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CAREER LIFE PROJECT CHECKLIST

❑ Personal Goals and Values (2 pages)

Self Assessment

❑ Jobs Etc. Tests

❑ Similar Minds Tests

❑ Other?

Career Life Project

❑ Part A (p.5)

- Career Choice 1

- Career Choice 2

❑ Part B (p. 11)

- Career Choice 3

❑ Part C (p.14)

❑ Title Page (must include project name, your name, date) BE CREATIVE

❑ This page

❑ Duotang to cover project

❑ Portfolio Sheet

The project will be marked on: Total : /40 marks

Completeness

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Neatness

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nothing mediocre effort in answering clear answers

completed questions (point form) full sentences

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completed (poor title page) easy to follow

good title page

Career Life Project: Personal Goals, Values

Assignment:

Complete the following questions. Your answers will be held in strict confidentiality.

1. Factors that influence our financial decisions:

• Values

• Goals and Attitudes

• Age

• Level of Education and Income

a) A value is

b) A goal is

2. List 3 goals you hope to achieve this year. Why are they important to you? How do you plan to achieve them?

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3. List the top 5 things you value most in life. Briefly describe why each is important to you.

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4. Discuss how your goals might change throughout your life.

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5. List 3 financial goals for a single person in his/her mid 20’s.

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6. List 3 financial goals for a married person with children is his/her mid-30’s.

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7. List 3 financial goals for a married person in his/her mid-50’s, once their children have left home.

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Self-Assessment

Before you begin to examine career choices, you must know your personality type, your skills and your interests. You can find out more about your personality type, skills and interests with self-assessment activities.

In order to better understand yourself you are going to take some career and personality tests.

Go To . Click on “career exploration”, “Identify Your Career Options” and then “Career Navigator and quizzes”. Take the following 3 tests and write down the results for each test.

1. Abilities Quiz

2. Work Preference Quiz

3. Multiple Intelligence Quiz

Go To . Take the following 4 tests and write down the results for each test.

1. Big 30 Test

2. Career Inventory Test

3. Global Personality Test (medium)

4. For fun take the Famous Leader Test and tell me who you are.

Career Life Project

This assignment is designed to have you analyze two career choices and look at the factors that will determine some lifestyle options. Factors that you need to consider are education, salary, job security, transportation, insurance, recreation, taxes, food clothing, shelter, family size, and donations.

1. Go To Career Cruising at the following address .

2. Enter the following data: Username: Manitoba238

Password: careers

3. Click “Create New Portfolio”, Enter the necessary information and write down your portfolio name and password below.

Portfolio Name:_____________________________________________________

Password:_________________________________________________________

5. Click “Create your portfolio”

6. Click “Continue”

Part A:

Part 1. Click on the Assessment Tab. It is important to understand how you learn and apply yourself. Click on Learning Styles Inventory and answer the 20 given questions.

What is your learning style?

Give a brief description of it?

Did you learn anything new about yourself?

Part 2. Click on Career Matchmaker and answer the questions. Make sure you ‘Improve

your Results’, click on “Answer more Questions” and Complete 105 questions.

Which 2 jobs have matched your assessment the best?

Choose 2 jobs from the top 5 careers that have been listed for you that you are interested in. You are now going to research these two jobs on the website. Double click on the job you have chosen and answer the following questions.

OCCUPATION #1:

Give a short job description and the typical tasks they perform:

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What is the Working Environment and Physical Demands?

Where or what type of Work Site do these people work in? ______________________

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From the information given at the bottom, list 2 similar occupations that interest you:

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List some skills (Skills You Need) that are needed in this job:

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What educational background or training is needed for this career?

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What are the High school graduation requirements for this career in Manitoba?

What are the average annual earnings for a person in this career in Manitoba? Would this salary be adequate for you if you had to provide for a family?

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What is the National outlook for employment opportunities in this particular field? What does the future hold? How does it look for the next 5 years?

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Are there any opportunities for advancement, promotion, or growth?

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What type of lifestyle might you be able to lead given your choice of a particular career. What kind of homes, cars, trips would you be able to purchase? What kind of budget would you be able to maintain?

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What other factors or issues might be relevant to your chosen career (eg. Stress, health, job satisfaction or other associated factors).

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OCCUPATION #2:

Give a short job description and the typical tasks they perform:

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What is the Working Environment and Physical Demands?

Where or what type of Work Site do these people work in? ______________________

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From the information given at the bottom, list 2 similar occupations that interest you:

List some skills (Skills You Need) that are needed in this job:

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What educational background or training is needed for this career?

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What are the High school graduation requirements for this career in Manitoba?

What is the average annual earnings for a person in this career in Manitoba? Would this salary be adequate for you if you had to provide for a family?

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What is the National outlook for employment opportunities in this particular field? What does the future hold? How does it look for the next 5 years?

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Are there any opportunities for advancement, promotion, or growth?

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What type of lifestyle might you be able to lead given your choice of a particular career. What kind of homes, cars, trips would you be able to purchase? What kind of budget would you be able to maintain?

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What other factors or issues might be relevant to your chosen career (eg. Stress, health, job satisfaction or other associated factors).

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Part B: Go to My Skills and answer the 45 questions given. Now review your answers and click on “Update Career Suggestions”. Look at the LEGEND beside “My Skills”.

What changes have been made to your career selections based on your skills?

Choose 1 more occupation that you are interested in based on your Career Matchmaker and Skills and Interests and then answer the following questions once more.

OCCUPATION #3:

Give a short job description and the typical tasks they perform:

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What is the Working Environment and Physical Demands?

Where or what type of Work Site do these people work in? ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________

From the information given at the bottom, list 2 similar occupations that interest you:

,

List some skills (Skills You Need) that are needed in this job:

______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

What educational background or training is needed for this career?

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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What are the High school graduation requirements for this career in Manitoba?

What is the average annual earnings for a person in this career in Manitoba? Would this salary be adequate for you if you had to provide for a family?

_________________________________________________________________

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What is the National outlook for employment opportunities in this particular field? What does the future hold? How does it look for the next 5 years?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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Are there any opportunities for advancement, promotion, or growth?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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What type of lifestyle might you be able to lead given your choice of a particular career. What kind of homes, cars, trips would you be able to purchase? What kind of budget would you be able to maintain?

_______________________________________________________________________

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What other factors or issues might be relevant to your chosen career (eg. Stress, health, job satisfaction or other associated factors).

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Part C:

Click on “Explore Careers” then “Search by School Subject” then “Math” Search the careers to see which one best matches each of the occupations you chose.

What level of Math education (High School, College, or University) is required for each occupation?

Occupation 1: _____________________________________

Occupation 2: _____________________________________

Occupation 3: ____________________________________________________

**You may wish to use this site to help answer some of the questions you have about the occupations you chose**

BONUS SECTION:

Search at least 2 of the following websites to find out the entrance math requirements for one of the two occupations you chose.

umanitoba.ca - University of Manitoba

uwinnipeg.ca - University of Winnipeg

rrc.mb.ca - Red River College

ustboniface.mb.ca - University of St. Boniface

Entrance Requirements:

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