Hey everyone,
Today we are looking at different careers and some of the considerations involved in choosing a particular profession.
Career research presentations –
- Get into groups and decide on an occupation you would like to learn more about.
1. Explore the Youth.gc.ca website: http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/career_planning/options.shtml
Read through the following topics and include a statement about each area as it relates to the occupation you have chosen into your presentation.
- Career expectations
- Managing your personal expectations
- Setting attainable goals
- Using your influence group
- Learning from their experience
- Managing expectations of others
- Making a decision that’s right for you
- Modifying your plans
2. Potential fields of work: Go to the National occupation classification \ occupational structure by skill type page:
https://www.workbc.ca/Job-Seekers/Career-Profiles/Browse-Career-Profiles-1st-Level.aspx
- Find your chosen occupation under one of the nine major categories.
- Find out the other occupation types that are associated with your area of interest under one of the nine major categories by listing them.
Describe the different aspects of the occupation your group has chosen:
- overview
- job titles
- earnings
- duties / special duties
- Work environment
- Employment statistics
- Employment by region
- job requirements
- skills
- subject areas and training
- career paths
- employment outlook
- workplaces/employers
- similar occupations classified elsewhere and remarks
3. Visit the Canada Job Bank website, http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home-eng.do
a) Find out what the top advertised jobs in BC are: http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/job_search.do
b) Find specific information about your occupation: http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/occupation_search-eng.do
- Find your groups chosen occupation and describe how many jobs are currently posted,
- What the expected low, median and high wages are,
- What the projected outlook for employment is in the lower mainland, BC and Canada,
- What types of post-secondary training are available in Vancouver for training in your area of interest, including types and levels of diplomas and degrees
c) Give some current news about your chosen occupation in BC:
http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/LMI_bulletin.do?cid=3373&EVENTCD=&INDUSTRYCD=&AREA=0011