Choosing Your Choosing Your Career Career

Research TopicResearch Topic

Unit 7 – Lesson Completion ActivityUnit 7 – Lesson Completion Activity

Choosing a CareerChoosing a Career

For our research project you will be For our research project you will be choosing a career to research based on a choosing a career to research based on a self-assessment of your interests and skills.self-assessment of your interests and 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?

Record your choices on your worksheet and Record your choices on your worksheet and turn it in to your classroom teacher.turn it in to your classroom teacher.

You will discover more about your career in You will discover more about your career in the next assignment.the next assignment.