What Color is Your Parachute for Teens? Richard N. Bolles
DISCOVERING YOURSELF, DEFINING YOUR FUTURE
Week 1
Due 8/31
What You Love To Do: Your Favorite Interests and Best Skills – Read pp.5-21
Complete the Discovery Exercise on page 10. There are 9 questions. PLEASE WRITE OUT the question then put your answer below. (you can also copy and paste the questions.)
Print out a copy of the parachute page and follow the instructions in the Discovery Exercise
Bonus QUESTIONS. Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
1. List 5 of your favorite interests.
2. What do you like about each of them.
3. How are you using them now?
4. What is a possible way you can make a career involving each of them?
5. List 5 of your favorite or best skills you enjoy using.
6. What do you like about each of them.
7. How are you using them now?
8. What is a possible way you can make a career involving each of them?
Week 2 Complete the Discovery Exercise on page 12. Make sure you include Goals,
Due 9/7 Obstacles, Time Frame and Outcome.
Week 3 Who You Love to Work With: Your Favorite Types of People
Due 9/14
On page 16, 17, & 18. Answer the Discovery Exercise questions on page #19. In addition, following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 4 Where You Love to Be: Your Ideal Work Environment
Due 9/21
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 5 Putting the Pieces Together: Identifying Your Potential Dream Jobs
Due 9/28
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
ON THE WAY TO YOUR FUTURE
Week 6 What do I do now? Making the Most of High School
Due 10/5
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 7 What do I do next? Making the most of College
Due 10/12
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 8 Goal Setting: A Tool to Shape Your Future
Due 10/19
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 9 Social Networking: Using Social Media to Boost Your Career
Due 10/26
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
LANDING YOUR DREAM JOB…AND MORE
Week 10 How to Search for – and Find – Your Dream Job
Due 11/2
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 11 The Top 10 Mistakes Job Hunters Make – and How You Can Avoid Them
Due 11/9
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 12 Tracking Emerging Career Trends: Green Careers and Sustainability
Due 11/16
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.
Week 13 Beyond Your Dream Job: Creating the Life You Want
Due 11/30
Answer the following questions after reading the Chapter.