Online Career Mentoringfor High School Students

www.pa-ementor.org

PA eMentoring is a fun, safe and convenient career mentoring program that connects working and retired adults with high school students to do college and career planning.

Research clearly shows students with a career focus are more likely to �nish school and be successful.

Over the course of a semester, you and your student will complete 10 online activities that will help you to share your own career story and guide a student to discover realistic post-secondary career paths.

Get started at:www.pa-ementor.org

Become a part of theMakeYOURImpact!

PA eMentoring is a program of Smart Futures.

Our VisionEvery student in Pennsylvania graduates

from high school prepared for college and career success

Our MissionTo provide educators in Pennsylvania with

innovative career education resources that help kids GET REAL about who they are, where they

want to go, and how to get there.

PA eMentoring is a program of Smart Futures

401 Wood Street, Suite 1400 • Pittsburgh, PA 15222P: 412-288-3900 • F: 412-281-3335

info@smartfutures.org • www.smartfutures.org

Major funding provided by:

It’s easy to sign up to become an online PA eMentor. It takes just �ve (5) easy steps to be matched with a student:

Go to www.pa-ementor.org

You do not need any previous experience as a mentor – all you need is a willingness to share your story.

PA eMentoring will guide you to creating and sharing your career story by completing the following ten (10) online mentoring activities:

In as little as �fteen (15) minutes a week, from the comfort of your home or o�ce desk, you can make a di�erence in a student’s life!

You can help students choose a career path wisely so that their education is clearly connected to employment in an occupation that suits their interests, aptitudes, and abilities.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Smart Futures at 412-288-3900 or by email at info@smartfutures.org.

You’ll be guided through a process to:

1 Enter your contact information

2 Complete an online training

3 Purchase a self-pay criminal background check for $9.95 through IntelliCorp

4 Set up your online pro�le

5 Complete your �rst online activity

The best predictor of post-secondary success is solid academic preparation combined with the commitment that comes from a career focus.

The fastest growing sector of jobs will require an associate’s degree or diploma.

83% of workers with associate’s degrees or technical training will have the same or higher annual earnings as four-year degree graduates.

Consider these facts from Other Ways to Win: Creating Alternatives for High School Graduates, by Kenneth C. Gray, Ph.D.

1 New Thinking about Career Success Goal: To better understand the REALITY of the job market and the many paths to post-secondary success.

2 Preparation for Careers Goal: To understand the di�erent education and training paths to careers and some key advantages of each.

3 Abilities and Aptitudes Goal: To determine how abilities and aptitudes relate to their career choice.

4 Personal Interests Goal: To determine how personal interests relate to your career choice.

5 Career Clusters and Pathways Goal: To choose a career cluster and career pathway of interest aligned to the �eld you work in.

6 Non Traditional Workplace Roles Goal: To consider how changing gender roles e�ects and impacts one’s choice of career.

7 Experiencing Careers While Still in School Goal: To evaluate opportunities for career awareness and preparation that your mentee can take advantage of while still in school.

8 Selecting your Career Goal Goal: To support your mentees in identifying a career goal and justify the selection.

9 Post Secondary Education Choice Goal: To review your own post-secondary choices to support your mentees’ choice of speci�c post-secondary options that support their career goal.

10 Ending the PA eMentoring Relationship

Easy Steps Simple Activities Minutes a Week

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