Measuring Career Readiness

Many schools in the country offer students the chance to take Advanced Placement courses. Every student has heard time and time again that taking these courses are necessary to prepare for life after high school. Unfortunately, that claim is not the truth and is being proven to be false each day. AP courses should not be offered at New West because they do not offer the opportunity to go into deep discussion on topics being taught, selective schools such as Dartmouth and Brown are not giving them as much importance, and because the courses affect the quality of the school for the worse.

When it comes time for high school students to enroll in classes, many of them decide against taking an Advanced Placement class as a result of false assumptions. Why do false assumptions about AP courses exist when the concept was to help students further their education? While it is true that many students take advantage of these courses, the idea of taking an AP course originated as a beneficial route for students. Arguments that were previously stated in articles can easily be rebutted by analyzing the benefits of taking an Advanced Placement course. High school students may benefit by taking AP courses by developing college-level skills, saving money and time, and impressing college admission officers.

In order for me to complete this career assessment paper, I initially took an Interest Inventory survey. Upon completing this process, it revealed that my personality profile score was (I, C, A). These three letters represented my strengths and interests in determining which career field would best suit me.

What we found was that sophomores are taking more AP classes than all of the other grades, and the seniors were a close second, which is pretty accurate to what we’ve predicted. A more minor result that we found out is that males tend to regret taking AP classes more than females do, which we found quite interesting. One more category, ethnicity, was also something we’ve observed as to which ethnicity or race is taking the most AP classes. We’ve discovered that the majority of people that take Advanced Placement classes at ST are

The APhA Career Pathway Evaluation Program for Pharmacy Student was held on March 09, 2016 at carver hall by Dr. G. Lawrence Hogue. The main goal of the program was to help students make informed decision and to help them see what pharmacy practice setting would be a best fit.

My second Ah-ha moment was learning about the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards. I never knew that these standards even existed. Did TEA come up with the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards? If so, when? I do not recall them being discussed when I was in high school. What data are these standards based off of? Instead of forcing more work on the teachers, I strongly suggest that there should be mandatory required courses that Freshman and Seniors have to take, when entering high school and before graduating. This will allow for students to begin thinking about the direction in which they would like to go as far as a career and making decisions regarding their future educational plans. The Texas College and Career

Growing up I dreaded family reunions. Don’t get me wrong I love my family, but the initial day of our homecomings always felt redundant. The only conversations relatives offered were about school and what I wanted to do for a living. “How’s school? is easy to dodge; my future on the other hand… not so much. “I don’t know” never satiated their curiosity. In fact, most of the time that reply only spurred more inquest. “Well, what do you do in your spare time?” was the most used career diagnostic question. While cousins that liked animals or baseball were told to become vets or athletes, my admissions to researching theme parks and pop culture in my free time yielded jokes about becoming the person in the Mickey Mouse suit or paparazzi. Their

Getting an education in our society today is very important. We have so many schools, public and private, that do not teach college preparatory classes. Each year, thousands of graduating seniors apply to colleges and universities across the nation. Each student is making decisions on careers and planning a course of study to obtain them. But, are all of these students prepared for college? All students are not taught the same curriculums. The American College Testing, (ACT) is a college readiness assessment standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions. All college bound students are required to take the test. A student’s score is used to determine his or her admission

The CAPS test administered for career assessment, the assessment relates to occupation and occupational abilities. In order for this test to be consider reliable, it must consistent in that it measures what it suppose to measure (Knapp, Knapp, & Knapp-Lee, 1992, p. 40), which is occupational abilities. I believe that the CAPS test has acceptable reliable, if the test was re-administered in two weeks, I would have similar results because the timing and length of the test reduced my chances of memorizing the content of the test. To have validity, a test must measure what it purports to measure (Hays, 2013, p. 96). In my opinion, the CAPS has fairly acceptable validity but lacks face validity in that it does not look like it measure occupational abilities but educational abilities. However, face validity does not prove as evidence of validity (Hays, 2013, p. 97). I believe the CAPS has fairly acceptable validity, because it fairly predicts appropriate careers according to the test taker’s high interest areas.

This self-assessment test was something that narrowed down possible interest and helped the participants open their mind to new careers. In-fact when I finished my test I was able to view the different careers that feel in my interest category. Taking a survey and calculating the different likes each field had accumulated determined my test outcome. After gathering the likes that had accumulated I was able to determine which inventory category was strongest. My top inventory was conventional which states, I am one who likes to follow set rules and procedures, and prefers detail and clear lines of authority (Self-Assessment, n.d.). My second strongest inventory category was Social, which states, I like work activities that promote learning and development (Self-Assessment, n.d.). Not only did I learn what my strongest inventory was I also had the ability to learn which jobs fell under those categories. Out of each category within the level 5-education requirement, I had one job that stood out over the others; category one conventional had Math Professor. This job is something that would be interesting, but I am not sure if I would want this job as a career. The social category had one job that also caught my eye, health educator. After all the research and looking at each one of the categories and the possible job opportunities I have come to the realization that the test are estimates. I personally do not think

Creating a company culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement is why I chose Human Resources as my second career. I found in my prior roles I excelled in creating an inclusive environment that allowed people to thrive. Growth and development is a fundamental part of human nature and it is what has driven me in every position I have had. Seeing potential in people and creating opportunities for them to succeed has been something I focused on in my various roles at Broadview University and in my current role as hospital manager. Coaching people to help them find what makes them passionate and develop their skills so they can be successful is what I do best. I have accomplished this by getting to know my team’s strengths

Three years ago, I started my new journey of higher education in the U.S. with little clue about the American university environment. From an international student who found everything novel and unfamiliar to a Titan who aims for higher success, I am very proud of myself today. In addition to gaining knowledge and confidence, I contribute significantly to the academic community at California State University Fullerton (CSUF).

To me, a high school student getting ready for my next chapter in life, college and career readiness means that I need social skills to communicate my ideas and feelings to my peers, a feeling of independence, so I do not need to rely on others in order for me to succeed, and good management skills, so I can handle all of the new experiences and decisions to come. It is very important to be college and career ready, because it sets you up for success in the future. Being college and career ready means that I am responsible, and mature. In order to handle new challenges and experiences, I have to be mature enough to handle them. For example, if I encounter a new challenge, like paying bills, I have to be responsible enough to pay them on time.

Before this entire Career Readiness project, I had an overwhelmingly positive outlook towards the future. I never thought about money, and how I am going to afford everything, so now that this project is coming to a close I feel as though I have gained knowledge on a topic that used to be completely foreign. I have always viewed myself as a very independent human being, so at the age of 23, I hope that this will still be the fact. After all the research on the career of a film editor, I am unsure as to whether it is a career that I see myself pursuing for the rest of my life. Throughout my entire life, I have been drawn to the creative side of existence. After studying photography for a total of four years, doing a research project in film,

In today’s digital world, many organizations are changing the way they develop, mold, and appoint their employees. Lifetime employment is an outdated promise. It may have been there for quite some time, but it’s not there for us. Lifetime employability is a new idea that most organizations try to adapt. To retain one of their assets most organizations use numerous tools for employees to develop their core competencies and skills. Development can take several different paths. Development can happen by taking on greater challenges or larger scope within current role, for example becoming more of a leadership expert. This is the key in our fast paced management driven industry. This paper briefly state the term employability, how to get lifetime employability with my current work, and understanding the key factors to become more effective in the organizations.