Introduction to Career Readiness
This worksheet introduces 6th-grade students to basic concepts of career readiness, including identifying interests, skills, and different career clusters.
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Introduction to Career Readiness
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you think about your future career interests and skills.
1. What is career readiness?
Being ready for a specific job right now.
Having the skills and knowledge to succeed in the workplace.
Only knowing how to do one type of job.
Deciding your entire future career in 6th grade.
2. Which of these is an example of a 'soft skill' important for career readiness?
Knowing how to code a computer program.
Being able to speak a foreign language.
Working well with others in a team.
Being an expert in playing a musical instrument.
3. Your personal are the things you enjoy doing and that make you happy.
4. The knowledge and abilities you have gained are called .
5. A group of similar careers is often called a career .
6. It's too early for a 6th grader to think about career readiness.
True
False
7. Learning new things and trying your best in school can help you be career ready.
True
False
8. Name two of your strengths (things you are good at) and explain how they might be useful in a future job.
9. Describe one career that sounds interesting to you and briefly explain why.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Being able to clearly share your ideas with others is called .
11. When you work with others to achieve a common goal, you are demonstrating .
12. Finding solutions to challenges is an important skill.