Career Wish	 List	
_____Creative work; responsible to think of ideas
_____Help others when I work
_____Job security (not likely to be laid off)
_____Good wage with benefits, retirement plan
_____Recognition from coworkers and customers
_____Independence and freedom while working
_____Challenging so I must keep learning
_____Low stress environment at work
_____Mostly outdoor work
_____Attractive, air-conditioned room at work
_____Fast-paced action work days
_____Relaxed atmosphere at work
_____Job related to social or environment issue
_____Need to make quick decisions and actions
_____Mainly work with hands and equipment
_____Do something different each workday
_____Wear casual clothing
_____Wear business and office clothing
_____Must take risks while working
_____Must supervise or instruct other workers
_____Must travel by airplane work day
_____Job is close to home
_____Job is at a large company
_____Work with many customers or clients
_____Work around a few coworkers
_____Work independently on my own
_____Work with computers and high-tech stuff
_____Can change my work hours 
_____Job is less than 40 hours per week
_____Must do a lot of talking to others at work
_____Do not have to talk much at work
_____Work in the city
_____Work in the suburbs
Directions:   
Select the job duties you would enjoy in a future career.
"I would enjoy this job duty" —  Draw a STAR on the line.
"This job duty might be OK in a career" — Leave the line blank.
"I would not enjoy this job duty in a career" — Write"0" on the line.	
_____Work in the country
_____Work with animals
_____Own my own business
_____Work in or from a truck
_____Work in a medical hospital or doctor's office
_____Work with children or the elderly (older adults)
_____Work with hands and mind building/fixing things
_____Need to figure out solutions to problems
_____Work for church or religious group
_____Work with the mentally or physically disabled
_____Can earn bonus money for extra effort
QUICK CHECK
STARS
1.  List 5 job duties for which you gave a STAR. 
2.  Using 5 sentences, describe why you would enjoy 
each STAR job duty in a future job.
3.  Brainstorm (think of) and write down 3 jobs that 
have job duties that match your STAR list.  
4.  a) Describe type of employer that hires workers 
for your top 3 STAR jobs.  (Examples: police, 
construction, school, retail store, auto shop, retail 
store, advertising design, drafting shop, others) 
  b) Are these types of employers in your city? 
  c) If so, what are the names of the businesses?   
ZEROS
5. List 3 job duties for which you  gave a ZERO.  
6.  Using 3 sentences, give reasons 
why you would not enjoy each 
job duty.  
7.  Brainstorm (think of) and write 
down one job that matches your 
zero list, and that you will want 
to avoid as a future job.	
Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs