What is a career?

How do you define a career?

Write down which definition you prefer and why.

I prefer option 4 because you can make your job sustainable and can still
earn lots of money

1. Finish the sentences.

Two things I’m doing now to support my career journey are …

1. Achievements

2. Education
Two things I hope to do in the future to support my career journey are…

1. Jobs experience

2. Enterprise activities

Searching for careers on the Careers library

Log on to Unifrog and go to the Careers library.

Complete the table below.

Write three career sectors

Write at least two jobs for each career sector:
you’re interested in:
e.g. Finance 1. Tax advisor 2. Economist

Engineering 1. Aerospace engineer 2. Railway engineer

1. Accounting 2. Mathematician
Mathematics
technician

Pick one sector. For each job you’ve chosen, write down:

Job 1: Job 2:

One skill you need for this job

STEM
Maths
One reward for doing this job Teaching others
Paid a lot
and a high salary
One challenge for doing this Working long Very fixed
job hours
Reflecting on what you’ve written down, finish the sentences:

I think I would be suited to a career as an engineer because I love STEM

subjects and I like to be challenged.

I can find out more information about this by looking on the Careers page.

Adapting to career trends

1. Complete the table:

Career trends Why do you think these four

1. Remote working
Working from anywhere, not just
traditional office
2. Artificial intelligence
Using computers or technology to
do things humans do
career trends are particularly
relevant now?
This is so that people can earn more
money to do this.
This is so that it makes our lives
easier.

3. Protecting the environment This is so that the world is looked

Companies have policies that help after.
protect the planet

4. Upskilling To make sure that the workforce is

Employers are providing improving.
opportunities for workers to learn
new skills

Plenary
Imagine you’re talking to a primary school student about careers. They ask
you:
Complete the table below:

How would you describe a Where could they get more

career? information about career choices?
A job that takes attention and care. Log on to Unifrog and go to the
careers section.