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Career Exploration

Marketing

Helping your students discover, understand, and evaluate various career paths and occupations within the Marketing cluster that align with their personal interests, skills, and values.

MyCareerTech offers full occupation reports on 30 Occupations across the 5 Marketing Career Pathways.

Marketing communications employees plan, coordinate and implement marketing strategies advertising promotion and public relations activities. Because of the importance and high visibility of their jobs, these individuals often are prime candidates for advancement.

People with careers in marketing management formulate policies and direct the operations of businesses and corporations, nonprofit institutions and other organizations. In small firms, the owner or chief executive officer may assume all advertising, promotions, marketing, sales and public relations responsibilities. In large firms, which may offer numerous products and services nationally or even worldwide, an executive vice president directs overall advertising, promotions, marketing, sales and public relations policies.

Employees in marketing research are concerned with understanding people and organizations. They collect and analyze many different types of information to design new products, to predict future sales and to position their own company's strategies against those of its competitors.

Employees in buying and merchandising positions get the product into the hands of the customer. This process includes forecasting, planning, buying, displaying, selling and providing customer service.

Help educate students about what jobs might align with their interests, skills, and values.

MyCareerTech provides the following tools for exploring the Occupations found within each Career Cluster, various Industries, and by keyword search. Visit each tab below to begin your journey.

Please watch this short Career Exploration Key Terms video for additional information.

Every MyCareerTech teacher is provided a unique link to share these tools with their students to encourage independent research, or help with the completion of their career exploration activities and tests.

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Help your students engage with our Career Exploration tools through independent activities. Each activity contains instructions, a student deliverable, and a rubric for grading submissions.

  • Career Exploration Comparison Chart
  • Career Exploration Presentation
  • Career Exploration Essay

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MyCareerCorner is a series of short, 3–5-minute video Q&A from individuals across different careers and occupations giving insight and advice about their job, industry, and real-life professional experiences. Each MyCareerCorner episode includes an online activity that will challenge students to think deeper about the topic and apply what they’ve learned.

Importance of Networking and Volunteering with Scottie Rodgers
Importance of Networking and Volunteering with Scottie Rodgers

Upon completion of these materials, students will have identified the importance of volunteering and networking in building a successful career.

An Inside Look at Advertising Sales with Scott Beyer
An Inside Look at Advertising Sales with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have examined different aspects of a career in advertising sales and determined how they could be used in their own lives, even jobs outside of sales.

Building Strong People Management Skills with Scott Beyer
Building Strong People Management Skills with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have learned the value of management skills regardless of industry and considered if a career in people management is an appealing choice for their own future.

Maximizing Networking Opportunities with Scott Beyer
Maximizing Networking Opportunities with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have reflected on the value of professional networking and described a plan to make the most of their next networking opportunity.

Building Skills with a Part-Time Job with Manny Santana
Building Skills with a Part-Time Job with Manny Santana

Upon completion of these materials, students will know the importance of part-time jobs and other professional experiences in preparing for their future in the workforce.

Being a Well-Rounded Student in High School with Dante Snodgrass
Being a Well-Rounded Student in High School with Dante Snodgrass

Upon completion of these materials, students will have explored the importance of being well-rounded and determined how they can develop versatile skills during their own high school careers.

Building Careers with Strong Work Ethic with Dante Snodgrass
Building Careers with Strong Work Ethic with Dante Snodgrass

Upon completion of these materials, students will have considered the value of evolving within the career they chose and explained the importance of a strong work ethic for professional development.

Succeeding in a Sales Role with Manny Santana
Succeeding in a Sales Role with Manny Santana

Upon completion of these materials, students will understand the importance of customer service in the sales industry and identified a job that would give them exposure to customer service to build their skills.

Impacting Patient Care Through Medical Sales with Manny Santana
Impacting Patient Care Through Medical Sales with Manny Santana

Upon completion of these materials, students will have considered the impact that employees can have on the world around them and determined how their future role in the workforce could be a source of fulfillment in their own lives.

Importance of Communication in Sales with Dante Snodgrass
Importance of Communication in Sales with Dante Snodgrass

Upon completion of these materials, students will have reflected on the importance of communication in the sales industry and practiced writing a piece of communication with the goal to make a sale.

Finding Careers That Fit You with Scott Beyer
Finding Careers That Fit You with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have determined the importance of finding a career that aligns with their natural skillset or personality and reflected on what aspects of themselves could help them become successful employees.

Admitting Mistakes with Scott Beyer
Admitting Mistakes with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have learned the importance of taking responsibility for mistakes and reflected on how to proceed after making a mistake in the workplace.

Preparing for a Career in Pharma Sales with Dante Snodgrass
Preparing for a Career in Pharma Sales with Dante Snodgrass

Upon completion of these materials, students will have explored the importance of early career training and reflected on how they can begin preparing for their own careers right now.

Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry with Dante Snodgrass
Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry with Dante Snodgrass

Upon completion of these materials, students will have discovered that a single industry contains a wide variety of careers and reflected on why research is an important part of career exploration.

Leading a team at General Motors with Elyse Hart Pelfrey
Leading a team at General Motors with Elyse Hart Pelfrey

Upon completion of this Microlesson, students will have gained insight into leadership roles in the automotive industry and explored how industry changes can lead to new career opportunities.

Succeeding in a Corporate Job with Elyse Hart Pelfrey
Succeeding in a Corporate Job with Elyse Hart Pelfrey

Upon completion of this Microlesson, students will have explored key skills for success in corporate jobs and reflected on how to develop and use those skills.

An Inside Look at Pharmaceutical Sales with Dante Snodgrass
An Inside Look at Pharmaceutical Sales with Dante Snodgrass

Upon completion of these materials, students will have discovered what pharmaceutical sales is and considered whether or not they’d like to conduct further research on careers in this industry.

Working for a Large Organization with Scott Beyer
Working for a Large Organization with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have learned to make the most of the resources and opportunities that become available to them in school and their career.

The Future of Auto: Electric Vehicles with Elyse Hart Pelfrey
The Future of Auto: Electric Vehicles with Elyse Hart Pelfrey

Upon completion of this Microlesson, students will have considered the impact of electric vehicles on the automotive industry and reflected on how technological advancements can shape their future careers.

Creating Lasting Connections with Clients with Scott Beyer
Creating Lasting Connections with Clients with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have discovered the importance of forming healthy business-client relationships and reflected on how to use their own skills or talents to connect with clients in the future.

Soft Skills from Team Sports with Scott Beyer
Soft Skills from Team Sports with Scott Beyer

Upon completion of these materials, students will have explored some of the soft skills that can be gained by participating in team activities and determined how those skills can impact their careers.

Building Career Skills in School with Elyse Hart Pelfrey
Building Career Skills in School with Elyse Hart Pelfrey

Upon completion of this Microlesson, students will have explored how their extracurricular activities and academic choices can help build valuable skills for their future careers.

Setting Yourself Up for Career Success with Elyse Hart Pelfrey
Setting Yourself Up for Career Success with Elyse Hart Pelfrey

Upon completion of this Microlesson, students will understand the importance of building trust in the workplace and why critically evaluating career advice is so important.

Getting Involved in the Sports Industry with Scottie Rodgers
Getting Involved in the Sports Industry with Scottie Rodgers

Upon completion of these materials, students will have discovered that there are alternative methods of entering professional industries and made a plan to get involved in an industry of their choice.