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Coach Edward Short
Coach Short is the Career Development Coordinator for Bessemer City High School. He supports students with career exploration, is the military recruitment liaison, and assists with Career & Technical Education classes and the ACT WorkKeys.
Planning for a Career
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Most students aren't sure what career field is right for them. Whether choosing a college major, preparing to enter the workforce, or trying to plan ahead, it's important for students to have a career goal in mind to help guide them.
Steps to determining a career:
- Brainstorm possible careers. What do friends & family members say you would be good at? What careers have you always been interested in?
- If you don't know what you what you want to do, check out the different tools to help explore careers. These resources help you find careers, build a career plan, & compare different fields.
- Explore careers and find out what degree(s) are required for a particular career, what skills are needed, what the job respponsibilities look like, and average salaries within the U.S or a specific state by utilizing ONET Online's resources.
- You can also use North Carolina's Reality Check tool to help you determine how much money you'll need to make to afford the lifestyle you want to live.
- The US Department of Labor also has different tools to help match interests with possible careers.
- Take different career assessments. These include personality & interest inventories. There are several inventories on CFNC.
- Talk to your counselor or the Career Development Coordinator at school
- Brainstorm possible careers. What do friends & family members say you would be good at? What careers have you always been interested in?