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Open your eyes to the world of work!
Are You "Career Aware"
Mr. Smith delivers the mail. Ms. Brent teaches 5th grade students at school. Mr. Jones raises corn and cattle. Ms. Brown designs electrical systems for trucks. What do these people have in common They work. Most communities have a mail carrier, a teacher, and a farmer. You might even know these people personally. Automotive engineers like Ms. Brown, however, may be more unusual. You might not have a single automotive engineer working in your community. At some time in their lives, Mr. Smith, Ms. Brent, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Brown decided what type of work they wanted to do as adults. They learned about a variety of careers and set their own goals. They completed school requirements for the careers they wanted and found the right jobs. More than likely, each started with one job but over time learned skills that prepared him or her to do new jobs. What type of work do you want to do when you grow up That's a big decision that takes a lot of thought and exploration. You might be a long way from beginning a career, but now is the time to start thinking. What do you like to do Learn about lots of careers. Find out what skills are needed for those careers. People who know what jobs they want and work toward gaining the education and skills to do their jobs well usually enjoy working.
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This WorkBook will help you explore lots of careers to help you nd the one right for you. Start by looking at jobs held by people in your county. Once you "open your eyes" to the careers in your own county, you can look beyond those borders to see other possibilities. No matter how small your community is, people are working. Take a close look. Some of the people have become so familiar to you that you don't even notice that they are working. The clerk at the grocery store, the ticket taker at the movie, the engineer who designed your car, the architect who designed your bank, the person who paints stripes on the road, your principal, the person who cooks hamburgers at your favorite fast food restaurant…these are just a few of the people working in your community.

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