My Possible Contributions Based On My Interests
By Jessica Li (689643)

Ask: This opportunity relates to my interests
because it gives me an opportunity to meet
new people, share points of view, and learn
about managing big events.

Investigating: How do I apply to get this
opportunity? I can get this opportunity by
looking for the campaign managers and
contacting them, as well as applying online
on their websites.

Processing:I think this opportunity can really
help me grow as a person. It is also important
to my career path because I have the opportunity
to meet others and share opinions a thoughts.

Ask: This opportunity relates to my interests
because I am interested in making coffee, but
most importantly, I am interested in working with
currency. I have never worked with money, ever,
so having a part time job as a server may be a good
opportunity to learn new skills.

Investigating: I am currently underage, and will be
for the next year or so. Ignoring the fact that I cannot
apply for these jobs, I can find these opportunites
posted on cafe doors or online on their websites. From
this opportunity, I will be asked to work with different
customers, employee, be able to manage time well, and perform tasks effectively.

Processing: I think this job is not the best for me,
as of right now, but in the future, I think that this would
be a great opportunity to learn about the workplace. Many
of the skills needed for this job is important, for any career
path.

Ask: This job relates to my ability to listen to different
people and understand them well. It is also important to
be responsible and to get along with children well, which
is an important communication skill I have.

Investigating: Many baby-sitting opportunities can be
found on job search websites, for example care.com
Some skills this job require being able to cook, take care
of children, animals, and put them to bed. Important skills that are needed include having patience, and being understanding of that a child is thinking. Being able to multitask is also important because in some cases, you have to clean and look after kids at the same time.

Processing: I think this job is important to my career path
because I want to be a psychiatrist, and I will have to listen to a lot of different people, and be able to, to an extent, take care of them. Patience is an important skill that I can learn from babysitting, as well as multitasking. I think that if I could find the chance, I should really find an opportunity for me to babysit.

Ask: This opportunity relates to my personal
skills, I am good at planning, organizing
thoughts, and following instructions. I can
use my skills to benefit the community
and at the same time, learn more about
myself and what I like to do.

Investigating: This opportunity involves
interacting with others, managing errands
and money, keeping track of current events,
and being able to follow instructions. I can
find these opportunities by contacting event
managers, asking other people or websites
to find opportunities for me, or going out to
meet people myself.

Processing: I strongly believe that
these types of events can help me because
I need a little more experience having
proper responsibilities, and following deadlines.
This may not be important to a job specifically,
however it is an important life skill I feel I should
have.

Ask: This opportunity relates to my career goal
because it closely relates to taking care of people.
It also matches my skill of listening to other people,
taking care of people, and giving advice to others. This
is also an area of my interest. I really want to learn what
people do to help elders, especially elders without any
relatives with them, and other people in need.

Investigating: After a little bit of poking around, I found that
there is an age restriction on this volunteer opportunity, as well as a pre-requisite that is needed. A lot of nursing homes have postings which is a good place to start looking for these types of opportunities. Skills you need include basic first aid/ CPR (certification needed), the ability to cook, do basic house chores, and previous volunteering experience with a hospital or other retirement homes. Volunteers must be able to provide a comfortable talking environment, be patient with elders (especially if they have dementia, Alzheimer's etc.), they must be good listeners and not be grossed out over small things.

Processing: This opportunity is more challenging than the
other ones listed but I feel like this is very important to my
career path. I do need to wait until I'm 16, and take a CPR course, but I feel like this opportunity uses my listening and advice giving skills to it's full extent. I also feel like there are many skills I can learn from this opportunity, and it definitely fulfills my personal goal of helping as many individuals as I can.