CAREER EXPLORATION TEMPLATE Consider these 7 areas when researching and exploring careers.

1 | Geography Where do you want to live and work? Consider major city vs. small town, east coast vs. west coast. 2 | Workplace What kind of working conditions do you prefer? Consider small vs. large, stationary vs. dynamic. 3 | Knowledge What are you most interested in learning about? Consider what you know, but don’t limit yourself. 4 | Skills What are your favorite skills to use? Consider current skills, but don’t limit yourself to only these. 5 | People What kinds of people do you like to work with or help? Consider age span, personalities, problems. 6 | Purpose What are your mission and goals? Consider passions - health, sustainability, research, entertainment. 7 | Compensation What total pay and benefits do you desire? Consider level of responsibility in addition to salary.

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