STEP 3: Discuss the advantages of having a fl exible career path. UNIT 1: PlaN STUDENT HANDOUT evaluating career paths Everyone creates their own career paths based on their ultimate goals and their personal defi nition of success. By creating a postsecondary plan which includes formal and informal education and training, you create a successful career path, full of exciting options for diff erent jobs, salaries, and experiences. Identify Your Profi le's Background and Goals Name: ______________________________________________________ What was their ultimate goal when they were in high school? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ What did they do before graduation to prepare themselves for their career path? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Did your person's ultimate goal change along their career path, or did they reach their goal? ___________________________________________________________ Summarize Your Profi le's Postsecondary Plan Which Career Cluster did this person choose? Step 1: ______________________________________________________________________________ Circle One: Formal Informal WHEN: ______________________________________________________________________________ Step 2: ______________________________________________________________________________ Circle One: Formal Informal WHEN: ______________________________________________________________________________ Step 3: ______________________________________________________________________________ Circle One: Formal Informal WHEN: ______________________________________________________________________________ Step 4: ______________________________________________________________________________ Circle One: Formal Informal WHEN: ______________________________________________________________________________ Step 5: ______________________________________________________________________________ Circle One: Formal Informal WHEN: ______________________________________________________________________________ Evaluate Your Profi le's Career Path What does this person plan to do in the future to continue along their career path? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Do you think this person is successful, or will be successful, in meeting his/her ultimate goals? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON 2: YOUR POSTSECONDARY PLAN Property of PeerForward/© 2022 PeerForward; All Rights Reserved.lesson 2: Your PostsecondarY Plan 33 THINK IT THROUGH Choose one of the sample career path profiles to explore in depth. Summarize the postsecondary plan and career path of the person you selected in the chart below.