🟦 CAREER CLUES
This career clue answers: “What do I enjoy?”
What are Interests?
I can create a presentation using a design program.”
What are Skills?
Everyone has the exact same interests.
What is False
“I can type quickly and accurately.”
What is Skill
A student says:
“I enjoy technology, but I’m not very good at using computers yet.”
Which career clue does technology represent, and why is it NOT automatically a skill?
Answer: Interest. The student enjoys technology, but a skill describes something the student can do. The notes distinguish an interest as something you enjoy from a skill as an ability you have learned, practiced, or developed.
This career clue answers: “What is important to me?”
What are Values?
“I enjoy learning about animals and watching videos about them.”
What are Interests?
Finish the definition: An interest is something you enjoy doing, ______ about, watching, creating, or participating in.
A. seeing
B.
What is learning?
“I love basketball.”
What is Interest
Two students both enjoy animals.
Which different career clue is each student describing?
Answer:
Student A → Personality
Student B → Skills
This career clue answers: “What am I good at?”
What are Strengths?
“I am creative and good at coming up with new ideas.”
What are Strengths?
You can have many different interests.
What is True
“I enjoy helping people.”
What is Interest
A student says:
“I’m good at solving problems, but I would rather work with a team than work by myself.”
This statement gives us TWO career clues. Name both and match each clue to the correct information.
Answer:
Strengths → Good at solving problems
Work Preferences → Prefers working with a team
This career clue answers: “How do I like to work?”
What are Work Preferences?
“Helping other people is very important to me.”
What are Values?
If you like animals, you must become a veterinarian.
What is False
“I can measure ingredients accurately.”
What is Skill
Read all four statements:
“I love cooking.”
“I’m creative.”
“I can follow complicated recipes.”
“Helping my family is important to me.”
Identify the FOUR different career clues.
Name ALL SIX career clues.
What are Interests, Strengths, Personality, Values, Skills, and Work Preferences?
“I would rather work with a team than work alone.”
What are Work Preferences?
Why can your interests be useful when investigating careers?
What is they can help you explore career areas worth investigating.
Explain WHY these are different:
“I love basketball.”
“I am good at shooting free throws.”
Loving basketball is an interest because it tells what someone enjoys. Being good at shooting free throws is a skill because it tells what someone can do.
Jalen says:
“I love basketball, so basketball must be one of my skills.”
Is Jalen's conclusion correct? Explain your answer AND give one example of a basketball skill.
Answer: No. Loving basketball shows an interest because it tells what Jalen enjoys. A skill tells what he can do. An acceptable basketball skill could be shooting free throws, passing, or another learned basketball ability.