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 idea’s.

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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 video’s for your

suggested occupations.

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Answer the following for EACH of the three careers.

CAREER ONE
Name: Mackenzie Phillipson

Career Name: Choreographer

1. Education required and or recommendations: secondary school

2. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Vancouver community college

3. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $8,132.78

4. Salary range: $31,300-$104,334

5. Job description: they create original dances and develop new interpretations of
existing dances.

6. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 112,000 BC or Canada (circle one)

7. Employment prospects: fair- poor

8. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Coach
 singer
 Music director

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 9. Skills or characteristics required: athleticism, creativity, interpersonal skills,
leadership skills, persistence, physical stamina, and teamwork.

10. Disadvantages of occupation: travel a lot.

11. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: I have been
dancing since I was four, I love to dance and just started to do choreography for other
people and really enjoy it. I have a very creative mind which is good to have while you’re
choreographing a dance so that you can think of creative themes for your dance. I also
have good leadership and teamwork skills, persistence, and interpersonal skills.
12. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? A high
school diploma.

13. Working conditions: choreographers work anywhere performances are performed in

theaters or sound stages, and studios. Many dance company’s tour for part of the year,
and choreographers in those companies travel for months at a time.

14. Typical hours of work: the hours of work is usually up to you. Choreographers will
say what time you come in and what time you are done.

15. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: dance has influenced
me to choose this occupation because if I did not do dance I would not know what
choreography is.

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 16. What are the future trends of this occupation: I don’t think it will change much in
the future it will most likely stay the same

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.

CAREER TWO
Name: Mackenzie

Career Name: entrepreneur

18. Education required and or recommendations: a university degree in business

administration, commerce, computer science or other discipline related to the service
provided is usually required.

19. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver island

university, Langara college

20. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $27,940

21. Salary range: $51,666-$150,491

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 22. Job description: entrepreneurs are those who have the desire and courage
to strike out on one’s own in the world of business, instead of working for someone else.

23. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 67680 BC or Canada (circle one)

24. Employment prospects: fair

25. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 General manager

 Environmental sustainability

 Small business owner

26. Skills or characteristics required: critical thinking, active listening, time management,
planning, and communication skills

27. Disadvantages of occupation: longer hours than being an employee, giving up the
security of a regular paycheck, and business slows down.

28. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: I know how
to manage my time very well, I also have good communication skills, and I am an active
listener.

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 29. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? High
school diploma, English 11 and 12, approved language 11, any science 11-12,
pre- calculus 11-12 or foundations 11-12, two of any of the studies or language 12.

30. Working conditions: entrepreneurs are self- employed, and work in a variety of
workplaces.

31. Typical hours of work: some business owners find success in working 30 hours or
fewer every week while some notable entrepreneurs work 95 hours per week.

32. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I chose this
occupation because I would like to have my own business one day. Also I think it would
be a really great accomplishment to own your own business.

33. What are the future trends of this occupation: I don’t think it will change much in
the future it might stay the same or grow

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: Mackenzie

Career Name: fashion designer

35. Education required and or recommendations: a university degree in fine arts or

visual arts with specialization in theater design, or clothing design.

36. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Vancouver collage, and Vancouver

community college,

37. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): not available

38. Salary range: $26,084 - $80,233

39. Job description: larger companies typically employ a team of fashion designers
headed by a creative designer. Some fashion designers specialize in clothing, footwear,
accessory, or in all three categories.

40. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 114602 BC or Canada (circle one)

41. Employment prospects: fair- poor

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 42. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Set designer

 Interior designer

 Graphic designer

43. Skills or characteristics required: artistic ability, communication skills, computer skills,
creativity, decision- making skills, detail oriented.

44. Disadvantages of occupation: long hours, daily chores, competitive, travel a lot,
low starting salary.

45. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: I love
fashion and clothes, I have a creative mine which is good for design, I have good
communication skills, I’m good at making decisions, and I am very detail oriented

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

47. Working conditions: they work in wholesale or manufacturing establishments,

apparel companies, retailers, theater or dance companies

48. Typical hours of work: you have to be prepared to work long hours because you
could be working under deadlines, but typically you would be working a 12 hour day.

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 49. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I really like fashion
and coming up with different outfits.

50. What are the future trends of this occupation: it will not change because
people will always need clothes

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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