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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 6 Day : 1 Activity No. : 51
Competency: : Explain that understanding different factors, career development
concepts and personal life goals influence career planning and
decision making.
Objective : Explain the different factors that influence one’s career choices

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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For classroom use only

Concept Notes:
CAREER CONCEPTS

A career is defined as the combination and sequence of roles played by a person during the
course of a lifetime (Super,1980). Your career basically dictates a lot of things in your life – it
can determine the kind of lifestyle that you will be leading, the quality of relationships that you
have with people around you like your family and friends, the kind of balance you will be able to
keep with your life and your responsibilities.

There are two other concepts that we often associate with the concept of career:
1. Job is a position an individual holds doing specific duties. For example, if you would
look closely at the job of a lawyer, you can say that a lawyer’s job is working as an
associate in X Law Firm.
2. Occupation is defined as the similar work for which people have similar responsibilities
and for which they develop a common set of skills and knowledge. For example, people
who are in the mental health occupation would include psychologists, clinical
psychologists, counselors, and psychiatrists.

A lot of things can influence one’s career choice. A popular career development model, the
Trait and Factor model, believes that skills and abilities need to fit the demands of a particular
career field. This being said, it is then important that you take stock of the skills, knowledge and
abilities that you currently possess and those that you still need to develop as these greatly
impacts that kind of career that could be a good match for you.

Another factor that could influence your success in a particular career field would be your
personality and interests. John Holland, a popular career counselor proposed a theory that
strongly believe that certain careers require certain personality traits and must also fit our
interests.

Our life roles are yet strong factors that influences our career choices. Your role as a child, a
sister, a student, and eventually if you choose it, that of a parent would have an impact in the
decisions that you would have to make as an adult. Donald Super, another career development
theorist believes that since we play an array of roles in our lives, these roles are likely to change
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over time thus requirements, needs and other external forces would come into play when we are
trying to figure out or maintain a career.

One’s race and ethnicity could also impact our choices. The culture in which we belong to
shape our values and expectations. In the Philippines, our collectivist orientation makes our
family a strong influence in our career decisions. More often than not, the choice of course to
take in college, the location of our job, how strong-willed we will be in achieving great heights
in our career, would most likely be influenced by our family roles, duties and obligations.

Our social identity, specifically our gender, also posses challenges and opportunities for us
when choosing a career. Although nowadays, the gender divide in terms of careers have slowly
narrowed, it is a known fact that men and women experiences career-related stereotypes.

One of the strongest considerations in career decision making has a lot to do with social and
economic conditions. Our choice of career is contingent to our capabilities to sustain the
monetary demands of pursuing formal education to train for it. Also, our financial obligations
and roles likewise would determine the kind of occupation we would be pursuing in order to
fulfill these duties. Furthermore, certain life events can also influence our career choices. The
unpredictability of these events may cause us to make certain concessions in order to meet the
demands brought about by these changes. Likewise, the volatile economic landscape and how it
impacts that supply and demand for people and jobs may also impact how our careers would
progress. Lastly, we are so familiar with the question “What do you want to be when you grow
up?” It is highly probable that these childhood fantasies may have influenced how you view
yourself and your career.

Activity: THE CAREER WHEEL

Directions: In the circles provided, rite specific examples of factors influencing your career path.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Quarter : 2 Week : 6 Day : 2 Activity No. : 2

Competency: : Explain that understanding different factors, career development
concepts and personal life goals influence career planning and
decision making.
Objective :

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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For classroom use only
Concept Notes :
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 6 Day : 2 Activity No. : 52
Competency: : Explain that understanding different factors, career development
concepts and personal life goals influence career planning and
decision making.
Objective : Determine the myths about career planning

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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Concept Notes:

TEN MYTHS ABOUT CAREER PLANNING BUSTED!

From procrastinating to submitting oneself to inadequate information, Suchitra Surve, Director,

Growth Centre identifies the 10 common myths about choosing a career and tells you why it will
affect you in the long run. Keep in mind that the road to career happiness is usually full of
bumps, curves and tangents rather than a straight, direct path from point A to point B. While peer
pressure and post-study placements could be major influences affecting your decision at 16, there
are those who end up regretting their decisions even when they are 30. So, what are the mistakes
young people make while deciding their careers? Where exactly are they going wrong? What
can you do to avoid getting into a situation like that? Read on to dispel some common career
myths

Myth 1: Arts / humanities majors usually are unemployable after college

Fact: Skills matter in every stream
Myth 2: Selecting what's 'hot' at the moment is safe.
Fact: What's hot today may not necessarily be 10/20 years later
Myth 3: Career assessments / counselors will not be of any use for me
Fact: You must know what your aptitude is before choosing a career
Myth 4: If X is happy in a particular field, I will be happy too
Fact: You are not X
Myth 5: If I wait long enough, luck will eventually bring me to the right career
Fact: Procrastination is no substitute for laziness
Myth 6: Making a lot of money will make me happy
Fact: The ingredients of fulfilling career also includes passion and commitment to growth
Myth 7: Once I choose a career I’ll be stuck in it forever
Fact: You are never too old to switch careers
Myth 8: If I change careers my skills will be wasted
Fact: Being multi-skilled allows you to learn and adapt accordingly
Myth 9: I will decide after the results are out
Fact: Impulsive decisions lack planning and direction
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Myth 10: I love this hobby, but I don’t think I can make money out of it
Fact: If you love what you do, you will not feel like you are working

Activity: AGREE / DISAGREE

Ten Point Trigger Statements on Career Planning

___________1 Arts/humanities majors usually are unemployable after college.

___________2 Selecting what's 'hot' at the moment is safe.
___________3 Career assessments / counselors will not be of any use for me.
___________4 If X is happy in a particular field, I will be happy too.
___________5 If I wait long enough, luck will eventually bring me to the right career
___________6 Making a lot of money will make me happy.
___________7 Once I choose a career I'll be stuck in it forever.
___________8 If I change careers my skills will be wasted.
___________9 I will decide after the results are out.
___________10 I love this hobby, but I don't think I can make money out of it.

Processing:
1. What was the easiest/difficult statement to decide on? Why?
2. What made you agree/disagree with the statements?
3. What or who influenced you in making a decision as to whether to agree or disagree on the
statements read?
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 6 Day : 1 Activity No. : 53
Competency: : Identify career options based on different factors, career development
concepts and personal life goals
Objective : Analyze the skills that best describes yourself as individual

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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Concept Notes:

Career Assessment

1. Students will be taking several survey instruments to gauge the aptitudes,

personality, interests, and work values, in order to make more informed
career decisions.
2. Since the results can help to understand how these impact the behavior of
students in the world of work. Say :One of the most facets of career planning
would be exploring one’s strengths, potentials and temperaments. One of the
most popular career development theories espouses thed need for a fit
between one’s career choice and that of his/her skills and potentials. Today
we will be exploring these facets through the use of several measures that
will examine your skills, abilities, interests abd traits that will prove to be
essential information about the self that will be very helpful in planning your
career.

Activity:

Skills Assessment Worksheet

Transferrable Skills generally are not associated with a particular job or

task. Transferable skills are usually broader and related to leadership,
communication, critical thinking, analysis, and organization. These are
skills that can be transferred and utilized in a variety of different kinds of
jobs and career paths.

Copy the list of skills below and mark each column as described. You can
have the same skill marked more than once in each column.

1. What skills have you already acquired and feel competent doing? In the
first column, mark each skill in which you feel competent.
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2. What skills do you enjoy, even if you are not proficient at them? In the
second column, mark those skills that you really enjoy.
3. What skills would you like to learn, acquire or develop further?

Skills 1.Feel 2.Enjoy/ 3.Would like to

Competent Favorites develop
Communication Skills
Write, edit, translate, interpret or
critique words
Speak in public, debate, advocate,
present or demonstrate an
idea
Facilitate a meeting
Reading and following directions
Comparing or cross-checking two lists
Filling out forms
Writing reports, letters and memos
correctly
Reading and understanding policies and
memos
Comfortably speaking to others you do
not know
Taking notes while someone speaks
Finding information
Using a map
Explaining things to other people
Know when to ask for help or more
explanation
Counsel or advise others
Listening to others
Reading and understanding policies and
memos
Other(s):

Technical Skills 1. Feel 2. 3. Would

Competent Enjoy/ Like to
Favorit Develop
es
Be athletic or use physical coordination
Build or construct things or structures
Do skilled crafts or use hand coordination with tools
Operate vehicles, machines or electronic
equipment
Repair or set up machines or equipment
Installing things
Work with earth and nature
Gardening, landscaping and farming
Other:

Management and Self-Management Skills

Administer, set goals and priorities, plan or make
decisions
Initiate, assess needs, anticipate or create change
Manage people, delegate tasks, direct, oversee or
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motivate
Sell, negotiate, convince, promote or persuade
Being patient with others
Keeping a cheerful attitude
Getting interested/excited about the task at hand
Offering to help when it’s needed
Knowing how to take directions
Motivating myself to do what needs to get done
Helping motivate others to get the job done
Prioritizing tasks so that the larger goal is met on
time
Following the rules
Presenting a neat and professional image
Checking your own work
Using courtesy when dealing with others
Seeking help when needed
Being eager to learn
Speaking up for yourself
Solving problems in a cooperative way

Number Skills 1. Feel 2.Enjo 3. Would

Competent y/ Like to
Favorit Develop
es
Compute, calculate, compare or record numbers
Forecast, appraise or estimate numerical
information
Doing arithmetic correctly
Using percentages and decimals
Estimating costs and/or time needed to complete a
job
Using a database program on a computer
Using a spreadsheet on a computer
Creating and managing a budget
Other:

Creative/Artistic Skills
Perceive intuitively, sense, show insight or have
foresight
Use artistic ability, photograph, decorate, paint or
sculpt
Use creativity, visualize, imagine, brainstorm or
design
Use musical ability, sing, compose or play
instruments
Presenting artistic ideas
Visualizing shapes
Designing
Drawing, illustrating, sketching
Other:

People and Social Skills

Care, treat, heal, nurse or rehabilitate others
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Counsel, empower, coach, guide or listen to
individuals
Host, comfort, please, make welcome or serve
customers
Plan social, recreational or other group events
Problem-solve, mediate or network with people
Teach, train, instruct, inform or explain to groups
Caring for children responsibly
Caring for the sick and elderly
Calming people down
Helping people complete a task
Knowing how to get along with different
people/personalities
Leading groups or activities
Critical Thinking and Investigative Skills 1. Feel 2. Enjoy/ 3. Would
Competent Favorites Like to
Develop
Analyze, use logic, problem solve, examine
Conceptualize, adapt, develop, hypothesize or
discover
Evaluate, assess, test, appraise, diagnose
Observe, reflect, study or notice
Research, investigate, read or interview
Synthesize, integrate, unify or conceptualize ideas
Other:
Business Skills
Working with computers
Using a business telephone
Working with budgets
Account, budget, program or systematize financial
data
Attend to detail, copy, inspect or transcribe
Setting up and closing out a cash register
Managing money and bills
Organizing, filing, updating, categorizing or
arranging
information
Writing business documents
Coordinating events
Fund-raising
Other:
Other:
Other:
Other:
Other:

1. From the list above, referring to column 2, list your top five or ten favorite
skills that you would most enjoy utilizing in your work (even if you are not
proficient at them yet)? Include the main skill category.
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2. Which of the favorite skills listed above do you consider strengths or

things that you are very good at (both column 1 and 2 would probably be
marked)? Include the main skill category.
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3. Which (top five) skills would you like to develop, improve and/or learn
(refer to skills marked in column 3)? Include the main skill category.
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 6 Day : 2 Activity No. : 54
Competency: : Identify career options based on different factors, career
development concepts and personal life goals
Objective : Analyze the skills that best describes yourself as individual

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

Copyrights : DepEd owned

For classroom use only

Concept Notes: Refer to Learning Activity Sheet 1 for the given

instruction.

Activity:
THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TEST

This is a personality test, it will help you understand why you act the way that you
do and how your personality is structured. In the table below, mark how much you
agree with the statement on the scale 1-5, where 1=disagree, 2=slightly disagree,
3=neutral, 4=slightly agree and 5=agree, in the box to the left of it.

Rating I…. Ratin I….

g
1.Am the life of the party. 26. Have little to say.
2. Feel little concern for others. 27. Have a soft heart
3. Am always prepared 28. Often forget to put
things back in their proper
place
4. Get stressed out easily. 29. Get upset easily
5. Have a rich vocabulary. 30. Do not have a good
imagination
6. Don’t talk a lot. 31. Talk to a lot of different
people ar parties
7. Am interested in people. 32. Am not really interested
in others
8. Leave my belongings around 33. Like order
9. Am relaxed most of the time 34. Chance my mood a lot
10. Have difficulty understanding abstract 35. Am quickly to
ideas. understand things

11. Feel comfortable around people 36. Don’t like to draw

attention to myself
12. Insult people 37. Take time out for others
13. Pay attention to details 38. Shirk my duties
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14. Worry about things 39. Have frequent mood
swings
15. have a vivid imagination 40. Use difficult words
16. keep in the background 41. Don’t mind being the
center of attention
17. Sympathize with other’s feelings 42. Feel other’s attention
18. make a mess of things 43. Follow a schedule
19. Seldom feel blue 44. Get irritated easily
20.Am not interested in abstract ideas 45. Spend time reflecting on
things
21. Start conversation 46. Am quiet around
strangers
22. Am not interested in other peoples 47. Make people feel at ease
problems
23. Get chores done right away. 48. An exacting in my work
24. Am easily disturbed 49. Often feel blue
25. Have an excellent ideas 50. Am full of ideas.

Scoring:
E = 20 + (1)___- (6)___ + (11)___- (16)___+(21)___-(26)___+(31)___-(36)___+(41)___-(46) =
_____
A = 14 – (2)___+ (7)___ - (12)___+ (17)___-(22)___+(27)___-(32)___+(37)___+(42)___+(47)
= _____
C = 14 + (3)___- (8)___+(13)___- (18)___+(23)___-(28)___+(33)___-(38)___+(43)___+(48) =
_____
N = 38 – (4)___+ (9)___ - (14)___+ (19)___-(24)___-(29)___-(34)___-(39)___-(44)___-(49) =
_____
O = 8 + (5)___- (10)___+(15)___-(20)___+(25)___-(30)___+(35)___+(40)___+(45)___+(50) =

The scores you calculate should be between zero and forty. Below is a description of each trait.

 Extroversion (E) is the personality trait of seeking fulfillment from sources outside the self or
in community. High scorers tend to be very social while low scorers prefer to work on their
projects alone.
 Agreeableness (A) reflects much individuals adjust their behavior to suit others. High scorers
are typically polite and like people. Low scorers tend to ‘tell it like it is’.
 Conscientiousness © is the personality trait of being honest and hardworking. High scorers
tend to follow rules and prefer clean homes. Low scorers may be messy and cheat others.
 Neuroticism (N) is the personality trait of being emotional.
 Openness to Experience (O) is the personality trait of seeking new experience and
intellectual pursuits. High scores may day dream a lot. Low scorers may be very down to earth.

Source:http://personality-testing.info/printable/big-five-personality-test.pdf
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 7 Day : 1 Activity No. : 55
Competency: : Prepare a career plan based on the identified career options to attain
personal life’s goals
Objective : Identify career interest to attain personal life’s goals

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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For classroom use only

Concept Notes:

Refer to Activity 6. Table shown in the given activity is the continuation of the previous
Learning Activity Sheet which is being provided.

Activity:

CAREER INTERESTS This activity helps you match your interests with types of
careers. For each of the 86 items below, choose the letter of the activity you would
rather do and write them down on a piece of paper. It doesn’t matter if you like both
of them a lot or dislike both of them a lot; just pick the one you would rather do, and
circle that letter.

1 A. Operate a 15 A.Choreograph a 29 B. Figure out why

printing press dance someone is sick
B. Study the causes K. Lobby for a cause R. Fly an airplane
of earthquakes
2 C.Plant and harvest 16 H. Sell clothes 30 C. Learn how things
crops E. Work with hands grow and stay alive
R. Replace car H. Sell cars
window and fender
3 E. Measure and 17 I.Work at an 31 I.Work as a
grade logs amusement park restaurant host or
F. Run a machine N. Broker Insurance hostess
D. Fight fires

4 G.Work in an office 18 I .Learn about ethnic 32 G.Keep payroll

H. Answer customer groups records for a
questions P. Manage company
information J. Work in a nursing
home
5. D. Write reports 19 N. Appraise the 33 G. Hire new staff
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J. Help someone just value of a house O.Operate
out of prison find a M. File books at the ventilators – help
job library breathe
6 L. Design a freeway 20 E.Make 34 R. Drive a taxi
(bridges) threedimensional A. Be a news
M. Plan educational items broadcaster
lessons D.Analyze
handwriting
7 N.Balance a 21 B. Design sprinkler 35 K. Work for the IRS
checkbook systems for new B. Sort and date
O. Take an x-ray building dinosaur bones
F. Run a factory
sewing machine
8 P. Write a computer 22 G. Develop 36 O. Give shots
program personnel policies C.Design
Q. Train animals Q. Train racehorses landscaping
9 C. Be in charge of 23 D. Work as a 37 P. Provide technical
replanting forests security guard support for
A. Act in television H. Work in a computer users
and movies department store D. Work in a
courtroom
10 D. Solve a burglary 24 A. Write for a 38 Q. Care for injured
F. Check products to newspaper animals
make sure they G. Use a calculator I. Serve meals to
were made right customer
11 E. Build an airport 25 O. Help people at a 39 L. Build Kitchen
G. Keep business mental health clinic N.Refinance a
records for a L. Remodel old h mortgage
company
12 F. Put small tools 26 M. Care for young 40 A. Sing in a concert
together children R. Direct the take-
P. Design a website D. Locate a missing off and landing of
person plane
13 M. Tutor students 27 N. Plan estate 41 G. Operate a cash
Q. Work at a zoo disbursement register
P. enter data B. Collect rocks
14 J. Take care of 28 A. Design a book 42 G. Start own
children cover business
O. Plan special diets E. Assemble toys L. Draft a blueprint
following written
instructions
Assessing Interests
43 M. Assess student 58 M. Grade papers 73 M. Teach Special
progress R. Be a railroad Education
L. Design an engineer P. Set up a tracking
airplane system
44 O. Wrap a sprained 59 L. Order building 74 G. Manage a store
ankle supplies H. Advertise goods
I. Guide a tour E. Paint motors
group out of the
country
45 P. Work on solving 60 P. Develop new 75 R. Distribute
technical problems computer games supplies to dentists
J. Be a minister H. Buy merchandise I. Compete in a
for a store sports event
46 Q. Manage a 61 K. Work to get 76 I. Check guests into
veterinary clinic someone elected a hotel
K. Lead others C. Identify plants in M. Teach reading to
a fores adults
47 E. Operate heavy 62 D. Guard inmates in 77 L. Follow step-
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equipment a prison bystep instructions
Q. Manage a fish L. Read blueprints N. Work at a
hatcher collection agenc
48 F. Assemble cars K. 63 H. Line up concerts 78 O. Deliver babies
Protect our borders for a band H. Persuade people
K. Ask people to buy
questions
49 A. Play an 64 E. Manage a factor 79 R. Inspect cargo
instrument O. Work as a nurse containers
J. Plan activities for in a hospital F. Work in a cannery
adult day care
50 C. Research 65 A. Paint a portrait 80 I. Coach a school
soybean use in K. Testify before sports team
paint Congress P. Set up a websit
J. Provide consumer
information
51 D. Guard money in 66 B. Work with a 81 Q. Hunt
an armored car microscope K. Enlist in branch of
B. Study why people I. Make tee times at the service
do the things they a golf course
do
52 E. Fix a television 67 C. Classify plants 82 H. Sell sporting
set M. Be an O. Transcribe goods
instructor at a medical records J. Cut and style hair
school
53 F. Fix controls on a 68 F. Install rivets 83 B. Conduct
control panel Q. Raise worms experiments to find
J. Help a friend with new metals
a personal problem N. Be a bank telle
54 C. Oversee a 69 N. Balance accounts 84 G. Work with
logging crew M. Develop learning computer
B. Study weather games N. Loan money
conditions
55 R. Pack boxes at a 70 J.Read to sick people 85 L. Hang Wallpaper
warehouse P. Repair computers D. Make an arrest
A. Teach dancing
56 O. Sterilize surgical 71 F. Compare sizes 86 H. Stock shelves
instruments and shapes I. Serve drinks at a
B.Study soil Q. Fish concession stand
conditions
57 N. Play the stock 72 R. Repair bicycles
market K. Deliver mail
C.Protect the
environment
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 7 Day : 2 Activity No. : 56
Competency: : Prepare a career plan based on the identified career options to attain
personal life’s goals
Objective : Evaluate career interests to attain personal life’s goals

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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For classroom use only

Concepts Notes:

The activity is still the continuation of the previous learning activity sheet. Refer
activity 6 for the continuing flow of the said career assessment.

CAREER EVALUATION

Step 1: Go back through Exercise 1 and look at the letters you circled. Count the
number of times you circled the letter “A” for your response. Write that number
next to the “A” in the table below.

Next count the number of times you circled the letter “B” for your response. Write
that number next to the “B” in the table. Continue counting and recording your
responses until you have completed the table.

A J
B K
C L
D M
E N
F O
G P
H Q
I R

Step 2: Now write down the two letters with the most responses. These are your top
areas of career interest. (If you have a tie, list three.)
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Step 3: Read the description of your top area of career interest on the following
page. Record your interest and the Career Cluster it is listed under.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 7 Day : 1 Activity No. : 57
Competency: : explain the factors in personal development that may guide him/her in
making important career decisions as adolescents
Objective : Outline preferred career choice as basis in making career decisions

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

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Concept Notes:

CHOOSE YOUR CAREER FIRST – NOT YOUR COLLEGE

Approximately 80 percent of college freshmen have not declared a college major.

Fifty percent of those who have declared a major will switch during college. Seventy
percent of all college students will change their major. These numbers prove that
students are not being turned into who they are before making major decisions – a
costly mistake. Most parents who have saved for college plan on their child
graduating in four years. What are the chances that a student who changes majors
over and over or transfers schools will graduate in four years? Simply put: It’s not
possible.

Your College Roadmap The typical student embarks on the college search by first
choosing the college they love, then a major, and finally choosing a corresponding
career path. Students should instead embark on their journey with the end in mind -
a future career. Instead of focusing on the four years spent in college, turn your
attention to the 40+ years you will work after graduation. The college roadmap
should be tailored to the individual student. Students should first ask themselves,
“What am I wired to do?” While there’s not one simple answer to this question,
conscientiously dialing into one’s personality allows one to easily identify what they
are not wired to do. From there they can consult sites like the Bureau of Labor and
Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook and O*Net Online to categorize job
prospects accordingly. Students should hone in on career possibilities that satisfy
their individual needs and interests. In that regard, the Birkman Assessment tool
can be helpful since it identifies 77 personality scores. When personality data
corresponds to a student’s academic profile, the results can be profound.

The Back-Up Plan Once potential careers are established, students should back up
to the majors that feed to these careers and research colleges that are respected in
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those fields. Sometimes it’s one major-as is the case with teaching or engineering-
but often there are several options that feed into a given career. On the college-
bound journey, career needs to be at the forefront of each student’s choice of
major. Choosing career first is actually an investment in college savings, since
knowing upfront where your degree path will take you can save a lot of time and
money.

Source: http://www.collegeview.com/articles/article/choose-your-career-first
%E2%80%94notyour-college

Activity:

Documented Interview with Preferred Career Practitioners

1. Name three (3) jobs/occupations that you feel so far you would want to have in
the future.

2. Do background research on this job by actually interviewing individuals who hold

such jobs. Find out the following information from the interview:

 Job Title/Position Title

 Needed academic preparation

 Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, expected competencies to succeed in the job

 Demand for the Job

 Perks of the job

 Difficulties/Challenged

 Expected compensation/remuneration package of a person occupying the position

3. Write up the results of the research.
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Name:______________________________ Year and Section: ______________ Score: _____

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECOND QUARTER
Quarter : 2 Week : 7 Day : 2 Activity No. : 58
Competency: : Explain the factors in personal development that may guide him/her in
making important career decisions as adolescents
Objective : Plan personal mission statement in developing personal growth

Topic : Career Basic Concepts

Materials :
Reference : Personal Development Teacher’s Guide

Copyrights : DepEd owned

For classroom use only

Concepts Notes:

YOUR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT: YOU’RE NEVER TOO

YOUNG TO CLARIFY YOUR LIFE GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

What’s your life mission? It’s not an easy question to answer, but an
important one. You can talk about your aspirations and goals all day, but when you
write them down, they become, well, more real. It’s a starting point to living the life
you want. When you write a personal mission statement, you’re clarifying what you
want to accomplish and how, and committing to it. Businesses and nonprofit
organizations develop mission statements for the same reason.

What is a personal mission statement?

Most students, and adults, don’t realize the importance of writing their
personal mission statements. It’s more than just your goals. Your mission statement
will help you sort out your priorities and how you want to live your life. It may
include short-term and long-term goals, or life-long aspirations. It becomes a guide
and provides direction, which comes from you, not someone else.

There’s no right or wrong way to approach your personal mission

statement, or what it should include. Everyone’s is going to be different. What’s
important is to write it down. Topics your personal mission statement may include:

 Education
 Career
 Personal attributes, such as honesty, loyalty and dedication
 Family and personal relationships
 How you want to live your life
 Sports
 Faith and spirituality
 Community service
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Source: Joe Villmow http://www.nextstepu.com/your-
personalmissionstatement.art#.Vrcv1kBQU3w

Activity:

Sample Personal Mission Statements:

 Benjamin Franklin opted for a list of concepts and then wrote his thoughts about
each to form his mission statement. “Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to
elevation. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling
conversation. Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your
business have its time. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform
without fail what you resolve...”

 Gandhi wrote his mission statement using active phrases such as “I will” or “I
shall. “...I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. I shall not submit to injustice from
anyone. I shall conquer untruth by truth...”

Personal Mission Statement

Finalize your personal mission statement. It may include the following information:

 Your name.

 Your overall statement.

 Who inspires you and why.

 What qualities you want to obtain.

 What roles you play and how you want to be known in those roles.

 Specific goals you have.

 Beliefs that you hold.

 Anything else you