Activity: Imagine three vastly different careers
1. List three professional fields that excite you enough to talk to a stranger about them for 10 minutes (e.g. wilderness education, organic farming, economics, etc.).
2. List three work-related activities you love that aren’t necessarily related to the fields above (e.g. working with my hands, creative problem-solving, presenting to groups, etc.).
3. List three cities where you have lived or want to live (e.g. Toronto, Ontario; San Francisco, California; Nairobi, Kenya).
4. Mix and match your fields, activities, and places and create three to five combinations. Combining these elements can help you find unexpected opportunities based on what you already have or want.
For example: organic farming and creative problem-solving in Toronto, Ontario.
What opportunities might exist with this combination?
Did you know that local non-profit organizations have led the urban farm movement in Toronto? This movement fights the rise of food insecurity by taking unused space around hydro corridors in local neighbourhoods to grow fresh produce. Just one way to combine organic farming and creative problem-solving in Toronto.
What opportunities could tie these seemingly random concepts together for you?
Learn about the types of careers that align with your chosen elements through:
- ebooks about specific careers
- Career guides in The Vault (Resources for Students - CLNx)
- Working in Canada,
- Career Navigator
Other ways to keep exploring:
Want to keep thinking about your path? Attend the Know Your Skills workshop or Finding Meaningful Work to identify themes by reflecting on your strengths, interests and values in your past experiences. Build on this exercise by attending events hosted by CxED