Tips for selecting options for
next year
Some things to think about...
• It is ok to not know exactly what you will be!
Most people do not know what to be when
they are still at High School
Up until their late 20’s many people are still in
the exploration phase of their careers. This
involves exploring interests and abilities and
investigating opportunities.
TIPS FOR YOUR CHOICE
Develop your self awareness
• Combine your
»Interests
»Values
»Ability
»Career Ideas
Complete
the future
education
plan in your
option
booklet
To make your subject choice
“You do best when you can trust your inner
compass and recognise the directions that are
right for you”
- Dr Heather Carpenter Your 21st Century Career
Investigate
• Gather information to make an informed
decision
• Research your options and make sure that
you are keeping them broad if you don’t
know what you want to do!
Talk with
• Family members
• Friends
• School – Form Teachers, Subject Teachers,
Deans, Careers Advisor
• Career Services
A useful resource
• Career Services website
– Interactive tools
– Career Quest
– Subject matcher
– Skill matcher
– Section for students to help them with choosing
subjects
Making the decision
• Some things to work through:
1. What is it you want to achieve?
2. What can you do to achieve this?
3. What are your options?
4. What are the consequences if you were to
choose one of the options?
5. Make the choice!