SAMPLE CHART FOR COMPARING CHARACTERISTICS OF WORKERS IN OCCUPATIONS Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics In-Common Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Occupation: ________________ Unique Personal Characteristics Concept: CD.7.A Integrating Self Knowledge into Career Planning (Imagining Self in the World of Work)
ALL ABOUT ME: I LIKE TO… Name: ___________________________________ Class: ___________Date: _____________ Directions: Place a check mark () next to the things you like to do now, an arrow () next to the things you would like to do in the future and an X next to activities in which you have no interest. I LIKE TO DO I WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THE FUTURE NO INTEREST X Work on a cure for cancer Read the newspaper Invent things Write news stories Paint Conduct science experiments Deal with challenging problems Learn about business Act in plays Be a leader Sing in a choir Learn about agriculture Organize and sort things Study water Do math problems Design and draw Keep accurate records Watch a repair person fix a television Take photographs Raft and fish Play a musical instrument Visit a farm Work outdoors Learn about grammar Learn about teaching business classes Visit auto repair shops Visit a office Visit the library Explore new places Discover how people think & feel Solve problems Care for injured animals and pets Work with hand tools Learn about families and being a wise consumer Spend time in the city Do things for others Read about solar energy Think about others before myself Construct things Study nature Help people solve their problems Cook Debate Operate equipment Study germs that make people sick Be accurate Work with animals Wear a uniform Do the same thing over and over Work in a garden
Concept: CD.7.A Integrating Self Knowledge into Career Planning (Imagining Self in the World of Work) CAREER PATHS Name: ___________________________________ Class: ___________Date: _____________ PSC NOTE: The Guidance e-Learning Center (www.mcce.org) is an excellent source for materials as well as links to other resources. Download full-color Career Path (and Career Cluster) posters at: Directions: Using your responses to the Student Thinking Papers It’s All About Me: I Like to... and It’s All About Me: I Can…, categorize a minimum of fifteen (15) of your “LIKES”, “WOULD LIKE TOs” and/or “CANS” into two or more appropriate Career Paths. This will give you a general idea of W.O.W. areas to explore as you think about careers of interest to you. Fixing & Building: People who like to figure out how things work and build things. Examples of my interests/abilities that relate to the Fixing and Building Career Path Nature: People who like to work outdoors with plants and animals. Examples of my interests/abilities that relate to the Nature Career Path Creative: People who like to draw, write or perform. Examples of my interests/abilities that relate to the Creative Career Path Health: People who like to care for animals and people. Examples of my interests/abilities that relate to the Health Career Path Helping: People who like to make things better for others. Examples of my interests/abilities that relate to the Helping Career Path Business: People who like to do math, sell things, or use computers Examples of my interests/abilities that relate to the Business Career Path