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Education and Career Planning

Career Exploration

Explore career options using these resources, which contain information on duties, working conditions, skills, education, salary, employment prospects and opportunities.

Occupation information
Program career options
Education and training options

Complete Worksheet two of the My Career Plan Worksheet to assist you with your career explorations.

Occupation Information

Information Interviews

Conduct an information interview to get first-hand information about what it is like to work in a particular field. Some questions you can ask:

What is your job title?
What are your duties and responsibilities?
Describe a typical day at work.
How did you get into this line of work?
What sort of education or training do you have?
What you do like/dislike about your work?
What other preparation, if any, would you recommend to get started in this line of work?
What do you see as being the future outlook for this field?

Other Information Sources

Career Information Hotline for Alberta only: 1-800-661-3753 or e-mail: info@alis.gov.ab.ca
Canada Employment Centres
Professional associations and unions
Career resource section of the library
Volunteering or job shadowing
College and university counsellors
Job postings and job ads

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