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PATHWAY TO YOUR
1. Log on to CareerCruising and complete the Career Matchmaker using these
steps:
i. click My IPP
ii.
click My Assessments
iii.
click Matchmaker & My Skills
iv.
click + Start New Matchmaker
v. label this matchmaker Grade 10 and click Start Now
vi.
after the 39th question, look for Improve My Results and click Answer
More Questions until all 116 questions have been answered
2. Complete My Skills using these steps:
i. click My IPP
ii.
click My Assessments
iii.
click Matchmaker & My Skills
iv.
under My Skills, click Start Now
3. The Career Interest Rank is a list of jobs that Matchmaker has identified for
you. Click on those that are of interest to you to learn general information about
each. List 3 jobs that you would consider investigating in greater detail. Provide a
description of each job you list.
Job

Description

Nurse

Nursesassistdoctorsandcareforpatientsinhospitalsandother
healthcaresettings.

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SocialWorker

Socialworkersprovideindividualsandfamilieswiththe
resourcesandsupporttheyneedtoaddresspersonalandsocial
issues.

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3

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneursorganizeandrunnewbusinesses.

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Make sure to Save to My IPP for each of these careers.

4. Search for some other careers that you think you might be interested in. Click on
Careers along the top menu to search by Index, School Subject, Cluster or
Career Selector.
Identify ONE career that you will spend more time investigating and Save to My
IPP. State the career and explain why you chose that career. Connect it to the
information you have already collected about yourself in this course learning
styles, values, interests, etc.
ChirpodistIchosethiscareerbecauseyoucanpursuethiscareerselfemployedandcreateyourown
timeschedule.However,youstillhavetheoptionofjoiningalongtermfacility.Imainlychosethisasitis
similartothefieldIwanttoworkinwhichisHealth/Medical.Consideringmyskills,itmatchesreally
similarlyandtheratingisanA.
Find out about the career by completing the following chart:
a. Summary of the job description.

Chiropodistsassessandtreatdiseasesanddisordersofthe
foot.

b. State the NOC code for this job.

3125

c. Three things that appeal to you

about the career.
d. One or two things that dont
appeal to you about the
career.

Workingwithpeople,providingservicetothemembersof
thepublic,workselfemployed/longtermfacilities.

e. Click Working Conditions.

State them.
f. Click Earnings. State the
expected earnings.

Gettingyourhandsdirty,Performingminorsurgerysuchas
removingingrowntoenails.
Chiropodistsspendmuchoftheirtimeontheirfeet,
consultingwithpatients,runningbiomechanicaltests,fitting
orthotics,andperformingsurgery.Theyusuallywork40
hoursaweek.
Fulltimeearningsoftenfallsomewherebetween$50,000
and$75,000ayear.However,someseniorchiropodists
makemorethanthis.
Withprivateclinics,chiropodistscanmakemorethan
$200,000ayear.

g. State other information about

earnings, trends or demand.
h. Click Education. Read it
carefully and state the
College/University
education that is required for
this career.
i. State 3 post-secondary
Chiropody/Podiatry,Orthotics,Pedorthics
programs that could lead to
this career.
English,Biology,Chemistry,andHealthSciencewould
j. State the high school courses
that should be taken to enter needtobetakentoenterintothisfield.Theother2credits
this field.
canbeanycourseofyourchoice.
k. Click Career Path. Read it
Beginning/ExperiencedChiropodist,Head
carefully and state the jobs
Chiropodist(Instructor),OwnerofaPrivateClinic
that lead to this profession.
l. Select and read one of the interviews
provided.
i.Click Advice. State some Workhardonyoursciencesinhighschool.Youllneed
of the important pieces
reallygoodmarkstogetintothechiropodyprogram.
of advice that are

provided.
ii.Click Breakdown of
Activities. State 3
activities of the job.
m. Click Related Careers. List 2
related careers.
n. Reflect about the career that
you chose. In a couple of
sentences, explain how your
thinking about the career has
changed OR been reinforced.

Finally,volunteeratahospitalorhealthcareclinicto
overcomeanyshynessyoumighthaveaboutworkingwith
peopleandtheirbodies.
Servingcostumers/clients,Workinginside,Workingwith
coworkers