Republic of the Philippines

Region VII, Central Visayas

Tagbilaran City Science High School
Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Name of Student: Grade & Section:________________

Introduction to Career Guidance

When I grow up, I want to become..

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, students are expected to:
o Acknowledge their talents, skills, personality, interests, and abilities
o Understand oneself by exploring who they are and what they are capable of
o Provide them with the necessary additional information needed in their career
decision

Materials Needed:
Career Development Record and Career Questionnaire

Instruction:
In your homeroom journal, please answer the career development record, career
questionnaire, and processing questions. Refer to the sample below.
 Career Development Record

Name of Student: ________________________________________________________

Grade & Section: __________________________________ Date: ________________

Subject of Highest Interest: _______________________________________________

Subject of Lowest Interest: ________________________________________________

Prefers Activities That Are (please put a checkmark on your preference):

Outside __________________ Inside __________________ Both ________________

Usually Prefers Activities That Are (please put a checkmark on your preference):

Very Physically Active _______________ Average Physically Active ____________

Low Physically Active _______________ Sedentary _______________________

List Your Achievements

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List Your Hobbies/ Interest

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What occupation do you think you would be good at doing? ____________________

Why?
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 Career Questionnaire

What are your favorite activities and interest?

What are you favorite subjects in school?

In what extracurricular activities do you participate?

What are your goals for the future?

What careers/jobs do you think would help you achieve your goals?

What education/training will you need for your career?

What subjects in school will help you achieve your goals?

What extracurricular activities will help you achieve your goals?

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Processing Questions:
1. Do you have any difficulty in doing this activity?
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2. If there is, what do you think are those?
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3. What have you learned from this activity?
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Lecturette (please read):

Career is the activities and positions involved in vocations, occupations, and jobs as well
as related activities associated with an individual’s lifetime of work. It is the sum total of
one’s work experiences in a general occupation category such as teaching, accounting,
medicine or sales.

Often most of us find it very difficult to choose on what career we want to take in the
near future so, here are some tips that would help you choose when you are undecided?

1. Assess yourself - before you can choose the right career, you must learn about
yourself. Your values, interests, soft skills, and aptitudes, in combination with
your personality type, make some occupations a good fit for you and others
completely inappropriate.

Use self-assessment tools, often called career tests, to gather information about your
traits and, subsequently generate a list of occupations that are a good fit based on
them.

2. Make a list of occupations -You probably have multiple lists of occupations in front of
you at this point—one generated by each of the self-assessment tools you used. To
keep yourself organized, you should combine them into one master list.

First, look for careers that appear on multiple lists and copy them onto a blank page.
Title it "Occupations to Explore." Your self-assessment indicated they are a good fit for
you based on several of your traits, so definitely consider them.

Next, find any occupations on your lists that appeal to you. They may be careers you
know a bit about and want to explore further. Also, include professions about which
you don't know much. You might learn something unexpected. Add those to your
master list.
 3. Explore the occupations on your list - Now get some basic information about each of
the occupations on your list. You will be thrilled you managed to narrow your list down
to only 10 to 20 options! Find job descriptions and educational, training and licensing
requirements in published sources.

4. Create a “short list” - At this point, start to narrow down your list even more. Based
on what you learned from your research so far, begin eliminating the careers you don't
want to pursue any further. You should end up with fewer than two to five occupations
on your "short list."

If your reasons for finding a career unacceptable are non-negotiable, cross it off your
list. Remove everything with duties that don't appeal to you. Eliminate careers that
have weak job outlooks. Get rid of any occupation if you are unable to or unwilling to
fulfill the educational or other requirements, or if you lack some of the soft skills
necessary to succeed in it.

5. Conduct Informal Interviews - When you have only a few occupations left on your list,
start doing more in-depth research. You can meet with people who work in the
occupations in which you are interested. They can provide firsthand knowledge about
the careers on your short list

6. Make your Career Choice - Once you make a decision, identify your long- and short-
term goals. Doing this will allow you to eventually work in your chosen field. Long-
term goals typically take about three to five years to reach, while you can usually
fulfill a short-term goal in six months to three years.

Let the research you did about required education and training be your guide. If you don't
have all the details, do some more research. Once you have all the information you need, set
your goals. An example of a long-term goal would be completing your education and training.
Short-term goals include applying to college, apprenticeships, or other training programs, and
doing internships.