Activity WorkSkills
7:30am-8:00am: Sports Physical training
8:00am-9:00am: Camping Physical Training
10:00am-11:00am: Athletic Training Physical Training
12:00pm-1:00pm: Driving Operating Machines
1:00pm-2:00pm: Friends Organizing People
3:00pm-4:00pm: Playing On A sportsteam Physical Training
4:00pm-5:00pm: Riding a Bike Physical Training
6:00pm-7:00pm: Mowing the lawns physical Training
8:00pm-9:00pm: Taking Care of pets Working with pets
STEP 1: A DAY IN MY LIFE
Fill in the A Day In My Life chart (see above). In the Activities column, write down the
things you do in a typical day. (You will answer these questions on your blog).
Be sure to include all classes, sports, social events, clubs, hobbies, chores,
after school jobs, etc. (You may use the Activities and Work Skills chart as a reference.)
Using the Activities and Work Skills chart, match your activities with the related work skills.
Now go back to your A Day In My Life chart and write down the work skills that match your activities
(put the work skills beside each activity, in the right-hand column).
1. Write down the work skill that appears most often in your day:
Work Skill #1:
physical training
2. Write down the work skill you would most enjoy using in a job:
Work Skill #2:
Physical training
3. Write down the work skill you think would be most important in getting a good job:
Work Skill #3:
Physical training
STEP 2: USING CAREER CRUISING/WORK SKILL #1
Log in to Career Cruising and click on Careers, then click on the Start Career Selector button.
Go to the Core Tasks section and select the work skill/core task that appears most often in your day
(Work Skill #1 above).
Click on the blue View Results button. Career Cruising will show you a list of occupations where people
use the skill you selected.
STEP 3: RESEARCHING THE CAREER
Scroll through the list and click on a career that interests you.
Career:
Police Officer
4. Click on Job Description. Write down examples of how people in this career use the work skill you
selected.
Police officers ride bikes and walk all day so physical training would fit perfectly.
Click on one of the two interviews.
Person’s name:
Jon
5. Click on A Day In The Life. Write down examples of how the person uses the skill you selected in
his/her workday.
After we respond to and deal with a call, a lot of paperwork is required. We forward our report to a sergeant for approval. If the report relates to an arrest, it has to be sent to the court unit. If the report relates to an ongoing investigation, we send it to the detective unit.
Now click on the other interview.
Person’s name:
Stacie
6. Click on A Day In The Life. Write down examples of how this person uses the skill you selected in
his/her workday.
We use investigative skills, which assist us in completing reports and solving crimes. We are often called to locations to counsel individuals or families and guide them in the right direction.
STEP 4: USING CAREER CRUISING/WORK SKILL #2
Use your browser’s back button to return to the Career Selector screen. Go to the Core Tasks section.
Deselect the work skill/core task you chose before (i.e. click on it once to delete the checkmark).
Now select the work skill that you would most enjoy using in a job (Work Skill #2 above).
Click on View Results.
Scroll through the list and click on a career that interests you.
Career:
Detective
7. Read the Job Description and each of the interviewees’ A Day In The Life. Write down examples of
how people in this career use the work skill you selected.
they go around investigating
STEP 5: USING CAREER CRUISING/WORK SKILL #3
Repeat Step 4, except this time select the work skill that you think would be most important in getting a
good job (Work Skill #3 above).
Career:
Fire fighter
8. Read the Job Description and each of the interviewees’ A Day In The Life. Write down examples of
how people in this career use the work skill you selected.
They fight fires
