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

5. Module 5-Career Portfolio

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
What education is needed for this occupation?

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

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

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

What is the salary range for this occupation in Manitoba?

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

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

What question(s) would you still like answered about this occupation? What could you do to find the
answers to these questions?