HOMEROOM GUIDANCE MODULE 15

Let’s Try This

“Mga Dakilang Manggagawa ng Bawat Dekada”
Suggested Time Allotment: 25 minutes
1. On a blank sheet of paper or bond paper, come up with a list of
identified or widespread types of workers for the different decades,
namely, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s (or the current generation).
2. You are highly encouraged to ask for help from any of your family
members, guardians and friends in doing this activity.
3. Answer the questions below on the same sheet of paper. Use
additional sheets of paper whenever necessary.

70s 80s 90s 2000s

 Secretary  Manufacturer  Manufacturer  Driver
 Teacher  Miner  Repairer  Sales
 Bookkeeper  Building and Construction  Construction Worker
 Waitress Workers Worker  Truck
 Nurse  Mechanical Worker  Farm Manager Driver
 Manager  Maintenance Worker  Carpenter  Supervisor
 Truck Driver  Repair and Operations  Architect  Manager
 Production Manager  Technician  Laborers
Worker  Technical Installations  Industrial  Carpenter
 Carpenter Worker Designer  Janitor
 Farmer  Bank Tellers  Producer  Employee
 Filing Clerks  News Reporter  Farmer
 Newspaper Publisher

Processing Questions:

1. What did you feel while completing the task? What did you feel when a
family member was trying to help you in completing the task?
- I feel great because my family helped me in completing the task
especially in the decade that I’m not familiar with.
2. Did the workers portrayed by you and your family member capture the
type of workers identified or widespread during the specific decade?
- Yes, the workers portrayed by me and my family member capture
the type of workers identified or widespread during the specific
decade.
3. What did you notice about the different types of workers from different
decades?
 - I noticed that most of the different types of workers from different
decades include professionals who undergo formal training to
master the information needed to perform certain specialized roles.

Let’s Explore This

“Career Shopee”
Suggested Time Allotment: 37 minutes

1. Carefully examine the different career experiences and interests listed

below.
2. Visualize that you are “shopping” for career experiences and interests. On
a blank sheet of paper, write your choices depending on your attitude,
likes, interests, abilities and skills (characteristics).

Career Experiences and Interests

Wear casual dress Wear professional clothes
Work with a team Work alone
Set the duties of the same Set duties in shifting
schedule schedule
Work close/near home Work away from home
Work at night time Work at daytime
Work with superior/boss I am the boss of my own
work
Minimum salary High-paying salary
Want to work with people Want to work using tools

1. After listing down your choices, copy and fill out the worksheet below. Feel
free to use additional sheet/s of bond paper if you need to.
Worksheet

Job Requirements Your Career Options Your Future Career

(Career experiences and (at least 3 careers)
interests)
 Wear professional  Business Manager  Chief Executive
clothes Director
 Work with a team  Bookkeeping Clerk  Accountant
 I am the boss of my  Floral Designer  Fashion Designer
own work

Processing Questions:
1. What did you feel while doing the task?
 - I feel happy and very excited at the same time because it helps
me to know more about my career experiences and interests.
2. What factors did you consider in “shopping” for career experiences and
interests?
- The factors that I considered in “shopping” for career experiences
and interests are passion, skills, talent, strength, and my
personality.
3. How important is it to know the job requirements of your career options and
your possible future career in the field?
- It is important to know the job requirements of my career options
and my possible future career in the field because I will be able to
understand where specific job or responsibility fits into my overall
career path plans. Before choosing a career, I will need to know
what certifications, degree, training or other credentials are
required. I might decide that fulfilling certain requirements aren’t a
good fit for me, thus narrowing down my list to careers that are
more suitable.

You Can Do It

“Career Alphabet”

Suggested Time Allotment: 30 Minutes

1. On a sheet of paper/bond paper, write at least one (1) career that

starts with each of the letters in the alphabet.
2. If you get stuck for answers, ask your family members, guardians
and/or friends to help you out.
3. Circle three (3) careers that respond to the current COVID-19
pandemic.
4. Square three (3) careers that reflect your interests and that you
would like to learn more about.
A–

B–

to

Z–
Write down your answers on the same sheet of paper.

A Accountant
B Business Manager
C Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
D Doctor
E Engineer
F Fashion Designer
G Graphic Designer
H Hair Stylist
I Investment Analyst
J Journalist
K Knowledge Manager
L Lawyer
M Makeup Artist
N Nurse
O Optician
P Police
Q Quality Coordinator
R Real Estate Agent
S Singer
T Technician
U Unit Director
V Veterinarian
W Writer
X X-Ray Developer
Y Yacht Captain
Z Zoning Assistant

Processing Questions:

1. What did you feel while completing the task?

- I feel happy while completing the task because I got to know more
about the different types of careers.
2. Did you or did you not encounter difficulties coming up with words from
the letters of the alphabet that are related to the specific topic given? Why is
that so?
- I encountered difficulties coming up with words from the letters of
the alphabet that are related to the specific topic given because I’m
not familiar with the other careers.
3. Have you, at the same time, circled and squared a career in your “Career
Alphabet” list? What do you think this implies?
- I already circled and squared a career in my “Career Alphabet” list
that implies the jobs or careers that reflect my interests and skills.
 What I have learned

“My Chosen Career’s Work Standards”

Suggested Time Allotment: 40 minutes

1. On a blank sheet of paper, copy the worksheet below and write, “My Chosen
Career’s Work Standards” as its title.
2. Supply the needed details to complete the chart by writing your answers in the
blank boxes.

My Chosen Career’s Work Standards Worksheet

Work Standards

Career Career Requirements Knowledge and Skills Key Duties & Does it
Choices Needed Responsibilities match my
present
knowledge
, abilities,
skills and
values?
Option 1:  Bachelor’s  Clear  Making Yes
Chief Degree in communicatio managerial
Executive
Business n decisions.
Officer
(CEO)  5+ years of  Open-  Planning
industry mindedness and
experience  Approachabilit executing on
 Ability to train, y project
develop and  Transparency ideas.
manage large  Growth  Responsible
executive mindset for
teams  Creativity and maintaining
 Executive innovation capital for
presence and  Controlled their
ability emotion business.
maintain calm  Risk taker  Ethical and
demeanor in  Take action legal
high stress  Inclusion in accountabilit
environments decision y to the
making owners and
shareholder
s.
 Report to
the board of
directors.
Option 2:  Bachelor’s  Structured  Preparing Yes
Degree in work style accounts
Accounta
nt
Accounting  Sharp eye for and tax
 Management detail returns
Concentration  Investigative  Monitoring
s mindset spending
 Accounting  Excellent at and budgets
Concentration math  Auditing and
s  Aptitude for analyzing
 CPA technology financial
Preparatory performance
 Advising on
how to
reduce costs
and
increase
profits
 Compiling
and
presenting
financial and
budget
reports
 Ensure that
financial
statements
and records
comply with
laws and
regulations
 Keeping
account
books and
systems up
to date
Option 3:  Bachelor’s  Ability to  Managing No
Degree in create eye- design
Fashion Fashion Design catching process
Designer  5+ years designs. from
design  Good eye for conception
experience fashion. through final
 Proficient with  Deep styling.
Microsoft knowledge of  Conducting
Excel and the fashion market
Adobe industry. research to
Illustrator  Incredible identify new
attention to trends,
detail. fabrics and
 Incredible techniques,
creative and seeking
ability. design
  Ability to inspiration.
collaborate  Collaboratin
with other g with team
designers. members to
 Excellent select
sense of style seasonal
and color. themes,
 Ability to do make edits
sketches by to line, and
hand. create new
 Excellent concepts.
design and  Ensuring
conceptual product is in
skills. agreement
 Outstanding with
communicatio business
n skills, both strategy.
written and  Creating
verbal. production
sketches for
developmen
t packages.

Share your Thoughts & Feelings

Suggested Time Allotment: 20 minutes

1. What positive attitude should you need to have in choosing your

career? Explain.
- The positive attitude that I need to have in choosing my
career is positive thinking.
2. How does your chosen career contribute to the betterment of our
country?
- My chosen career can contribute to the betterment of
our country by givingor providing valuable services and
products while also increasing a business involvement.
3. What do you think is the significance of doing work assessment in
choosing your career?
- Work assessment is the first and the most important
step in choosing my career. It is a way to learn more
about how well a variety of careers might suit me. Work
assessment is also a way to see how my personality,
interests, skills, and values align with certain careers.
 Assignment

“Growing in Gratitude”

Suggested Time Allotment: 25 minutes

1. On a clean sheet of paper or bond paper, draw a tree.

2. Inside the tree, write the attitudes and skills of frontliners (health workers,
OFWs, delivery people, police and military officers, store clerks, garbage
collectors, security guards, kitchen crew, supermarket employees,
farmers, etc.) that you are grateful for.
3. Write down the career of frontliners that inspires you most at the bottom of
the tree.
4. Finally, write a sentence expressing your gratitude for all frontliners.
5. Answer the processing questions on the same sheet of paper.

Resilience
Communicative
Patient
Calm
Accommodating

Health workers
Police and military
officers
Security guards

 Thank you so
much for all of your hard work and support during this
difficult time. Your courage, dedication, skill, and
professionalism will allow us to get through this crisis. I
appreciate your sacrifice to be at work and to continue to
put the needs of others before your own.

Processing Questions:
1. How can we show our appreciation to our frontliners?
 - We can show our appreciation to our frontliners by being kind to
them, sharing and appreciation or thank you message on social
media, and to stay at home.
2. Give one thing that you are thankful for everyday?
- One thing that I am grateful for everyday is my time. I am grateful
that I can spend my time with my family, friends, and my studies
that helps me gain more knowledge. I learned to be grateful for my
time and not complain about having less of it.
3. In your opinion, why do we have to practice gratitude often?

- In my point of view, we have to practice gratitude often because it

is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness.
Gratitude helps us to feel more positive emotion, relish good
experiences, improve health, deal with adversity, and build strong
relationships.

Additional Activity

“What’s In Your Future Pocket?”

Suggested Time Allotment: 15 minutes

On a sheet of paper or bond paper, draw something that resembles a pocket.

Write inside the drawing of your future pocket the values, benefits or rewards, ASIDE
FROM MONEY, that you want to achieve from your future career.

Achievement
New skills
Recognition
Acknowledgement
Growth opportunity
Processing Questions:

1. Why did you write the values that you chose inside your future pocket?
- I wrote the values that I chose inside my future pocket because
those are the things that I believe are important for me in the way I
live and work on my future career.
2. What did you realize from the activity?

- I realized that money isn’t the only one that I want to achieve from
my future career. Aside from money, I also want to achieve the
things that can help myself to improve and learn a lot of things.