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Homeroom Guidance
Quarter 2 – Module 8:

Connecting Career Dots
Homeroom Guidance Self-learning Module – Grade 10
Quarter 2 Module 8: Connecting Career Dots
2021 Edition

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Connecting Career Dots. Manila: Department of Education Central Office, 2021.

Published by the Department of Education

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 Homeroom Guidance Grade 10
Quarter 2 – Module 8:
Connecting Career Dots

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Introductory Message

For the Learner:

If you set a plan on your vacation or even in your daily activities, what more
about your future?
It is really important that as a Grade 10 student, you are already considering
how your career path would go. Try to learn more in this module and hopefully, enjoy
the benefit of an informed career decision in the future.

Work on the tasks seriously and seek help if you believe you need to. Embark
on this journey.

This self-learning module has six indicative tasks, which are as follows:

Let’s Try This –which will help you get ready to learn;

Let’s Explore This – which will guide you towards what you need to learn;

Keep in Mind – which will give you the lessons that you need to learn and understand;

You Can Do It – which will help you apply the lessons in the reality of life;

What I Have Learned – which will test and evaluate your learnings; and

Share Your Thoughts and Feelings – which will help you express your thoughts,
opinions and feelings.

Make sure to read, think, follow, and enjoy every task that you are asked to do.

Have fun! Stay safe and healthy!

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 MODULE

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CONNECTING CAREER DOTS

Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the aspects to consider in choosing a career;

2. explain which among the aspects has the most significant effect
to your choice of career; and
3. adjust the present choice of career in consideration of the
various aspects in choosing a career.

Period: Week 6 of 2nd Quarter

Suggested Total Time Allotment: 60 minutes
Materials Needed: Clean sheet of paper/any available paper, glue/stapler

Introduction

Career decision is one of the major life decisions you have to make. It involves
consideration from how well you are aware of yourself extending to the many aspects
that you have to think about. The significant people in your life may have an influence
in your career decision depending on how much you allow them to be a part of your
life. In order to fully understand and improve your career choice, it is important that
you understand the role of the different aspects that influence your choice of career
including job knowledge and significant others. The activities set forth in this module
will serve as your guide in connecting the aspects that may influence your career
choice. Be prudent, Career Decision-Making is a life-changing decision.

Let’s Try This

Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes
My Career Pie
1. Draw the biggest perfect circle that you can on a short bond paper.

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 2. Now, consider that the circle you drew is your Career Pie. Your pie will be
cut into different portions of influence by various aspects in choosing your
future career as indicated below. They may not have equal parts because
in reality, they have varied influence on you.
a. Parents/Guardians
b. Friends
c. School and teachers
d. My Interests
e. My Skills and Talents
f. My Self-Knowledge
g. In-Demand Job
h. Significant persons
i. Others (specify):____________
3. Using these significant aspects of your career choice, cut your pie according
to how big or small these aspects influence and affect your choice of career.
4. Label each portion of the pie with the aspect that it represents.
5. Cut out the pie and staple/paste each piece in a sheet of paper ranking from
the largest cut to the smallest cut.

Refer to example below:

My skills and
My
talents
interest/hobbies
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other
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My s ge
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Friends 5
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Pa and
teachers

Processing Questions:
Answer these questions at the back of the paper where you attached your slices of
pies. Submit it to your teacher as an activity output.
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 1. What have you realized upon seeing the slices of pies?
2. Which aspect of your career pie has the biggest influence in your career
choice? Why do you think so?

Let’s Explore This

Suggested Time Allotment: 15 minutes
The Job Table

1. Copy the format of job classification/Cluster of Occupational Field on a clean

sheet of paper.
2. Refer to the NCAE form seen below and make a list of the different jobs
accordingly.
3. Write also the jobs you know that you did not see in the list, if any.

Aquaculture
Business and
Natural and
Science Engineering Finance /
Sciences Agriculture/
Commerce
Forestry

Computers
Professional Personal Media and Community
and
Services Services Communication Services
Technology

Fashion:
Garments,
Architecture Hairstyle/Cos Military and
The Arts Spiritual
and metics/Parlor Law
Vocation
Construction Services, Enforcement
Jewellery and
Accessories

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Processing Questions:
Answer these questions on your paper.
1. What job classification has the most answers?
2. What job classification has the least answers?
3. Under what job classification does your preferred job fall into?

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 Keep in Mind
Suggested Time Allotment: 15 minutes

Career assessment aims to guide the conduct of career guidance at the

school level and to ensure the development of skills and competencies required in the
world of work.
The identified job classifications are listed in the National Career Examination
(NCAE) to guide and help you identify the different occupational fields that you may
want to pursue. Learner’s aptitudes and occupational interests are assessed during
the conduct of the NCAE with the aim of providing you with a broader self-awareness.
Every job and career choice are classified in one of those occupational fields.
Thus, the nature of each job determines which field it belongs. More importantly, you
will be able to determine the connection between you and the world of work. Moreover,
you need to identify and explore potentially satisfying occupations based on your
interests, skills, values and personality. Along with these are the aspects that might
take part in your career decision-making. However, its influence on your career
decision will only depend on how much you will allow.
Further, you need to be aware that there are specified cut-off for learners who
wish to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand.
Prior to entering SHS, the aptitude of students in selected programs shall be measured
in order to ensure that they have the potential to complete the program. The final grade
both in Science and Math in Grade 10 should be 85 and above. Learners should also
have at least a percentile rank of 86 and above in the STEM subtest in the career
assessment exam. Should you wish to pursue skill-based track and strand, there will
be two screenings for the Sports, Arts and Design Tracks. The first screening will be
the results of the career assessment in the corresponding subtests. Aptitude should
be at least a percentile rank of 51 and above. The second screening for the Sports
Track will be done through skills-related fitness tests which will be administered by the
accepting schools. For the Arts and Design Track, the second screening will be
through a performance and skills assessment which will also be administered by the
accepting schools. You have to consider this in adjusting/making your final decisions
for your track and strand to pursue.
Aside from those aspects, there are also different factors that influence your
career choices such as (1) genetic influences from parents like inherited interests,
skills and talents; (2) environmental conditions and events such as your financial
conditions, demands, suggestions of other significant people around you and the
influence of your peers and social media; (3) learning experiences that come from
school, exposure to other people and your own experiences with other professionals

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and workers; and (4) your homeroom guidance activities and career programs
that lead to your improved job knowledge to help with your career choices.
Learning experiences, especially observational learning stemming from
significant role models like your parents, teachers and models, have a powerful
influence on career decision, making some occupations more attractive than others.
Furthermore, positive modeling, reward and reinforcement will likely lead to the
development of appropriate career planning skills and career behavior.

You Can Do It!

Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes

Let’s Connect
1. Copy the diagram on a sheet of paper.
2. Write your areas of interest from the previous activity called job
classification/Cluster of Occupational Field.
3. Enumerate your identified strengths and good qualities that you developed.
Write them on the appropriate box.
4. Enter who/what gets the biggest influence in your “My Career Pie” activity
on the right spot where it belongs in the diagram
5. As you are exposed to different jobs, you tend to have a dream job. Write it
down in the appropriate box.
6. Finally, write your chosen career/job/profession.

Personal
Significant
Interest,
person who
Talent,
influenced you
Strengths

Area of Interest
(Cluster of Chosen Dream
Occupational
Field)
Career job

What I Have Learned

Suggested Time Allotment: 5 minutes
On a clean sheet of paper, make a letter to yourself promising that
you will carefully choose your career/job because you understand that your future job

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will affect the way you live your life. You can write it in any language or dialect you are
more comfortable to use.

Share your Thoughts & Feelings

Suggested Time Allotment: 5 minutes

Write your reflections on a clean sheet of paper.

After going through all the activities, I realized that ____________________
___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

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