Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
BROOKSIDE GARDEN ACADEMY

S.Y. 2021-2022
LEARNING MODULE
(Junior High School Department)

HOMEROOM GUIDANCE 7
QUARTER 3 – WEEK 5

PREPARED BY:
NOVA MAE Z. DENOLONG

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LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
● State one’s meaningful characteristics relevant to the chosen career

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SUCCESFUL CAREER PLANNING

WHAT IS A CAREER?

A career can be defined as a person's progress within an occupation or series of occupations.

However, a career is more than just a job, or working, or your occupation. It also includes your
progress through life, your growth and development in vocational and avocational areas of life.

Many of us think that there is only one occupation that is best suited for us, but there are really
several that may be good choices. The secret is to identify those occupations in which you have
a high probability for success and happiness. As a college student, whether your career goals
are accounting, theatre arts, or environmental sciences, there are general skills which will be
required regardless of the career you pursue. These skills include the ability to read, write,
compute, think critically, and communicate in an effective manner. For the most part, these
skills are developed and/or sharpened in general education courses. These skills, along with
effective career planning techniques, and the ability to cope with ambiguity in a changing
environment, will enable you to overcome obstacles throughout your work life.

CHOOSING A CAREER

Deciding on your initial career may present a stressful and frightening prospect. Many tend to
perceive career decision-making as complex or even mysterious, only because they tend to
concentrate on the outcome and overlook the decision-making and planning process.
Successful career decisions are based on current and accurate information. Today, career
information is abundant and easily accessible. While this is exciting and potentially helpful, it
can also be overwhelming. Nevertheless, one major fact emerges from the mass of data and
literature available: effective career planning is a process that involves the total person.
Comprehensive career planning stresses the importance of knowing enough about your unique
attributes, about specific career fields, and about your life priorities.

Career planning is an individual activity that occurs throughout a person's working lifetime. In
American society, the career that you enter will influence your entire lifestyle, self-concept,
income, prestige, choice of friends and living location. Career planning is indeed a
subcomponent of life planning. It is influenced by many of the same factors, but it focuses
attention on work tasks and work environments.

The career planning process is ongoing and sequential. Since it is fluid rather than
chronological, you move to the next step only when you are ready to do so, and you may move
back and forth between steps at any given time. The career planning process is also cyclic.
When career change is desired anytime during your work life, you may repeat the process once
again

THE CAREER PLANNING PROCESS

EACH OF US POSSESSES A TOTAL OF WELL OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL SKILLS.

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STEP 1: Self-Assessment

What you will do for a living depends a lot on who you are. This may sound obvious, but many
people neglect considering this important side of selecting a career. You can avoid joining the
ranks of people who are dissatisfied with their work by making a conscious effort to assess
yourself. There is no way you can be absolutely certain that a career will meet all of your needs,
but there are things you can do very easily that will help you learn more about who you are.
Once mastered, techniques of self-assessment can be repeated throughout your life.

TEP 2: Career Exploration

It is difficult, if not impossible, to make a rational decision or to evaluate and consider specific
careers without an accurate information base. Career information gathering is an integral step in
the process of career planning. Initially, you will need to generate a list of careers which you
may want to consider. The federal government lists more than 31,000 career fields. Most
students admit they have limited knowledge about careers and find it difficult to list or describe
more than 40. Sources of career alternatives include the results of computer assessments such
as MyPlan, paper and pencil assessments, career publications and suggestions from other
people such as faculty and staff, parents and friends. Don't forget to take into account those
careers you are merely curious about exploring. After developing the list, you will need to briefly
research each career alternative and judge which of these seem potentially suitable for future
employment. Determine for each: typical on-the-job duties, qualifications, outlook, salary,
methods of entry, etc. How do your skills, values and interests correspond to the types of work
you are considering?

STEP 3: Targeting

If you have investigated a number of career alternatives, you are now ready to target a primary
career goal. Initially, it may be easy to rule out several choices as obviously inferior or
inappropriate. With the remaining alternatives, it may be very difficult to select the one that fits
you best. Additional research regarding the career options, your skills, values, and interests
may be necessary. Any decision, career or otherwise, should be approached with sufficient
information. The problem now lies in how to process the information and render a decision.
There is a good deal of variability among us as to how much prior deliberation we invest in a
given decision and the strategies we use. The probability of making a decision with a favorable
outcome can be increased with careful consideration and a logical approach. A systematic
method uses a framework with which you can effectively analyze and evaluate the data you
have gathered for your career decision.

TEP 4: Career Preparation

Once you have made a career decision, the next task is to begin planning how to prepare for
the career, how to get experience in it, and how to actually enter the field. In this step, you
should identify the degree of effort and all the things which are required to be successful in your
chosen career. What are the specific educational and experiential requirements? Of the
qualifications required by that career, which ones do you currently possess, and which ones do
you need to acquire? How will you best obtain the qualifications: additional education,
internships, special courses or training? Answers to these questions will help you identify and
set relevant goals. Having established the career goals and defined the tasks to achieve them,
you should then set up a timing and sequence outline. Obviously, you cannot accomplish
everything at once. Certain activities logically precede others. Try to put it all on paper,
identifying activities which must occur, their proper sequence, and the time that it will take for
each. Finally, put into action the long- and short-range goals and monitor your progress as you
work. For a general college career planning timeline, refer to the Career Planning
Timetable handout.

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STEP 5: Marketing Yourself

There is a great deal to be learned regarding obtaining employment, even after you have
prepared for a career field. Are you graduating with a major where there are few positions that
appear directly related to your studies? Graduation from college with the right credentials offers
no guarantee of an appropriate position. Your degree will open many doors, but it's up to you to
obtain the type of employment you desire. Finding the job you want, at an attractive salary and
in the desired geographic location, is the result of using effective job search techniques. Each
requires the same conscientiousness, discipline, consistency, and commitment. Job hunting is
in itself a full-time job, and should be treated as such.

STEP 6: Career Management

By this point, you will have hopefully obtained the career position you desire--one that utilizes
your skills and satisfies many of your personal values and interests. Keep in mind that one job
cannot offer everything you seek. Whatever needs are not met by your paid employment can be
actively satisfied away from the job. Likewise, an ideal job should be one that educates and
prepares you for an even better one.

REFERENCE: https://www.fredonia.edu/student-life/career-development-office/c-c1

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 WORKSHEET IN HOMEROOM GUIDANCE 7
Prk. Ilang-ilang, Brgy. Poblacion, Bago City
Quarter 3 – Week 5
S.Y. 2021-2022

Name: ______________________________________________________________ Score: ________

ESSAY: . Read the questions carefully. Write your answer on the space provided below.

1. What personal characteristics do you believe are necessary for success in your chosen filed?
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2. What are the factors that you would consider when choosing a career?

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3. Why is personality important when choosing a career?

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