Introduction
What is your spark?
Complete these tasks to learn more about yourself and potential future careers.
Task
There are 4 parts to this assignment, divided into 3 days of work. Each part is meant to help you start thinking about your future and what is going to make you happy in life.
The Parts:
1. Individual Reflection Questions: Get you thinking about your future.
2. Learning Style & Multiple Intelligences: Help you understand yourself as a learner. How do you learn best?
3. My Dream Job: Find out more about the job you think you want when you grow up and understand all of the requirements for that job.
4. Holland Code & Career Exploration: Helps you learn about what types of jobs that fit your personality and research 3 potential matches.
Process
Individual Reflection Questions
- Answer these 4 questions in your packet.
Day 1: Learning Style & Multiple Intelligences
1. Answer the first question in your packet
2. Go to this website: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml
- Answer the questions honestly
- Write your results in your packet & answer the follow up question
3. Go to this website: https://alis.alberta.ca/careerinsite/know-yourself/multiple-intelligences-quiz
- Answer the questions honestly
- Write your results in your packet & answer the follow up question
Day 2: My Dream Job
1. Answer the first question in your packet
2. Go to this website: https://www.pacareerzone.org/
- Explore → All Occupations → Search your job
- Complete the questions in your packet
Day 3: Holland Code & Career Exploration
1. Go to this website: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
- Rate your interest levels on each of the items
- Record your results in your packet
2. Research 3 careers that align with your results
- Click “NEXT” until you get to the “Explore the Job Zones” page.
- Click each of the 5 links to check out each level of job preparation.
- Select the Job Zone that you think is right for you.
- Click “NEXT” twice. You should now see a list of careers that fit your interests and preparation level.
- Choose 3 careers from the list and fill in the rest of the packet with the information about those careers.
Conclusion
What is your spark?
Did your opinion change after doing some research?
Did you find anything new that seems interesting to you?