Career Life Connections

Career Research Project

 PLANNING YOUR CAREER
Step 1
Finding out what careers are available for you to explore with your personal goals and
interests.

Go to

1. Career Cruising at www.careercrusing.com (ID: Tweedsmuir Password: Careers)

2. Careerinsite www.careerinsite.alberta.ca and create your personal account.
3. My Blue Print and create a login

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Step 2
Go to the know yourself section and take ALL the self-assessment quizzes. It is
important to do all the quizzes to get a full picture of your interests and a more accurate
assessment of your interests.

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Answer all the questions to the best of your ability giving thought to your own personal
values and ideas.

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When you have completed all the tests you will be able to go to the my career plan
section and see what occupations have been recommended for you. You can click on
any of the occupations in this section and explore the possibilities for each.

Once you have completed all the quizzes and have an idea of what is being suggested for
you go to Education Planner (https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) and WorkBC
(http://www.workbc.ca/)

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 RESEARCH AT LEAST 3 CAREERS.
At least 1 career must be from the suggested list at careerinsite.

The second career can be from there or any other career you may be interested in that
might not have appeared on your list.

The third career must be in the trades area.

Go to the ITA Industry Trade Authority (Ihttp://www.itabc.ca/) and

Discover Skills BC (http://discoverskillsbc.ca/)

Go to http://alis.alberta.ca/videoplayer/player.aspx and view the videos for your

suggested occupations.

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Answer the following for EACH of the three careers.

CAREER ONE
Name:

Career Name:

1. Education required and or recommendations:

2. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions:

3. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years):

4. Salary range:

5. Job description:

6. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) BC or Canada (circle one)

7. Employment prospects:

8. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

9. Skills or characteristics required:

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 10. Disadvantages of occupation:

11. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option:

12. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation?

13. Working conditions:

14. Typical hours of work:

15. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation:

16. What are the future trends of this occupation:

17. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) and Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) list 2 points of information you felt were important
and were not covered.

1.

2.

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CAREER TWO
Name:

Career Name:

18. Education required and or recommendations:

19. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions:

20. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years):

21. Salary range:

22. Job description:

23. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) BC or Canada (circle one)

24. Employment prospects:

25. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

26. Skills or characteristics required:

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 27. Disadvantages of occupation:

28. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option:

29. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation?

30. Working conditions:

31. Typical hours of work:

32. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation:

33. What are the future trends of this occupation:

34. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) or Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) and list 2 points of information you felt were
important and were not covered.

1.

2.

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TRADES CAREER
Name:

Career Name:

35. Education required and or recommendations:

36. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions:

37. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years):

38. Salary range:

39. Job description:

40. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) BC or Canada (circle one)

41. Employment prospects:

42. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

43. Skills or characteristics required:

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 44. Disadvantages of occupation:

45. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option:

46. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation?

47. Working conditions:

48. Typical hours of work:

49. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation:

50. What are the future trends of this occupation:

51. Go to ITA http://www.itabc.ca/ or the Discover Skills BC Website

http://discoverskillsbc.ca/ and list 2 points of information you felt were important and
were not covered.

1.

2.

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