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How Students Can Explore Careers Without Experience
Lack of experience does not mean lack of ways to explore. Use the career evidence ladder.
1
Research
Read career descriptions and study actual responsibilities.
2
Conversation
Speak with someone currently doing the work.
3
Observation
Attend events, demonstrations, workplace visits, or professional sessions where possible.
4
Simulation
Take an introductory course or complete a realistic small task.
5
Project
Create something related to the work.
6
Experience
Seek volunteering, internship, apprenticeship, part-time work, or mentorship. Research tells you what the career claims to involve. Projects and experience tell you how you respond when you actually perform related tasks.
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