Career Life Connections 12: Post-Secondary TRANSITION Plan

Essential Question:
· How can I become more informed and knowledgeable about my options for my life after high school?

Curricular Competencies:
· Analyze internal and external factors to inform personal career-life choices
for post-graduation planning
· Explore possibilities for preferred personal and education/employment futures, using creative and innovative
thinking
· Know about diverse post-graduation possibilities, including personal, educational, and work options
· Practice post-graduation budget planning

Graduating students usually have a variety of options to contemplate. You will need to complete each of
following sections of the Transition Plan, which is intended to help you better understand which path interests
you most so that you can pursue it after graduation.

Follow these steps:

1) Complete Your Career Plans (You will need a Plan A & B)

2) Next, complete two of the following three options:

 Post-secondary education or training (You’ve already completed most of this research with your PSI
Research Assignment)
 Travel / Gap year
 Working full-time and living on your own.

4) Submit your Transition Plan online through Teams before the deadline and post your completed Transition
Plan to your CLC Portfolio Page on your website.

Career Choice A: Business analytics
⭐Answer in paragraph form, using complete sentences, transitions, grammar,
Me and my choices:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy about this
career choice?
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this
choice create for you?
❏ Why is this the best choice for
you?
Career Info that I have discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of this
employment choice
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
Three employability skills I possess
that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position
❏ Personal attributes
CAREER: PLAN A
spelling and punctuation.⭐
- I would enjoy business analytics as I have a strength with math(and
it makes good money)
- This career choice can lead to a stable income as well as the
opportunity to work in various industries
- It can align with my strengths and this role can give me a chance to
continually learn and grow
- Upside: Variety of opportunities in different industries as well as
good pay
- Downside: May have high pressure of the accuracy of insights
- Job Duties: Interpreting data, analyze results with statistical
techniques, providing reports
- Salary: $69,000-$150,000
- Future outlook: Moderate over next 3 years
- Lifestyle: Usually full-time employment but also remote work
options
- Opportunities to progress to management positions, senior analyst
roles
1. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
2.Proficient in data analytics tools
3. Strong communication skills for presenting insights
Education needed to pursue my - Commonly a bachelor’s degree required
plan: - Specific training or certification in data analytics tools
Consider: - Certification in data analytics
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements

CAREER: PLAN B
Career Choice B: Investment Banking
⭐Answer in paragraph form, using complete sentences, transitions, grammar,

spelling and punctuation.⭐

Me and my choices:
Consider: - It involves financial modeling, mergers and acquisitions
❏ What do you enjoy about this - Known for being demanding, often requiring long hours, busy and
career choice? high-pressured
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this - It is a great option because it suits my interest in finance
choice create for you?
❏ Why is this the another great
option for you?

Career Info that I have discovered… - Upside: Large-scale financial transactions and chance to work with
Consider: influential clients
❏ Upsides/downsides of this - Downside: Work-Life balance can become a challenge with long
employment choice hours hand high stress
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities - Job Duties: creating and analyzing financial models, industry
❏ Salary range research, supporting negotiations and transaction execution
❏ Future outlook - Salary: $110,000-$190,000 for analysts and $225,000-$410,000 for
❏ Lifestyle factors associates
❏ Advancement opportunities - Future Outlook: Very competitive industry with limited exit
opportunities in the region
- Lifestyle: long hours with the possibility of significant travel for
meetings and deals
- Advancement opportunity from analyst to associate and possibly
higher but may take longer depending on the region
Three employability skills I possess 1. Strong analytical and quantitative skills
that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position
❏ Personal attributes 2. Able to work under pressure

3. Strong communication and attention to detail

Education needed to pursue my - Degree in finance or related field

plan: - Knowledge of financial modeling and valuation
Consider: - Most investment bankers have a bachelor’s degree but many have
❏ Courses/training/ certificates MBA or other degrees
needed - Common for investment bankers to go to top universities in BC like
❏ Post-secondary requirements UBC, SFU for roles in Vancouver

POST-SECONDARY OPTION:

Name of First Choice: UBC School of Sauder Second Choice: UofT Business
University, College
or Institution

Name of Degree or Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Business

type of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of Science

Length of the 4 years 4 years

program
Example: 4 years

Price of Tuition for $5,960 $6,590

the first year

Approx. Cost of $1,700 $1,500

books/supplies for
the first year

Cost to live in $7,550 $12,200

Residence

Application Fee to $169.25 $156

apply to program

Application January 15, 2024 January 12, 2024

deadline
Example: January
9, 2023
 Academic - English 12 - 6 grade 12 courses including English
Requirements for - Pre-Calc 12 12 and Pre-Calc 12
program (pre- - At least an GPA of 84% but aimed - Supplementary essay
requisites) for at least 92%
- Supplementary essay

Other possible - Management Consulting - Management Consulting

occupations related - Investment Banking - Investment Banking
to this type of - Financial Analysis - Financial Analysis
degree - Accountancy - Accountancy
- Marketing - Marketing
- Corporate Law - Corporate Law

TRAVEL / GAP YEAR OPTION

Itinerary and Budget

Using Power Point or another visual medium, create a travel plan and be sure 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 scheduling options)

Accommodations
● List where you will be staying for each location and how many nights. Include a link
● Indicate the cost per night

Budgeting Costs
● Anticipated food costs
● Travel visas
● Travel vaccinations
 ● Costs for activities, sightseeing, entertainment, 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?
South Korea, Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu (July 1st-31st, August 8th -16th), Japan, Tokyo (August 1st -
7th)

When?
Flight to from Vancouver to Incheon on July 1st. Staying in Korea until August first where we will go to
Japan for a week before going back to Korea till the 16th.

How?
-International flight to Korea (Air Canada- Aprox.$1,850)
- Flight from Korea to Japan (Korea air- Aprox. $330)
-Subway/Train (About $3 every time)
-Bus (The price will vary depending on the distance but the price of the subway or train)

Accommodations
-Housing in Korea will be free because I will be staying with my friends’ relatives(My friend’s uncle
has an apartment in Daegu where we will stay for the time in Korea)
- AirBnb in Tokyo for a week costs $1,239 ($177 per night)
https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/849597718128207109?
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Budgeting Costs
-Food Costs: Aprox $25 a day ($1,440)
-A travel visa is not needed when traveling to Korea for less than 6 months
-Some of the recommended vaccinations include: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Japanese
Encephalitis, Rabies but it is not required
-Some of the activities and entertainments I will be doing: Cafes ($4-$5 per drink), Karaoke rooms
($10 per hour), Golfing ($10 per 8 hole game), Naksan Park (Free), Seonyudo Park (Free)
-A phone plan will cost about $50 depending on the type of plan for a month
-Travel insurance can range from $200-$400 depending on many factors
- I will not need to buy anything as I will only be bringing a bit of clothes and my essentials
- I will be buying lots of clothes since I will not bring many clothes, along with many snacks, clothing,
and anything I find interesting to give to my family and friends