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Career Exploration Research

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Career Exploration Research

Career Exploration Research

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🔍 Part 1: Career Research

1. What career are you researching today?
2. What does this career involve? (What do people in this job do?)
3. What skills or interests does this career require? List at least three:

a) _________________________________

b) _________________________________

c) _________________________________

💭 Part 2: Career Connections

4. Why might someone choose this career? Check all that apply:

They enjoy helping others

They like working with their hands

They enjoy solving problems

They like being creative

They enjoy working outdoors

They like working with technology

They enjoy teaching or explaining things

Other: ________________________

5. Where might people in this career work? Circle the best answer:

In an office

Outdoors

In a hospital or clinic

At home

In a school

Various locations

🌟 Part 3: Personal Reflection

6. What are some of your personal interests and strengths? List at least four:

Interest 1: _____________________________

Interest 2: _____________________________

Strength 1: ____________________________

Strength 2: ____________________________

7. Does this career match your interests and strengths? Explain why or why not:
8. Rate your interest in this career:

Very interested - I'd love to learn more!

Somewhat interested - It sounds okay

Not very interested - Not really for me

Not interested at all - Definitely not for me

🎯 Part 4: Presentation Preparation

9. Complete these sentence starters to help prepare for sharing with the class:

This career is interesting because ________________________________________________

People who enjoy _________________________ might like this career because ________________________

One surprising thing I learned about this career is ________________________________________

10. What questions do you still have about this career?

📝 Part 5: Goal Setting

11. Based on today's research, what career would you like to learn more about in our next lesson?
12. Set a goal for yourself: "I want to learn more about..."
13. Who in your family or whānau could you talk to about careers? What would you like to ask them?

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