Equal Opportunity Employment

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeks to ensure that all have a fair shot at job and career options. What does "equal opportunity" mean?  Read the overview.

• Be ready to explain what federal laws identify as illegal discrimination under the Equal Employment Opportunity. 
• Why do you think these laws exist? 
• What recourse is there if one believes that they have been discriminated against?

Opportunities Through the US Military

There are a variety of post-secondary options available to students through the U.S. Military. Follow the links below to find out more about career options and prerequisites for the U.S. Armed Services. 

• Ten Steps to Joining the Military: Find information about how to join, compare the services, explore enlistment options, look at job choices, and more.
• ROTC and the Army: Learn more about the ROTC program and opportunities presented while in high school or college.

As you explore these websites, be thinking about the following questions: 

• What opportunities do you see presented?
• What are advantages to pursuing these post-secondary options? Potential concerns to think about?
• What surprises you as you explore these options?

Investigating Personality Types & Career Choices

The National Application Center has a great tool to explore potential career matches based on Holland's personality descriptors and other areas of interest. To use, simply identify your top 3 Holland categories and use the sort features to see what recommendations appear. As you explore this tool, be thinking about the following questions:

1) What trends do you observe in the recommendations being made?
2) What sounds interesting to you?
3) What happens as you change the ability filter? The general work activities filter? Other filters?
4) What is surprising to you?

Personality Types & Career Choices

John Holland describes six main personality types. Take a few minutes to read how he describes each of the following:

• Realistic
• Investigative
• Artistic
• Social
• Enterprising
• Conventional

Based on what you already know about careers, and based on the descriptions you've read of each, what career options do you believe would appeal to those who fall more into the realistic category? Conventional? Enterprising? Share with your classmates and be prepared to defend your answers. 

What do you think this all means for you? 

Searching for Career Options

This year you will have time during SUCCESS class to explore career options and topics that will help you as you prepare for Year 13. One great website to use as you explore various opportunities is found here:

 Click on link: JA student center.

 On the left side of the page, you'll see Career Clusters listed. Choose one that looks interesting to you, and spend some time looking at the various jobs listed there. Some questions to think about while exploring:

 **What do you notice about the variety of jobs listed in each cluster?
**What information is available about each job?
**What value do you think a resource like this has for you as you begin high school?

Multi-tasking, Driving, and Your Brain

What happens inside your brain when you're trying to multi-task and drive at the same time? Listen to what John Medina, author of Brain Rules has to say:

Text Messaging and Driving

Several research studies have found the extraordinary danger of text messaging while driving. Here are some links to further explore and understand the effects of text messaging when driving:


Try a simulation game which illustrates the impact of being distracted when driving at the New York Times

Go to the Oprah page dedicated to the dangers of driving distracted. Pay particular attention to “Putting Distracted Drivers to the Test” and “Distracted Driving: What You Don’t See”

Take the two quizzes about how your brain really works when you’re trying to use a cell phone while driving: “Your Brain on Texting Quiz” and “Teen Texting and Driving Quiz.”