This document discusses how personal factors influence career choices and contains information about understanding career concepts. It begins with speaker Chef Wenna S. Mayordomo introducing the topic and listing the objectives of explaining career and life goals, identifying personal factors, and using a self-assessment tool. Various myths about career choices are then presented along with facts debunking each myth. These myths include ideas about certain majors being unemployable, selecting careers based only on current popularity, career assessments not being useful, happiness depending on another's career, and more. The document encourages careful career planning rather than relying on chance or last-minute decisions.

2. Speaker # 1:
Chef Wenna S.Mayordomo

3. How do personal/ internal
factors influence your
career?

4. Objectives:
At the end of the module, you will be able
to:
1. explain the understanding of the
concepts of career and life goals can help
in planning your career,
2. identify the personal factors influencing
career choices, and
3. take a self-assessment tool to know
your personality traits and other personal
factors in relation to your goals.

5. PARA KANINO
KA
BUMABANGON
SA UMAGA?

6. LET’S PLAY A GAME
Motivation: Agree or Disagree

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

8. Fact: Skills matter in every
stream

9. Arts majors are employed in a wide
range of careers. Although Humanities
graduates sometimes take more time
finding a “nitche” in the working
world/its usually because they don’t
know what they can or want to do. So
do not assume that a certain stream
will open up your opportunities for the
future.

10. Myth 2: Selecting what’s ‘hot’
at the moment is safe

11. Fact: What’s hot today may not
necessarily be 10/20 years
later

12. Selecting a major or pursuing a career
just because its hot can be dangerous.
But career satisfaction involves far
more than simply being able to do a
particular job– it requires interest,
commitment and passion. Therefore,
you are much firmer ground when you
select a career goal that genuinely
interest you

13. Myth 3: Career assesments/
counselors will not be of any
use for me

14. Fact: You must know what your
aptitude is before choosing a
career

15. Assessments would provide a clear Idea as to
ones aptitude, strengths and weakness and their
mental capabilities, which aids in selecting a
career, but thorough brainstorming with the
career counselor who can chalk out various
career options base on the match between a
student profile and the career. Of course its up to
you whether you want to pursue what the
counselor advices you to. But do not skip this
step.

16. Myth 4: if X is happy in a
particular field, I will be happy
too

17. Fact: You are not X

18. Everyone is different and what works for one
person wont be necessarily for another, even if
that other person is someone with whom you
have a lot in common. If there’s a career that
interest you, try and get more description, the
details, the skills and demand of the career. Then
match the description with your traits and then
make a choice. Be aware that what you like may
not be necessarily be a good fit for you.

19. Myth 5: If I wait long enough,
luck will eventually bring me to
the right career

20. Fact: Procrastination is no
substitute for laziness

21. It is unlikely that you will just “bump
into” the occupation that will perfectly
match your skills and interest. The more
information you gather about yourself
and the occupations you are
considering, the more likely it is you will
make a wise career decision. Don’t be
like someone who is unhappy because
of no careful planning.

22. Myth 6: Making a lot of money
will make me happy

23. Fact: The ingredients of
fulfilling career also includes
passion and commitment to
growth

24. While salary is important , it isn’t
the only factor you should look a
when choosing a career. Countless
surveys have shown that money
does’nt necessarily lead to job
satisfaction. For many people
enjoying what they do at work is
much more important.

25. Myth 7: Once I choose a career
I’ll be stuck in it forever

26. Fact: You are too old to switch
careers

27. NOT TRUE. If you are
unsatisfied in your career for
any reason, you can always
change. Many people do
change careers several times
over the course of their
lifetimes.

28. Myth 8: If I change careers my
skills will be wasted

29. Fact: Being multi-skilled allows
you to learn and adapt
accordingly

30. It is true that certain jobs require
some specialized skill set. But note
that your mostly jobs requires a
common type of skills which most
of the individual posses. Your skills
are yours to keep. You may not use
them in the exactly same way, but
they won’t be wasted.

31. Myth 9: I will decide after the
results are out

32. Fact: Impulsive decisions lack
planning and direction

33. Having a sound academic background
always proves beneficial while making a
career. The two years of junior college (11
and 12) are very essential as they form a
base for a particular career. One cannot
ignore the knowledge gain while studying.
Planning in advance prepares you better to
deal with the if –and-or situations better.

34. Myth 10: I love this hobby, but I
don’t think I can make money
out of it

35. Fact: If you love what you do,
you will not feel like you are
working

36. If your hobby becomes a career,
then there’s nothing stopping
you from being satisfied in your
job and life. So go ahead, and
make a wise choice!

37. 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?

38. Activity: THE CAREER WHEEL

40. READING: CAREER
CONCEPTS
Page 103

41. 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.

42. Job
Occupation
Skills and abilities
Personality and interest
Life roles
Race and ethnicity
Family
Gender

43. Reading: WHAT INFLUENCES
YOUR CARRER CHOICE