EVERYONE MUST FILL OUT THIS SECTION:
MY “PLAN A” CAREER CHOICE IS: Graphic Designer
Some helpful websites: www.workbc.ca/navigator or www.jobbank.gc.ca
My Plan A:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy?
❏ What sort of lifestyle do you
want?
❏ What are you good at?
Career Info that I have
discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of job
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
❏ I want a career that offers self-employment
❏ I like making art and looking at art pieces
❏ I’ve always had an interest in designing whether it’s
architecture or creating digital media.
❏ I’d say I’m good at understanding the internet, understanding
how to utilize software tools, how to promote/sell and
planning out big projects.
❏ Pros: Graphic designing offers self-employment, highly
creative job with tons of freedom, most work done from home,
avoid physical work, and work for companies.
❏ Cons: Highly demanded Job, criticism from demanding
clients, while not doing physical work is a plus but spending
all day on your computer can be a disadvantage. Most
companies require degrees in order to become an employee
for a graphic designing firm. Being graphic designer most of
your time is spent looking at a screen and it can take a toll on
your health.
❏ Graphic designers are responsible for consulting with clients
to understand the project needs such as materials and the
overall look of the final product. It is also their duty to insure
they have estimated costs and the timeline. They are
responsible of preparing sketches and developing design
elements to preview to the client.
❏ Job bank predicted in 2018 from 2019-2028 4,700 new job
openings will be available, in BC graphic designers are very
limited compared to other provinces in Canada and is highly
competitive because there’s many unemployed workers with
recent experience. Approximately 17,400 people work in this
occupation.
❏ Graphic designers spend most of their time working on a
computer and stare at screen for hours upon hours. Staring at
a screen everyday can be tiring and unhealthy to the point it
intervenes with your lifestyle. Computer screens emit lots of
blue light which is very harmful to our eyes and can strain
your eyes. Buying special pair of glasses can reduce blue
light entering your eyes.
❏ The lowest wage a graphic designer can expect when
working in BC for a company is $20, $30 is the median wage,
and $50 is the highest wage you can expect.
❏ After getting a degree in graphic designing you can apply for
a position at multiple different companies mainly clothing
 companies.
❏ Options after graphic designing is very similar work, but more
specific (cartoonist, commercial artist, 3D animation artist,
illustrator etc.) or with enough experience you can manage
other designers.

Three employability skills I 1. Working with adobe illustrator.

possess that will support my - I have some experience on adobe illustrator because I had drafting
plan: class where used illustrator to create floor plans for homes and draft
out projects.
Consider:
❏ Soft and hard Skills required
for position
❏ Personal attributes 2. Promotion and Branding skills
- In leadership and marketing we learned useful tools to promote and
brand products or fundraisers, and I gained a great understanding on
how to apply it.

3. Computer skills
- I understand capabilities using technology and I’m good at learning
technology related skills like coding, using excel, and other
software's.

Education needed to pursue my

plan: A high school diploma is mandatory while a university degree in fine
arts or designing is recommended, but it’s not a necessity. If your
Consider: trying to be a self-employed graphic designer a degree would be
❏ Courses/training/ certificates useless. If you want to work for a company especially big companies
needed a university degree or even better a bachelor’s degree will help you
❏ Post-secondary acquire a better position and beat the competition.
requirements
EVERYONE MUST FILL OUT THIS SECTION:
MY BACKUP CAREER PLAN IS: Flight Attendant
Some helpful websites: www.workbc.ca/navigator or www.jobbank.gc.ca
My Plan B:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy?
❏ What sort of lifestyle do you
want?
❏ What are you good at?
Career Info that I have
discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of job
❏ Job duties/responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
❏ I would love a lifestyle where I get to travel around the world.
❏ I enjoy spending quality time with people I care about.
❏ I’m good at remaining calm in very tense situations and I
know as a flight attendant you have to prepare for the worst.
❏ I’m a quick learner and have already done a course on first
aid.
❏ After I’ve been taught something and have gained
experience with it I can easily explain and demonstrate
safety procedures with calm.
❏ Pros: Friends and Family get flying benefits, flying benefits
like reduced airline tickets, the lifestyle is up to you, meeting
people all around the world and making lifelong friends, and
of course you get paid to see the world. There are many
amazing qualities to being a flight attendant and It would be
the perfect backup career because I love to travel and gain
new experiences.
❏ Cons: Spending half of your week in the air for the first time
can feel awkward. Another con to that is being tired all the
time, being in the air while taking care of others without
enough sleep is unhealthy and annoying. The worst part is
when you are on call and at any time you might get a call.
Being on call can is mentally and physically hard just
imagine yourself being awoken to an alarm at 4 am and you
have to wake up to answer it. In the summer we went to new
York for a 1 week vacation and it was fun until we had to
leave. Our flight was scheduled to head to Vancouver at 9am
eastern and we woke up at 3 am getting ready so we could
check in early. The flight ended up getting delayed 2-3 times
and we stayed at the airport from 5 am to 6:30 pm almost 13
hours. We boarded the plane 3 times only to be kicked off
every time due to security precautions and also because the
flight crew couldn’t attend the flight since they’ve worked all
their hours and would be forced to do overtime without pay
which is illegal. Honestly one of the worst experiences of my
life being in a unfamiliar country and staying almost 14 hours
at an airport without enough sleep. It was freezing cold
 inside the airport and I remember forcing myself to stay
awake since I was guarding all of our belongings while my
family got food. With this experience can’t imagine how
difficult it would be keeping up with a uncertain schedule and
delayed flights on a weekly basis.
❏ Lifestyle of a flight attendant is rough because they work
long hours and often on standby. Maintaining relationships is
very difficult and often get burnt out or sleep deprived. The
salary is very low to start.
❏ In BC flight attendants are very limited
❏ There are rankings for flight attendants first, senior, lead, and
instructor which depends on your experience.

Three employability skills I 1. Customer interaction

possess that will support my - I’ve worked as a receptionist before which I handled phone calls,
plan: helped customers with any misunderstandings, and guide them step
by step with patience. I’ve never had any issue with customers and
Consider: never been in a tense situation.
❏ Soft and hard skills required
for position
❏ Personal attributes
2. Calm mindset
- I’m a calm person when it comes to life threatening situations.
There was this one time when I was hiking with my family in whistler
we encountered a bear and I held my ground by thinking back to
signs saying “stay in groups and be aggressive”. We stayed calm
and the bear left us alone. Being calm during an emergency in the
air is important because it gives off a calmer atmosphere to others
especially when they have to trust you.

3. Following Directions
- Understanding and following directions is an early skill I learned
and It helped me in my work experience when I was working at my
uncles shop. Taking shortcuts is not an option and it made me a
disciplined person.

Education needed to pursue my

plan: ❏ Requires no academic requirements
❏ Requires experience with another job usually jobs working
Consider: with people and communicating
❏ Courses/training/certificates ❏ Requires professional certification and training
needed
❏ Post-secondary
requirements

Post-Secondary Option
FOR Plan A CAREER CHOICE - Schools/Training
Name of First Choice School UFV Second Choice School
School:

Name of Graphic and digital design diploma Interactive arts and technology
Degree or type
of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of
Science

Length of the 2 years 4 years

program
Example: 4
years

Price of Tuition $270.67 per credit $7,900 year one

for the first year

Approx. Cost of $3,800-$4,300 $2,600 year one

books/supplies
for the first year

Cost to live in N/A N/A

Residence

Application Fee $51.69 $81

to apply to
program
Application April 30th October-january for september intake
deadline
Example:
February, 13th,
2020

Academic Language arts C+, and 2.0 GPA Pre-calculus 12, English 12 (70%),
Requirements Minimum 5 grade 12 courses.
for program
(pre-requisites)

Other possible Camera, platemaking and other Software engineers and designers,
occupations prepress occupations web designers and devolpers.
with this type of
degree

Post-Secondary Option
FOR Plan B CAREER CHOICE - Schools/Training
Name of First Choice School Second Choice School
School:

Name of
Degree or type
of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of
Science

Length of the
program
Example: 4
years

Price of Tuition
for the first year

Approx. Cost of
books/supplies
for the first year

Cost to live in
Residence

Application Fee
to apply to
program

Application
deadline
Example:
February, 13th,
2020

Academic
Requirements
for program
(pre-requisites)

Other possible
occupations
with this type of
degree

Travel Option
Itinerary and Budget

In Word, create a table and ensure you have included ALL of the following
information for your travel itinerary.

Where:
● List where you plan to travel (be specific and list exactly which countries and cities)
When:
● What time of year/season
● For how long (in each location)
How:
● Modes of transportation (research the cost and timing
Accomodations
● List where you will be staying for each location and how many nights. Include a link
● Indicate the cost per night
Budgeting Costs:
● Anticipate food costs
● Costs for activities etc
● Phone plan (extra charges?)
● Travel insurance
● What will you need to buy before you go?
● What will you buy while you are travelling?

Where:
When:

How:

Accomodations:
Include price, links and
reviews for EACH of your
accommodations.

Budget: (food/activities etc).

Be specific for each location
and include links for special
activities (ie: museums,
sporting events, concerts
etc).
 Work-Life Option
Living Costs and Savings Goal (Living INDEPENDENTLY)

Income Monthly: Yearly:

Hourly Wage/salary

Parents

Total Income

Expenses:

Rent
● List where you plan to live (either a
rental link or a detailed description)

Medical Insurance

Utilities

Food/Grocery

Car Insurance

Gas for Car

Car Repairs

Compass cost

Cell Phone/Internet

Clothing

Entertainment / Going out

Personal sundries

Recreation / Gym membership

Other
-parking fees
-gifts
-house supplies
-specialist fees
-eye care/prescriptions
-hair cuts
-move in costs (furniture, truck rental)

Savings
-try and save 10%

Total Expenses
 Total Income MINUS Total Expenses

After filling out table, write a SEPARATE reflection on whether your job will support your
lifestyle.
● What sacrifices will you have to make?
● How will your priorities change?
● How much money do you plan to save per year? What will you use your savings
for in five years? Ten years? What are your savings goals?