Name: _________Vivian Yip______________

Period: ______

Career Plan
Part 1- Career Interest
Answer the questions below.
1. Review the University of Denvers Work Values list
(http://www.du.edu/career/media/documents/pdfs/workvalues.pdf) and list YOUR top
6 work values below.
Financial reward
excitement
location
Public contact
Status/ prestige
balance
2. Review the eLearning Soft Skills Program (http://www.mitalent.org/elearning-softskills-program/) and list 4 skills you currently have that employers are looking for.
communication

Personal judgment

teamwork

humility

3. What is the minimum YEARLY salary that you are willing to accept for your first
career? _____70000___________________
4. Do you want to pursue more training or schooling after high school? Why or why
not?
Yes, I do not want a blue collar job and in order for me to survive with the lifestyle I
am living, I need a good job that pays well.
5. Write a brief paragraph describing the lifestyle you would like to have when you
are 30 years old. (Lifestyle = a particular way of living)
I want to live in a really nice house, with a really nice car wearing really nice
clothes. I want to be happy with my life and happy with my job.

6. List 2 REALISTIC careers that youre interested in pursuing:

1.marketing management
2.buisness consultant

Part 2- Career Research

Career 1: ______market manager ___________________
1. Summarize the career description.
Market managers plan and manage budgets. They engage consumers on
social media. They oversee creation and delivery of press releases,
advertisements, and other marketing materials.
2. List 1 reason why this career is suited for you?

I love managing a budget. I think that is so much fun.

3. What is the average yearly salary for this career? __88,641________

4. What type of education and/or training is required for this career?

A Bachelors degree in business administration or marketing is required,
although most companies require a masters degree.
5. What is the employment outlook for this career? (employment
outlook=chance of you getting a job in a certain field, number of openings
expected in this career)
The employment rate is to grow 12% which is faster than average.
6. What are 2 things you like about this career?
I like the pay rate and I like that they get to handle the budget of things.
7. What are 2 things you dislike about this career? I dislike that this job is very
competitive and its likely that even if I get hired it would be for a smaller
company that doesnt as much money.

8. What are 3 skills required for this career?

leadership

organization

cooperative

9. Does this career align with your Meyer Briggs personality outcome?
Explain. Yes I think so, because they meet and talk to executives and
they advertise to the public. My personality trait is the campaigner.
They love to communicate.
Career 2: _____business consultant_______________________________________________
10.Summarize the career description.
They guide ,and counsel companies to improve their profit and efficiency.

11.List 1 reason why this career is suited for you? I like helping others.
12.What is the average yearly salary for this career?__79870________

13.What type of education and/or training is required for this career? A

bachelors degree in business management or business administration.

14.What is the employment outlook for this career? (employment

outlook=chance of you getting a job in a certain field, number of openings
expected in this career) There is an 19% increase in job opportunities from
2012-2022.
15.What are 2 things you like about this career? I like that they get to help
companies and present them with new ideas to improve.
16.What are 2 things you dislike about this career? I dislike that the job seems a
bit stressful and it might be difficult.
17.What are 3 skills required for this career?

Self confidence

Communication skills

leadership

18.
Does this career align with your Meyer Briggs personality
outcome? Explain.
Yes I think so, because this job requires strong communication skills and self
confidence which is apart of my personality.
Part 3-Reflection (16 points possible)
Choose one of the three careers you investigated that you have the most interest in
and write a one page paper describing why you chose this career and detailing your
plan to obtain this job. (12 font, double spaced, complete sentences)
Paragraph 1- Summarize the career (job duties, environment, outlook, etc). A
market manager plans out the advertisements of products. They engage in social
media and promote interest to the general public. Market managers make an
average of 80,000. The stress level for this occupation is higher than average, and
there is a lot of competition in this job.
Paragraph 2- Explain why you chose this career and it fits you (values it fulfills,
personality traits, skills, benefits). I choose this career because this job requires
strong communication skills and leadership skills. They req
Paragraph 3- What are you going to do to pursue this career? (short term
long term (1 year +), college, high school courses, jobs, etc.)

(6 months),

Paragraph 4- What is your lifestyle going to look like once you have this career?
(family, hobbies, friends, material items, happiness, etc.)