Exit this survey First Career Steps - Parent Survey A survey for parents of high school students about career planning Question Title * 1. ARE YOU A PARENT OR GUARDIAN of a high-school-age student? Is the topic of career planning an easy topic of conversation? Do you think your child feels confident, worried, ready for the future, or not-so-ready? DID YOU KNOW that many successful adults did not know when they were in high school that they would be in their current careers? Of course, many people chose a career path early on, studied for a particular career, and have enjoyed that career path all along. But for many people, careers evolve over time, as one career opportunity leads to another, and as they continually learn new skills and build their careers. THIS SURVEY asks about career planning experiences -- with the assurance that it is fine if a student's career plans are continuing to evolve!! Check all that apply -- how do you think your son/daughter feels about career planning? Confident Worried Excited Bored Ready Not-so-ready Very focused on specific goals Thinking about lots of options He/she does not have enough information He/she has too much information He/she has about the right amount of information He/she hasn't really started planning yet Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. If you can, list one or more career areas that might interest your son/daughter. Career interest #1: Career interest #2: Career interest #3: Career interest #4: Question Title * 3. What do you think your son/daughter will do first after high school? (Such as college, training, work, etc.) Please check the options that you and your son/daughter are considering. (Or, if he/she is already out of high school, check what your son/daughter is currently doing.) Attend a two-year college Attend a four-year college Attend a career training program Enter an apprenticeship program Enter the military Work in a part-time job while attending school or training Work or volunteer for 1 year before attending school or training Work full-time Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Which of these career exploration activities has your son/daughter done so far? [based on your knowledge] Check all that apply. Career interest checklists/assessments Hearing guest speakers about careers at school Career days or Career fairs Field trips to companies and workplaces Job shadow days (spending a day or half-day shadowing someone in their job) Looking at websites, videos or books about careers Summer job(s) After-school job(s) Internship(s) Volunteer work Summer program(s) related to career interests Clubs or activities related to career interests Classroom projects related to career interests None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. In your opinion, what are the most helpful things that your child's school or program does to help students learn about careers? Question Title * 6. What do you think your child's school or program should do (or do more of) to help STUDENTS learn about careers? Question Title * 7. What do you think your child's school or program should do (or should do more of) to help PARENTS help with their children's college and career planning? Question Title * 8. If your son or daughter has had a job, internship, or volunteer position, what do you think they learned from this experience? Check as many as apply. Career options (what type of careers he/she might like) Career-specific skills (such as childcare, cooking or computer skills) Applied academic skills (such as how to use writing, reading, or math in a workplace) Basic foundation skills (such as working with others or professionalism) Higher-level professional skills (such as project management, creative thinking, or leadership) None of the above Not applicable (have not had a job, internship or volunteer experience) Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. What is your child's current grade or school status? (Or if this is summertime, grade next fall?) 12th Grade 11th Grade 10th Grade 9th Grade 8th Grade 7th Grade In college or a training program Not currently in school Other (please specify) Done