Choosing Your Choosing Your Career Career

Research TopicResearch Topic

Unit 8 – Lesson 1 Mastery ActivityUnit 8 – Lesson 1 Mastery Activity

Choosing a CareerChoosing a Career

For the sake of this research report you will For the sake of this research report you will be choosing from a list of careers based on be choosing from a list of careers based on a self-assessment of your interests and a self-assessment of your interests and skills.skills.

Look at the chart on the next page and click Look at the chart on the next page and click on the box that best describes you. You do on the box that best describes you. You do not need to visit every page to complete not need to visit every page to complete this assignment.this assignment.

Career Choice Career Choice OverviewOverview

A B C D E F

AthleticMechanicsFixing thingsAnimal loverOutdoors loverGardening

Problem solverScienceCuriousPeople watchLearner

MusicDrawingActingSewingPaintingCreating

Talking HelpingOutgoingTeaching

LeaderInfluencerGoal setterConvincing

MathLike numbersLike detailsTechnologyLike orderFinisher

Click on the set of words that is the best description of the things you like or feel that you excel at. ( Note: You will not need to visit all of the columns.)

Based on your Based on your assessment of yourself assessment of yourself you should think about you should think about

being:being: Baker/ChefBaker/Chef CarpenterCarpenter BricklayerBricklayer ButcherButcher Construction WorkerConstruction Worker

FirefighterFirefighter FloristFlorist PlumberPlumber TailorTailor Truck DriverTruck Driver

I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

I want to go back to the chart.

Based on your self-Based on your self-assessment choice from assessment choice from

the following:the following: Dental AssistantDental Assistant HorticulturistHorticulturist Medical AssistantMedical Assistant Veterinary AssistantVeterinary Assistant Website DeveloperWebsite Developer

I want to go back to the chart.

I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

Based on your self-Based on your self-assessment choice from assessment choice from

the following:the following: Fashion DesignerFashion Designer

PhotographerPhotographer

Furniture DesignerFurniture Designer

DancerDancer

AdvertisingAdvertising

I want to go back to the chart.

I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

Based on your self-Based on your self-assessment choice from assessment choice from

the following:the following: ChaplainChaplain CosmetologistCosmetologist DieticianDietician BeauticianBeautician HousekeeperHousekeeper Mail CarrierMail Carrier

Medical RecordsMedical Records Preschool workerPreschool worker Ticket AgentTicket Agent Teachers AssistantTeachers Assistant

I want to go back to the chart.

I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

Based on your self-Based on your self-assessment choice from assessment choice from

the following:the following: Cook/ChefCook/Chef Dental AssistantDental Assistant Flight AttendantFlight Attendant HairdresserHairdresser Nail SalonNail Salon

HousekeeperHousekeeper Travel AgentTravel Agent Traffic ClerksTraffic Clerks

I want to go back to the chart.

I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

Based on your self-Based on your self-assessment choice from assessment choice from

the following:the following: CashierCashier File ClerkFile Clerk Data EntryData Entry Library AssistantLibrary Assistant TypistTypist Medical RecordsMedical Records Service Station Service Station

Attendant Attendant

I want to go back to the chart.

I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

Now what?Now what?

Now that you have picked a job from your Now that you have picked a job from your list of potential careers begin a K-W-L chart list of potential careers begin a K-W-L chart for that job. After you have completed the for that job. After you have completed the K and W section turn this into your teacher.K and W section turn this into your teacher.

Know Want to know

Learned