferences, education, abilities and other factors, yet is incredibly easy to use.
• Updated job titles drawn from the latest (2010) edition of the OOH.
• A free administrator’s guide contains special advice for teachers using the Career & Life Explorer in their classrooms.