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Quarter 1 – Module 4:
My Career Influencers
Homeroom Guidance

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Homeroom Guidance Self-learning Module – Grade 10
Quarter 1 Module 4: My Career Influencers
2020 Edition

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My Career Influencers. Manila: Department of Education Central Office, 2020.

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 Homeroom Guidance Grade 10 Quarter
1 – Module 4:
My Career Influencers

Gabay sa Magulang/Tagapag-alaga

Isinulat ang modyul na ito bilang gabay ng mag-aaral upang

malinang ang kanyang aspetong pang-karera (career). Nakadisenyo
ito para sa distance learning o alternatibong pamamaraan ng
pagkatuto na hindi nangangailangan ng pisikal na presensya sa
paaralan, bilang tugon sa direktiba na pagkansela ng face-to-face
class dulot ng pandemyang Covid-19.
Inihanda namin ito upang makilala ng mag-aaral ang mga salik
na nakaiimpluwensya sa kaniyang personal na desisyon sa pagpili ng
kurso o trabahong nais tahakin. Ang paggawa ng desisyon tungkol sa
pagpili ng kurso ay napakahalaga dahil idinidikta nito ang uri ng
kanilang magiging buhay sa hinaharap. Bilang magulang,
napakahalaga ng inyong bahaging gagampanan upang buong-husay
siyang makagawa ng desisyong ito. Ang mga gawaing nakapaloob sa
modyul na ito ay naglalayong mas mapalalim ang kaniyang kamalayan
sa mga aspektong makatutulong upang lubos niyang makikilala at
mapahalagahan ang mga impluwensyang ito.
Inaasahan namin ang inyong buong-pusong paggabay sa
kaniyang pagtupad sa mga gawain. Mahalaga ang inyong
partisipasyon sakaling kailanganin niya ang inyong tulong. Maaari
kayong maging bahagi ng matalino at buong husay niyang pagpili sa
kurso o trabahong kaniyang pinapangarap dahil kayo bilang kaniyang
magulang at kami bilang kaniyang guro ay may iisang mithiin sa mag-
aaral – na sya ay maging matagumpay sa kaniyang hinaharap.

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Introductory Message
For the learner:

You make important choices in life. You can choose to study well or stop
schooling. You can also choose your friends and the people you follow on social
media. However, there are choices that are worth pondering about, and that need
time and readiness to decide on. An example of these is choosing your future career,
which this module is all about.

Work on the tasks seriously and seek help if you believe you need to. May this
module help in your future career decision.

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

Let’s Try This – which will help you to 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 learned in daily activities;

What I Have learned – which will test and evaluate your learning;

Share Your Thoughts and Feelings – which will help you

express your thoughts, opinions and feelings.

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

Have fun! Stay safe and healthy!

MODUL
MY CAREER INFLUENCERS
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Learning Objectives

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

1. identify the influence of personal interest, family, peers, media and

socio-economic status in your future career selection;
2. demonstrate proper use of career-related information from multiple
media sources; and
3. appreciate how gender, family, peers and socio-economic status affect
your decision to choose a future career or profession.

Suggested Total Time Allotment: 180 minutes

Materials needed: pen, sheets of paper, short bond paper, any coloring materials

Introduction
Choosing career is one of the major issues you need to face. It involves
an interaction of many factors which are quite complex. It is not a
onetime-shot task and it takes a process before arriving at a final career
decision. Career choice preparedness creates confidence in career decision-making.
This module will help you identify and appreciate the influence of the different
factors in choosing your career. It will also provide different sources of information
which are deemed essential in making an informed choice.

Let’s Try This

Suggested Time Allotment: 20 Minutes

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 As a Grade 10 learner, you might have been exposed to different
professionals, having witnessed varying jobs around you. Furthermore, you
may already have be given the chance to decide on a career to pursue in your
previous years. As you are nearing the completion of your Junior High School,
your decision of choosing a career to pursue will be tighter. The activity below
will help you identify the influence of interest, family, peers, media and
socioeconomic status in choosing your career.

1. Copy the template on a sheet of paper.

2. On the left side, write the top three (3) careers of your choice.
3. On the right side, rate the extent to which the different factors have influenced
you in choosing your career.
4. Use the indicator below in measuring the extent of the role they take part.
5. Do the activity as honestly as possible.
6. Refer to the example given as your guide.

Name: Angela faith L. Angeles Sex: Female

YOUR 3 TOP MOST FACTORS

CAREER CHOICE
Interest Family Peers Media Socio-
Economic
Status

1. Medical technician or
Radiologic Technology
2.Lawyer

3.Dentistry

Indicators:
High Extent -
Moderate Extent -
Fair Extent -
Not at all -

(Example)

Name: Grace Sex: Female

YOUR 3 TOP FACTORS

MOST CAREER
Interest Family Peers Media Socio-
CHOICE
Economic
Status

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 1. Agriculture

2. Dentistry

3. Civil
Engineering

Processing Questions:

1. How did you feel while doing the activity?

2. Comparing the results in each factor, which of them has influenced you the
most in your chosen career? Which has the least?
3. What does it tell you? Explain.

ANSWER:

1. I feel happy because we are talking about our dream job

2. I really like the medical technician and the radiologic technology. When I was in elementary, I
dreamed being a chef because I really like to help my grandma in the kitchen. When I enter high
school, I watch a lot of hospital drama and I was amazed by the doctors, nurse, intern, emergency
physician. Now my chosen career is Radiologists or medical technologist my 2nd choice of career
is being an ER doctor (emergency physician), my 3 rd choice is lawyer actually I don’t really see
myself being a lawyer the one it influenced me is a k-drama they are lawyer who fell in love I just
like what the lawyer does. My last and least choice is dentistry I really don’t like being a dentist
and I hope I don’t switch my college course in dentistry.

3. it tells me to work hard in studying to archive my dreams and it tells me to pursue the things I
like so that I can archive my dream career.

Let’s Explore This

Suggested Time Allotment: 40 Minutes

You get to know which or whom among the given factors played the most
or least extent of influence in your career choice.
The activity that follows will help you appreciate each of them by analyzing
how they come to be a part of your career decision-making and perhaps discover a
deeper connection.
1. Copy the dialogue boxes on a sheet of paper.
2. Think of ways on how each of these factors have
affected or influenced your career choice.
3. Add additional space, should you still need it

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 What makes me think that my choice of career is affected by my interests?

_career interests reflect stable preferences for certain work activities and work environments
________________________________________________________________________________

Ask yourself WHY? Make a LIST.

Socio-economic status must Think well. Why is my family

be considered in choosing my important in making decision
career: for my career choice?
Because socio-economic status it helps us to _family help us to chose a job that fit our
find a great job and it help us identify the personality and that will benefit our future
suitable job ______________________________

Analyze well!
How does media contribute to the knowledge I have about careers?
Media help us to know what are the information about the career you want and it help us to know the other
career you want.

Reflect:
How do my peers influence me in my choice of career?

They influence me by giving an idea about the difficulty of the career you chose.
_________________________________________________________________

Keep in Mind

Suggested Time Allotment: 40 Minutes

You might have already observed that more than once in your life, you
dreamt of a certain career then changed into another. As you encounter people from
different professions, it is normal to assimilate and somehow dream to become like
the in the future. Having a change of mind is a normal part of career decision-making
process. It happens when you start to become fully aware of yourself in terms of
strengths, weaknesses, hobbies, abilities and many more aspects. It includes factors
such as interests, family, peers, media and socio-economic status. These factors
influence your decision in making a more realistic and viable career choice. It is
important to recognize the role they play and the extent to which they should
influence your decisions.

Your interests in a certain field is a springboard to your exploration. It directs you to

gather information and details that develop and nurture more your inclination.
Furthermore, your prior knowledge prepares you on the requirements of obtaining
such career.

Your family also has a strong influence to any decision you make.
Your exposure to them and the manner they support you to pursue
whatever path you take affect your decision in many manners.

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This gives confidence in your own ability to explore and select a career path that
may or may not be what your family influence you to become.

Aside from your family, you may be spending much of your time with your peers.
Adolescence is a period when you start spending quality time with friends and
classmates, influencing you in many matters. One such influence is with career
choice. They play an important role in aiding you or impeding your decisions in
becoming what you truly want. Sometimes, teenage is strong that it becomes a
deciding factor for them to continue as a group. This may become worrisome for
adolescents who do not consider factors other that peer influence. However, some
also see this as a good influence especially when peers generally consider support
to individual dreams.

Consequently, multiple sources of Career-Related Information is of utmost

importance in the process of career decision-making. These can be found on career
websites, government and private agencies, and school advocacy programs that can
guide you in your career decisions. You can view the link provided to be informed on
the indemand, hard-to-fill jobs, the emerging industries and other information which
will help you broaden your career information.

• Department of Labor and Employment - DOLE is a national government

agency mandated to formulate and implement policies and programs, and serves
as the policy-advisory arm in the field of labor and employment. It envisions that
every Filipino worker attains full, decent and productive employment. More
information about the agency can be accessed through www.dole.gov.ph

• Bureau of Local Employment - The BLE focuses on the local employment

promotion and administration. It can be accessed through
www.ble.dole.gov.ph BLE Programs and Projects
o Project JobsFits o Labor
Market Information o PHIL-
Jobnet
• Project JobsFit is an automated job and applicant matching system which aims to
fast-track jobseekers search for jobs and employers search for human resource.
It was carried out to provide efficient employment facilitation services and
respond to the prevailing skill and job mismatch underlying the
unemployment and underemployment problems in the country.

Aside from the government agencies offering information of in-demand jobs and
other professions where you may build your career choices, there are also
information on emerging industries, which refers to industrial sectors that grow at a
rate faster than the economy. This exhibits potential and may give you influence in
your decisions. The emerging industries depend on the locality and level of
industrialization of a certain place.

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 You Can Do It

Suggested Time Allotment: 20 Minutes

1. Copy the table below on a sheet of paper.
2. List down three (3) of your career choices and fill in the required
columns.

My Career The Factor that My Reason for

Choice Influenced Me most in Allowing It/Them to
Choosing this Career Influence Me
(Self, interest, family,
peers, media and
socioeconomic status)
Medical MedTech is my first choice once I The reason for allowing it is
got in college, when I’m young I to have more knowledge in
technician really like to be in a medical field.
what they are doing.

Radiologic Radio tech is my second choice
actually my mom said that I should
Technology take this course because its easier
than the other course I want.
Chef Actually, being a chef is influence
by my grandma she always cooks
when we have a guest or when we
have an occasion.
To know what are they doing
and to know if it’s difficult than
the other courses I want to take.
I’m influence by them because I
really, want to see how they
cook our favorite food and I
actually like to see how they
cook specially when they are
holding a wok

What I have Learned

Suggested Time Allotment: 30 Minutes

Write an essay of at least three paragraphs guided by the questions below. Do this
on a sheet of paper.
1. What is really your main consideration in choosing your future career?

2. What can help you to be more certain with your future career?
3. How can you help yourself to pursue your future career?

ANSWER:

1. My main consideration in choosing my future career is I would like to be a Radiologists

I chose it because it makes me happy and it’s my dream job and I chose it because I can
help my family once I started earning a money and I want to be a role model to my
younger siblings.

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2. I’m more certain about my future career, what helped me is my family they are the one who know me since I
was young and they know what are my interest in life.

3.You can help yourself by studying hard to achieve your dream and think all the sacrifices that your parents did to
make sure that you are going to fulfill your dream. Remember that one day you’re going to be successful and you
be able to help your family and always think positive so that you can accomplish your dream.

Share your Thoughts & Feelings

Suggested Time Allotment: 30 Minutes

Visualize your future self. How do you look like? What keeps you busy
daily? How do you feel about your status at that time? Make your own future
selfportrait on a short bond paper using whatever coloring materials available at
home.

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