Career & Life Plan

(1000 words minimum)

Use this as a template, save in your student fles, then upload to the G
portal
!nswers should "e in #essay form$ and %omplete senten%es
1. Career Goals& Short Term (until the end of the school year), Long
term (what do you hope to accomplish in the next 5 years?), Career
options
2. 'du%ation Goals& Post-secondary options (at least two), Where will
you go for training/education? How long will it tae? What do you need
to do to get ready for this training/education? !re there any
prere"uisites?
3. ravel or (or) Plans& (complete this section only if you ha#e
plans to wor or tra#el instead of post-secondary education after
graduation)
4. Give your reasons for %hoosin* this path
('du%ation+ravel+(or))&
Employability Skills (that you already ha#e de#eloped) Interests (things
you en$oy) Aptitues (things you are naturally good at) !alues (what%s
important to you?)
". ',perien%e& #hat ha$e you one that relates to your %hosen &el'
#hy ha$e your a%ti$ities been important to you' #hat ha$e you
learne' (&xtra-curricular acti#ities, Part-time $o's, (ummer
employment, )olunteer wor, *ommunity in#ol#ement)
(. Challen*es& #hat might get in the )ay o* rea%hing your goals'
+inan%ial barriers' A%aemi% barriers' ,ersonal barriers' -o) )ill you
o$er%ome these obsta%les' #ho has been your support in the past
an )ho )ill you epen on in the ne.t year or t)o'
/- .ud*et /preadsheet& %omplete the spreasheet *or the year
*ollo)ing grauation 01uly to 1une2. E$en i* you )ill be li$ing at home
an your parents are paying *or all your e.penses you still nee to
%onsier )hat the e.penses )ill be as i* you )ere li$ing on your o)n
an ho) 345 )oul pay *or them.