How They Did It: Pathways to Amazing Jobs

Reviews

Students seeking career guidance will find solid advice here. Four young professionals—a fashion editor, a pediatrician, a musician and composer, and a bond trader—discuss their experiences, education, and careers in this engaging and informative title. Tips include turning interests into a career, getting a well-rounded education, interning, not being afraid, and networking with others. Overall, the presentation is appealing. A PDF file contains standards correlation, student activities, and fact sheets. VERDICT A useful program that features practical and valuable career guidance for teens.

–Denise A. Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY
School Library Journal

A pediatrician, musician-composer, magazine fashion editor, and bond trader talk about their jobs and share career secrets in this helpful title. Each tells about his or her high-school interests, which included math and science for the pediatrician and bond trader and English for the musician and editor. The participants also discuss college choices and stress that students need to sample classes and activities before selecting a major. A glimpse of a typical workday shows each of them interacting with coworkers and others. The pros and cons of the respective careers—which involve long hours for the bond trader, weekend work for the editor, rejection slips for the musician, and spending less time spent with children than with the parents for the pediatrician—are also addressed. Although only a survey, this fast-paced program will get viewers thinking about fresh career choices. Includes a teachers’ resource book, student handouts, and tests in digital format.

— Candace Smith, Booklis

Geared towards grades 7 through college, this short video features four real-life young professionals who offer information about the steps they took to achieve their current career goals.  Pediatrician Sasha Gaglani decided early on that she wanted to be a doctor, tailoring her courses and internships to her chosen field, with an eye towards staying close to home and family.  A composer of advertising spots, musician Gene Back relies on freelance assignments for his livelihood, which affords some flexibility but also carries the inevitability of rejection.  A web editor for Harper’s Bazaar, Chrissy Rutherford is basically on call at all times in order to quickly report on current events and trends.  And investment manager Ted Shuey acknowledges that his work as a bond trader requires that he live in major financial hubs, but he enjoys networking and learning from coworkers.  Topics covered include college experiences (including how a broader degree may help a person fine-tune their goals down the road), finding career services resources, and pros and cons of various jobs, along with other helpful advice.  Also featuring a PDF teacher’s guide with activities, fact sheets, and learning objectives, this info-packed career guidance title is recommended.  Aud: J, H, C, P.

-                                                                                           -J. Williams-Wood Video Librarian

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