CAREER

PATHWAYS
MODULE

13
Presented by:
LEONILA C. MIRANDA
G11 – Personality Development
What are the personal/
internal factors that
can influence
CAREER CHOICES?

What are the concepts

that you’ve learned
from SUPER’S
CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
How do
external
factors
influence
career
choices?
 discuss the external
factors influencing career
choices that may help
them in career decision
making; and
prepare a career plan
At the end based on their personal
of the module, goal and external factors
learners will be influencing career
MOTIVATIO
N
VIDEO ANALYSIS
“CAREER PATHS”
1. What happened to the
main character?
2. What did you feel while
watching the video?
3. What insights did you
learned and realize
about choosing your
career path?
 MAIN
ACTIVITY
THE QUICK JOB-HUNTING MAP:
“THE PARTY”
 People who have athletic or People who like to observe,
mechanical ability, prefer to learn, investigate, analyze,
work with object, machines, evaluate or solve problems.
tools, plants or animals or be
outdoors.

The illustration is an aerial view (from the floor

above) of
People who like to work with
a
data, have clerical or numerical
room in which a party is taking
innovating orplace.
People who have artistic,
intuitional abilities

At this party,
ability, prefer to carry things out
in detail or follow through on
people with the same or similar
and like to work in unstructured
situations using their

interests have (for some reason) all gathered

others’ instructions.
in the
imaginations or creativity.

same corners of the room.

People who like to work with
people – influencing, persuading, People who like to work with
After looking over the room, answer the given
performing. Leading, or
managing for organizational
people – to inform, enlighten,
help, train, develop or cure them
three questions.
goals or for economic gain. are skilled with words.
 People who have athletic or
mechanical ability, prefer to
work with object, machines,
tools, plants or animals or be
outdoors.
People who like to work with
data, have clerical or numerical
ability, prefer to carry things out
in detail or follow through on
others’ instructions.
People who like to work with
people – influencing, persuading,
performing. Leading, or
managing for organizational
goals or for economic gain.
People who like to observe,
learn, investigate, analyze,
evaluate or solve problems.
People who have artistic,
innovating or intuitional abilities
and like to work in unstructured
situations using their
imaginations or creativity.
People who like to work with
people – to inform, enlighten,
help, train, develop or cure them
are skilled with words.
Which corner of the room would you instinctively be drawn to as the
group of people you would most enjoy being with for the longest time?
(Leave aside any shyness, or whether you would have to talk with them.)
After fifteen minutes, everyone in the corner you have chosen leaves for
another party across town except you. Of the groups that still remain
now, which corner or group would you be drawn to the most?
After fifteen minutes, this group too leaves for another party, except you.
Of the corners and groups which remain now, which one would you most
enjoy being with?
 Considering your
answer in the first
question, what drew you
to this side of the
room?

What is it about the

people in this group
that made you decide
that they are the group
you would like to
Why did you consider
the group in the next
question as your next
best choice?

What made you not

choose them first yet
would choose them
next once the first
group leaves?
Why did you consider
the last group as you
next choice?

Why was this choice is

in the least of your
choices among the
group of people in the
party? What is it about
them that made you
choose them last?
 Looking back at your
scores in the interest
and personality
assessment, how
would you relate this
to your choices?

What were your

realizations after the
said activity?
WORK/OCCUPATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS AND
INTERESTS
 RIASEC
Psychologist JOHN HOLLAND
classified jobs/careers/work
environments as well as classifies
personalities or interests into six:

REALISTIC, INVESTIGATIVE, ARTISTIC,

SOCIAL, ENTERPRISING and CONVENTIONAL.
A person's job function may be any two or three other possible combinations.
 R
REALISTIC
Tend to enjoy creating things with
their hands and working with tools
and objects rather than working with
people and ideas. Realistic people
tend to be rugged and practical,
enjoying work outdoors.
Sample Occupations:
forester, industrial arts teacher, radio
operator, auto engineer, mechanical
engineer, mining engineer, vocational
agriculture teacher, civil engineer,
industrial engineering technician,
aircraft mechanic, mechanical
engineer technician, fish and game
warden, surveyor, dental technician,
architectural draftsman, electrician,
jeweler, powerhouse repairman, tool
and die maker, machinist, mechanic,
stone cutter, locksmith, nuclear
reactor technician, tree surgeon,
piano tuner, typesetter, air
 I
INVESTIGATIVE
Tend to work alone than with other
people and are usually seen as idea-
oriented and creative in scientific
areas such as research. They are
analytical, abstract, intellectual and
task-oriented.
Sample Occupations:
economist, internist, physician,
anthropologist, astronomer, pathologist,
physicist, chemist, production planner,
medical lab assistant, biologist,
osteopath, chiropractor, math teacher,
natural science teacher, optometrist,
psychiatrist, psychologist, medical
technologist, bacteriologist,
physiologist, research analyst, computer
analyst, programmer, pharmacist,
actuary, quality control technician,
computer operator, geologist,
mathematician/ statistician, surgeon,
meteorologist, agronomist, animal
scientist, botanist, zoologist,
 A
ARTISTIC
Artistically inclined, and
usually describe themselves as
independent, imaginative, creative,
and unconventional, They enjoy
activities related to language, art,
music, drama, writing, etc.
Sample Occupations:
drama coach, language teacher,
journalist-reporter, drama teacher,
foreign language interpreter,
philosopher, art teacher, literature
teacher, music teacher, musician,
orchestra conductor, advertising
manager, entertainer, public
relations person, fashion model,
writer, editor, radio program writer,
dramatist, actor/actress, designer,
interior decorator, critic, fashion
illustrator, furniture designer, jewelry
designer, furrier, garment designer,
decorator, architect, artist,
 SSOCIAL
Seen by others as sociable,
popular, and responsible; prefer
social interaction and social
presence; often interested in the
concerns of others, and like
activities that allow them to teach,
inform, train, develop, cure and help
others.
Sample Occupations:
education, teaching, social welfare,
human development, counseling, health
professions (medicine,
nursing, etc.), social service,
compensation advising, etc. In addition,
dorm director, interviewer, employment
representative, funeral director, chamber
of commerce
executive, employee benefits approver,
food service manager, claim adjuster,
production expediter, health and welfare
coordinator, educational administrator,
training director, historian, environmental
health engineer, home service rep.,
community recreation administrator,
 E
ENTERPRISING
Involve situations where the person
is in a position of leading or
convincing others to achieve
team/organizational goals or
economic gain. People high on this
theme are often seen as enthusiastic,
dominant, impatient.
Sample Occupations:
sales and marketing field, banker,
insurance underwriter, real estate
appraiser, florist, industrial
engineer, contractor, warehouse
manager, salesperson-technical
products, lawyer, judge, attorney,
tv/radio announcer, branch
manager, director industrial
relations, government official,
insurance manager, managers such
as restaurant/ office/ traffic/human
resource/production, etc., salary
and wage administrator, labor
arbitrator, systems analyst,
 C
CONVENTIONAL
Tend to prefer jobs where they are
given firm structure and know
exactly what is expected of them.
They enjoy activities that involve
the precise, ordered use of data such
as keeping
and filing records, organizing data,
computing, printing, etc.
Sample Occupations:
clerical, administrative, time
study analyst, business
(commercial) teacher, finance
expert, accountant, credit
manager, timekeeper, auto
writing machine operator,
bookkeeping machine operator,
estimator, foreign trade clerk,
office worker, payroll clerk,
accounting machine operator,
personnel clerk, sales
correspondent, reservations
agent, bookkeeper, cashier,
 PORTFOLIO OUTPUT #7
“CAREER VISION BOARD”
1. Reflect on your dreams and aspirations for
the future and note at what point/age in your
life you envision yourself accomplishing it.
(e.g. graduate from Grade 12 at age 18, work
abroad at age 21, get married at age 25, etc.).
Put the events in chronological order of your
approximate age at the time.
2. Draw or paste a picture which represents
that dream/goal. Be creative in presenting
your career vision timeline.
SAMPLE:
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