Lancer 360 Career Development Unit

Module 2
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The Lancer 360 course has two components: Reading is Thinking (a literacy-based course) and
Life Works (a career exploration course). It is time to start focusing on career exploration. Over
the next few weeks, you will be working through Module 2.

1. Module 1-Who Are You?

2. Module 2-Career Exploration

3. Module 3-Developing Your Skills

4. Module 4-Success in the Workplace

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Each module includes content, video links, and online activities that you can try to extend your
learning. You will be responding to the exercises right in this document so at the end of each
module, you will share your work with your teacher for feedback.

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Module 2-Career Exploration

In Module 1 you identified some of your interests, dreams and goals. In Module 2, we are going
to take a closer look at how understanding who you are will help you to identify potential
career options.

Do you already have an idea of what you want to do after high school?

As mentioned in Module 1, it’s perfectly normal not to know yet and that is what this unit is all
about: exploring options. Even if you do have an idea of what you plan to do after high school, it
never hurts to learn more about occupations and your potential career path so that you can
start working towards your goals now.

A few key terms you should know before we get started:

You will often hear the terms job, career and occupation used interchangeably but they actually
mean different things.

An occupation is a wide category of jobs that have similar Example: Education/Training would be an occupation
characteristics, such as types of skills or work category
responsibilities.

The term job refers to the specific position or activity of Example: Teaching Grade 9 Lancer 360 at Dakota Collegiate
employment. is a job.

A career is the body of work—all jobs and occupations—and What do you think your Lancer 360 teacher did before
life experiences that a person experiences during his or her they started teaching this class? What jobs or life
lifetime. experiences does he/she have? What are their plans
for career development? If you ask, they might share!
Exercise #1: MyBlueprint Surveys
Go to www.myblueprint.ca and complete the surveys under the Who Am I link.
Hint: You should have already logged into My Blueprint because we used it
earlier this year for course credit checks. If you have never accessed this
program, go to www.myblueprint.ca and click “Sign Up”. The activation key is
“dakota”. You will need to know your student number (which should be in the
Tyler report system or on your timetable). If you need help with this, contact
your Lancer 360 teacher.

Answer the following questions about your survey results. Please focus on “re-framing” the
question in your answer and respond in full and complete sentences.

1. According to the Learning Survey, how do you prefer to learn?

2. List two study tips that work best for the primary (main) learning style matched to you.

3. According to the Personality Survey, what is your personality type?

4. Complete the chart below by identifying one dominant trait listed under each
personality category. *Choose one that you feel best applies to you.
Energy Information Decision-Making Lifestyle and
Gathering Structure

5. According to the Interests Survey, what are your primary interests? Briefly define each
interest category that was identified for you.

6. According to the Knowledge Survey, what are your top subject areas? (List them in
order)

7. In the Career Clusters section at the bottom of the Knowledge Survey report, what does
the survey suggest you might like a career in?

8. According to the Motivation Survey, what is your top motivation factor when it comes to
work?

9. Do you agree with all of your survey results? Explain why or why not.
 Once you’ve completed all of the quizzes, click on the “Match Results” link and then
“Occupation Matches” as shown below:

Now filter your results based on the Career Cluster you identified in Question #7
like this:

10. Take a look through the occupations listed under your suggested category. List at least
three occupations that are of interest to you and include the Compatibility Match Score
you received for each.
*Note: This is about you and finding a career match. If you don’t find anything of interest under your
suggested category, feel free to search through all of the categories to see the suggestions.

Occupation My Compatibility Match Score

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So, what does this all mean?

The surveys you completed are a good start but don’t worry if you are not sure about the
occupation matches you got. More research needs to be done!

Have you seen the BEE movie? It’s a story about a bee named Barry who doesn’t like the
occupation he’s destined for. He leaves the hive to discover more and, on the way, realizes that
humans are stealing honey. Barry finds his true “calling” or career choice by following his
interests and using his unique skills and abilities to find a job more suited for him! You can
watch a short clip by using this link.

Choosing an occupation can be a difficult, but important, decision. Young adults should begin
thinking today about how they will invest in their human capital, transferable skills and
education to be qualified for a variety of job opportunities that create well‐being.

Well‐being comes from feeling good about all areas of one’s life. Finding a career that positively
contributes to your well‐being is accomplished through career exploration.

In the next exercise, you will choose an occupation to research in more detail.
Exercise #2: Occupation Research
Use www.myblueprint.ca to research an occupation of your choice.

Under the heading “Work” on the navigation bar, click

“Occupations”.

This will allow you to do research on your chosen occupation.

The occupation I am researching is:

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What education is needed for this occupation?

2. What skills or personal qualities do you think are needed for this occupation? (e.g., good
with numbers, communication skills, etc.)

3. Describe five tasks you would have to perform in this job. (What would you be doing on
a daily basis?)

4. What is the Outlook for this occupation in Manitoba? (Outlook refers to availability of
jobs in the market or area)

5. What is the salary range for this occupation in Manitoba?

6. Describe three positive things about this career as you see it.

7. What would you say is the biggest negative about this career?

8. What question(s) would you still like answered about this occupation? What could you
do to find the answers to these questions?
Name That Job Game!
Write three descriptions of your chosen occupation. Your descriptions will be used as clues in a
game called Name That Job. Other students will try to guess what the job is, based on your
clues.

• The first clue should be the hardest, and the third clue the easiest.

Example: What’s my Job?

1. I wear a uniform.
2. Part of my job is to keep people safe.
3. I am always travelling. Look up!

Answer:

• Try to incorporate what you have learned about the job in your clues.

• Try this online Name that Job game to check out some examples.

Your name:
Job:
Clue #1 (3 points — hardest):
Clue #2 (2 points — easier):
Clue #3 (1 point –easiest):
Exercise #3: Analyzing Your Skill Set

Essential skills are the skills needed

for work, learning, and life!

PART A: ASSESS YOUR SKILL SET

For each essential skill listed below, give an example of how you use that skill in your daily
life — at school, at home, or during extracurricular activities or community events.
Note: If you would like to test your essential skill levels to see your strengths and areas that
need improvement, check out the Canada Essential Skills Indicator.

Essential Skill How You Use It

Reading

Document Use

Numeracy

Writing

Oral
Communication

Working with
Others

Thinking

Computer Use

Continuous
Learning
PART B: ASSESS YOURSELF
Answer the following questions using full and complete sentences.

1. Which essential skill do you use most in a typical day? Explain your reasoning.

2. Which essential skill would you say you need the most practice in? What specific steps
could you take to improve this skill?

PART C: ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND YOUR CAREER

Answer the following questions using full and complete sentences.

1. What three essential skills do you think would be most important for the occupation you
researched in Exercise #2? Briefly explain your answer.

2. Reflect on what you learned by completing Exercise #1 (survey results), Exercise #2

(career research) and Exercise #3 (essential skills assessment), to answer this next
question. Do you think the occupation you researched would be a good match for you?
Be sure to use the RACE method when responding to this question (reframe, answer,
cite evidence, explain).

If you feel like this occupation is a good match for you, then it is something to add
to your list; however, it’s still important to keep other options in mind as you learn
more about yourself and develop new skills.
 If you do not feel like this occupation is a good match for you, don’t worry! There
are a lot more options out there to consider. You may want to go back and do your
own research on another occupation.

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Congratulations! You are now finished Module 2 of the Lancer 360 Career Development unit.
Please make sure you check over your answers carefully to polish your work before
submitting. When you are done, share or email this file to your teacher.

Next Up: Module 3-Developing Your Skills