Grade 8 Career Readiness Worksheet
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students explore career readiness concepts, including self-assessment, career exploration, and essential workplace skills.
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Career Readiness Exploration
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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 path and the skills you'll need to succeed.
1. List three of your personal strengths or skills that you believe would be valuable in a future career. Explain why each strength is important.
2. When exploring potential careers, it is important to research the typical daily tasks, the required , and the potential for in that field.
3. A good way to learn about different jobs is to conduct interviews with people working in those professions.
4. Which of the following is considered a 'soft skill' essential for most workplaces?
Coding in Python
Public speaking
Operating heavy machinery
Advanced calculus
5. Networking, or building connections with people in your desired field, is not an important part of career development.
True
False
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
6. Resume
a. The ability to work well with others
7. Cover Letter
b. A document summarizing your education, skills, and experience
8. Teamwork
c. A letter introducing you to a potential employer
9. Describe one career that interests you and explain why. What steps can you take now, as an 8th grader, to start preparing for this career?