Get your students talking about choosing the right profession and progressing in their career paths.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT — Get that perfect job!

 

1. Ask your students to evaluate their skills on a level from 1-5 (1 is not very good, 5 is very good) in the following areas:

A) financial management skills

B) customer service orientation

C) leadership potential

D) analytical thinking skills

E) flexibility

F) self-awareness

G) knowledge of languages

H) IT skills

 

Discussion

2. Get students to swap their scores with a partner. What kind of job would they each recommend for the other? Why? 

business

management

service

accountancy

teaching

computers

fashion

retail

tourism

finance

 

Optional follow-up

3. For an extension to this activity, you can get students talking about the key skills and qualifications needed for each of the jobs in Activity 2. They could also discuss ways to improve each of the skills in Activity 1.

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