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CAREER EXPLORATION

To earn this award, complete and check off each requirement:

1. Explore different careers.
2. Make an on-the-job visit.
3. Consult the best counselor.
4. Play a careers game.

Service Opportunity _____________________________

1. Explore different careers. (choose two)
See if you can name a career or job for each letter of the alphabet. Circle six jobs you could do as a missionary in another country.
A___________________________N___________________________
B___________________________O___________________________
C___________________________P___________________________
D___________________________Q___________________________
E___________________________R___________________________
F___________________________S___________________________
G___________________________T___________________________
H___________________________U___________________________
I___________________________V___________________________
J___________________________W___________________________
K___________________________X___________________________
L___________________________Y___________________________
M___________________________Z___________________________


Choose two careers you would like to learn more about.

1.______________________________________________

2.______________________________________________
Talk with two adults who have these careers. Fill in a note card below for each person.

Date
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Adult
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Occupation
______________________________________________________________________
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Tasks/responsibilities
______________________________________________________________________
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Training needed
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Worker’s likes/dislikes
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Date
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Adult
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Occupation
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Tasks/responsibilities
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Training needed
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Worker’s likes/dislikes
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Occupation that interested me the most:
_________________________________________________

Reasons:
_________________________________________________

Talk with a person who turned a hobby into a job. Find out how the hobby developed into a job. Think about your own hobbies and what jobs they could turn into.

________________________________ (name) turned

________________________________ (hobby) into a job,

________________________________.


Hobbies I haveJobs they could turn into




















2. Make an on-the-job visit.
Visit a parent or another adult at their place of work. Report on your visit to your leader.

Date:_____________ Time:_____________ to____________________

Person visited:______________________________________________

Occupation:________________________________________________

3. Consult the best counselor.

Read Psalm 25:4-5. Who is the best guide and counselor? _________________

How can he guide you in your decisions about a career?

______________________________________________________________

4. Play a careers game.
Create a game using different careers. Or play the board game “Careers.” Play the game with your friends or family.
Game played:
______________________________________________________________

Date:
______________________________________________________________

Service Opportunity
Help organize and conduct a job fair for your community or church.


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