Career Life Connections 12: Post-Secondary Plan

Essential Question:
· How can I become more informed and knowledgeable about my options for my life after high school?

Curricular Competencies:
· Analyze internal and external factors to inform personal career-life choices
for post-graduation planning
· Explore possibilities for preferred personal and education/employment futures, using creative and innovative
thinking
· Know about diverse post-graduation possibilities, including personal, educational, and work options
· Practice post-graduation budget planning

Graduating students usually have a variety of options to contemplate. To help you with this process, you
will need to complete each of following sections of the Transition Plan, which will hopefully allow you to better
understand the path that interests or most interests you to follow after graduation.

Follow these steps:

1) Complete Your Career Plans (You will need a Plan A & B)

2) Next, complete the following two options:

 Post-secondary education or training (You’ve already completed most of this research with your PSI
Research Assignment)
 Travel / Gap year

3) Finally, complete the section called: Working full-time and living on your own.

4) Submit your Transition Plan online through Teams before the deadline (December 9th) and post your
completed Transition Plan to your CLC Portfolio Page on your website.

Career Choice A: ________________Finance Analysis_______________________________
Me and my choices:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy about this
career choice?
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this
choice create for you?
❏ Why is this the best choice for
you?
Career Info that I have discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of this
employment choice
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
Three employability skills I possess
that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position
❏ Personal attributes
Education needed to pursue my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
CAREER: PLAN A
I always enjoy working with numbers and solving through problems to find
the most feasible and desirable outcome. This job fulfills that type of job
and lifestyle which is why It interests me and is something I would greatly
enjoy about this career choice. Additionally, due to me not being a huge fan
of literary work and enjoy more problem solving tasks, this would make a
job like this the perfect choice for me as it falls right into that category.
Some upsides of a finance manager include excellent income potential, can
work in various settings, work typical hours and work in comfortable
conditions. On the other hand, some downsides include a lot of stress as
being a finance manager comes with a great deal of responsibility.
Additionally, it can be a very fast-paced job, which can also contribute to
work-related stress. The responsibility of a finance manager is to perform
data analysis and advise senior managers on profit-maximizing ideas. They
create financial reports, direct investment activities, and develop plans for
the long-term financial goals of their organization. The average salary for a
Finance Manager is $95796 per year in Canada ,however, this can greatly
vary. Lifestyle factors include having a good head for figures, as is being
able to communicate with colleagues across the business. This lifestyle also
varies according to the place of work.
From being a finance manager, many skills are learned in which can lead to
several career advancement opportunities in the education, business, and
legal fields. These can include Chief Financial Officer, College or
University President and Finance Lawyer.
1. I am very hard-working, resulting in me to be able to work through
stressful hours of work
2. I can work in fast paced environments
3. I am able to work in various work spaces
You need a bachelor's degree in business administration, economics,
commerce, accounting or a related field. Additionally, you may also need
several years of experience in accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial
planning, financial analysis or other financial activities.

Career Choice B: ___________________Business manager____________________________
Me and my choices:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy about this
career choice?
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this
choice create for you?
❏ Why is this the best choice for
you?
Career Info that I have discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of this
employment choice
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
Three employability skills I possess
that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position
❏ Personal attributes
CAREER: PLAN B
This job also involves having to control and direct the personnel and
activities of an organization or a department through its issues. As a result, a
business manager must solve these issues and create the best possible
outcome which again is something I personally enjoy. This lifestyle is
centered around overseeing departments using analytical and problem
solving skills. This would be one of the best choices for me because the
tasks at hand suit my personal preference.
Some upsides of being a business manager includes
involvement in decision-Making, autonomy and control over
their work, career advancement and development opportunities
and motivating pay incentives. However, some downsides
include communicating effectively with employees, confronting
performance problems, making the right hiring decisions,
managing conflicts within your team and retaining star
employees in a competitive environment. Responsibilities that
follow when being a business manager include overseeing the
activities of other workers by hiring, training them, while also
evaluating new employees. Additionally, you must ensure that
a company or department is on track to meet its financial goals
and report to other executives or to the owner directly. The
average salary for a Business Manager is $79865 per year in
Canada. Lifestyle factors include you being required to have
constant focus, carry responsibility for the team and whole
company, overall, it again can become very stressful from the
countless responsibilities and duties you must keep on track
and complete to the best of your ability. Advancement
opportunities for a business manager could include qualifying
for executive-level positions, such as chief executive officer,
senior management consultant, director of operations or brand
manager.
1. My strong organizational skills will allow me to manage all my
tasks.
2. My hardworking skills will allow me to complete each task to the best of
my ability.
3. my strong communicational skills will allow me to express my ideas and
present what I have learned or want people to understand from the research
I've conducted.
Education needed to pursue my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
You need a four-year bachelor's degree in administration, accounting,
finance or marketing. Special certification, such as a CPA license, can also
be beneficial if you apply for a position as a business manager. As well as
any experience in any of the fields.
 POST-SECONDARY OPTION:
Name of First Choice: Second Choice:
University, College
or Institution University of British ColumbiaColombia Simon Fraser University

Name of Degree or Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Commerce

type of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of Science

Length of the 4 years 4 years

program
Example: 4 years

Price of Tuition for $5,729.10 $7,064 (includes tuition, fees and public transit
the first year pass)

Approx. Cost of $1,700.00 $1,920

books/supplies for
the first year

Cost to live in $5,451.00 for just rent $11,874, residence including meal plan
Residence $15,948.00 for everything including from
food to health insurance, according to the
UBC cost calculator

Application Fee to $74.25 $81.00

apply to program

Application January 15, 2023 January 31, 2023

deadline
Example: January
9, 2023

Academic  Graduation from high school  You previously graduated from a

Requirements for  Minimum of 70% in Grade 11 or secondary school and have completed
program (pre- Grade 12 English less than 24 units of transferrable
requisites) Grade 12 academic work at another post-
 English Studies 12 or English First secondary institution
Peoples 12  Your marks in grade 11 and grade 12
 Pre-Calculus 12 courses (or equivalent) are in the 80s
Grade 11 range or higher
 Any English Language Arts 11 or Grade 12
any English First Peoples 11  Minimum of 5 Grade 12 courses,
 A language 11 including English Studies 12, Pre-
 Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Calculus 12, and three additional
Mathematics 12 courses from the SFU Beedie approved
 A Science 11 course list.
 English Studies 12 (or equivalent) with
a minimum final blended grade of
70%.
Grade 11
  English 11
 Language 11
 Math 11
 Science 11
 Social Studies 11

Other possible  Bachelor + Master of Management  Accounting

occupations related Dual Degree  Finance
to this type of  Bachelor of management  international Business Management
degree  Bachelor of economics Information Systems
 Marketing
 TRAVEL / GAP YEAR OPTION
Itinerary and Budget

Using Power Point or another visual medium, create a travel plan and be sure you have included ALL of the
following information for your travel itinerary.

Where?
● List where you plan to travel (be specific and list exactly which countries and cities)

When?
● What time of year/season
● For how long (in each location)

How?
● Modes of transportation (research the cost and scheduling options)

Accommodations
● List where you will be staying for each location and how many nights. Include a link
● Indicate the cost per night

Budgeting Costs
● Anticipated food costs
● Travel visas
● Travel vaccinations
● Costs for activities, sightseeing, entertainment, etc.
● Phone plan (extra charges?)
● Travel insurance
● What will you need to buy before you go?
● What will you buy while you are travelling?
 WORKING FULL-TIME & LIVING ON YOUR OWN

Projected employment: ______________________________ Employer: _________________________________

Income Monthly: Annually:

A) Hourly Wage/salary

B) Income Tax *Use an income tax calculator

to estimate your provincial & federal taxes.*

Subtract Income Tax from Income (A – B = )

Net Income:

Expenses:

Rent
List the details of your rental accommodations:
 Location:
 Bedrooms:
 Bathrooms:
 Square footage
 Parking:
 Monthly rent:

Utilities
 Electricity
 Water
 Cable / Internet

Food/Grocery

Car Insurance

Fuel

Car Repairs

Compass Card (Transit)

Cell Phone

Clothing

Entertainment

Personal items

Recreation / Sports / Gym membership

Other
 gifts
 house supplies
 specialist fees
 eye care/prescriptions
  hair cuts
 moving costs (furniture, truck rental)

Savings / Investments
Try for a minimum of 10%

Total Expenses

Total Net Income MINUS Total Expenses

Write a one page reflection on whether your job will support your lifestyle.

● What sacrifices will you have to make?

● How will your priorities change?
● How much money do you plan to save per year? What will you use your savings for in five years? Ten
years? What are your savings goals?