Career Planning
Counsellors help students identify and develop their career goals through individual and group counselling. This process helps students identify their interests, abilities, values and needs; explore career information; and make career decisions.
Career Planning Process
Awareness
Become familiar with your likes, dislikes, values and needs. Identify your skiils, talents and abilities.
Useful worksheets
Who am I? (PDF)
What do I Enjoy? (PDF)
What is Important to Me? (PDF)
What Qualities do I Have? (PDF)
Useful links
Career Cruising
An interactive career resource to help find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training.
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Password: college
Career ToolBox: Discover Your Work
Offers a 60-item sample work interest quiz, which is analyzed and sorted by using the Holland Codes (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional).
Work Infonet
One stop B.C. career centre with various additional career links.
Exploration
Explore various career paths by researching career options and employment trends.
Useful worksheets
Career Search (PDF)
Information Interviews (PDF)
Useful links
Getting You Started on Your Career Path
Occupational information to help you become aware of potential career options.
B.C. Work Futures
Present and future labour market conditions in B.C.
What can I do with this Major?
Occupational information for various university academic majors.
Decision-Making
Examine the information gathered and evaluate which options are best suited for you.
Identify barriers and challenges. Be visionary. Set goals.
Useful worksheets
Career-Decision-Making Steps (PDF)
Barriers and Challenges (PDF)
Action Plan (PDF)
Preparation
Identify what is needed to reach your career visions. Prepare for any kind of training, college or university that may be required.
Useful links
Schoolfinder
Canada’s number one source for finding information about schools, scholarships and careers. User can search by school major or by school name.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada -
Complete up-to-date information of higher education in Canada.
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission of Canada -
Links to Apprenticeship sites across Canada. Canada’s number one source for finding information about schools, scholarships and careers. User can search by school major or by school name.
Job Entry
Secure a position in your chosen career field. Develop job-seeking skills and prepare for employment interviews.
Useful Worksheets
Resumes (PDF)
Targeting Employers (PDF)
Interviewing Tips (PDF)
Useful Links
Workopolis
Canada’s biggest job site with comprehensive information for the job-seeker.
Job Bus Canada
Search engine and directory of Canadian employment and career resources.
Canada Job Search
Extensive listing of web sites to help find career-related employment geared towards students and recent graduates of university and college.
Advancement
Continue to learn about the various aspects of your career field. Keep updated by further developing your skills and staying current with movements and trends in your area.