Defined Careers
In the ever-changing college and career landscape, educators shoulder the monumental task of preparing every student for life after school. How do we make sure no student is left behind? Defined Careers™ helps educators level the playing field and ensures equitable access to career experiences for all students.
The Tools Educators Need
Defined Careers is a comprehensive career exploration solution offering a personalized career assessment in combination with relevant hands-on projects across all career pathways.
How it Works
Defined Careers takes a holistic approach to help students discover their interests through a multi-dimensional assessment that assesses each students’ values, interests, and skills. The assessment results in a personalized list of recommended career pathways projects to help students explore and experience careers.
Student-led or teacher-led, each individual is able to hone their specific wants and abilities through the assessment process:
Key Components
Taking into consideration study preferences, interests, and values, Defined Careers helps students realize what and how individual career readiness looks like.
Interest Inventory
Six areas of interest include Artistic, Conventional, Enterprising, investigative, Realistic, and Social.
Study Preferences
Students participate in a process to assist them in ranking preferred areas of study.
Values Inventory
Six areas of values include Achievement, Independence, Recognition, Relationships, Support, and Working Conditions.
Supporting Data
Success Stories
Spotlight
Research has shown us that students should have a general idea of what they want to do for a career by the end of eighth grade. We need to immerse students in career exploration at an early age and allow them to explore careers more often. Defined Careers helps us do that without putting the bulk of the hard work on our teachers or counselors. We have found Defined Careers to be very user friendly and our teachers can use the program easily in their classroom. We hit the jackpot when we began using Defined Careers and I know our students will benefit from this program!- Sharon James, Executive Director of Secondary Education, Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK
Success Stories
Spotlight
By using Defined Careers and taking a project-based approach to learning STEM content in the context of actual career scenarios, our students are more engaged in their learning. Defined Careers helps us provide our students with better learning experiences that lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the content.- Kasie Roden, Director of STEM Education, Grand Prairie Independent School District, TX
Success Stories
Spotlight
Defined Careers has enabled us to take our college and career success to the next level. We have done activities that supplement everything from career exploration to college visits and virtual internships. This has sparked an interest and excitement that we previously didn't have. The best part is that it is student driven which allows for meaningful dialogue with students one on one.- Jennifer Sherman, Teacher at Great Path Academy, CT
Start Your Students on a Path to a Promising Future
By starting students off on a pathway suited to their personalities, you can not only improve their current schooling, you can give them hope for an exciting adult world of possibilities. Education is constant. Let’s expand it.
