Unit three MRDD

Unit three

Activity: Job selection

In this unit, we will continue to work on the Internet, and use inquiry as a method to discover more about the career possibilities for the individual. The following website is the best for working on career goals and plans. It is extremely detailed and goes into multiple layers of information. Start with an assessment of the six different career paths under assessment. Guide the individual through what they think would be their first, second and third choices for careers. The site will then show you a link to “view jobs”. The next page will load lists of jobs. Do not be put off if the jobs seem impossible for the individual. What you are gathering at this point is only information. Each listing has a link which goes into great detail what is involved in each job and what training and education is necessary for the job. Go through the page and at the end you will also find jobs that are related. Write down some of the ideas for jobs and talk them over with your individual. You may find that they may choose at this point to go into some form of training so they can acquire the skills necessary to be competitive. This is fine and you should be able to support that choice by working with the family, Service Coordinator, or VESID. Remember, the goal is to accomplish the individuals dream.

CareerZone Web site: [1]

NY State Department of Labor. (1999) Careerzone.Retrivied from the Internet at http://www.nycareerzone.org

Reflection: At this point, you should have a better idea about the individual likes and dislikes. For this reflection, take a look at the original assessment you did of the individual: “Write down your ideas of possible placements, and the reason why you think these would be good placements. Include in your list any personality traits which you have either witnessed or are expressed in the referral. Be sure to include the attributes of the companies and why you think these would work for your individual.” Do you still agree with your original assessment or do you have to make some modifications? Hopefully, you should have a much more complete list of their personality traits. Again, make a list of the companies you think might be a good fit. You will need it for the next part of this course.

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