Connecting To Careers

Connecting to Careers

In the beginning of the year, we did some work with http://www.cacareerzone.org/. You took an interest profile to help you discover what your interests are, and how they relate to the world of work. This helps you decide what kinds of occupations and jobs you might want to explore based on your personal preferences. Recall back to your areas of interest and determine which of the following industry clusters is most closely associated with your findings.

DECA Career Clusters
· Business, Administration and Management
· Marketing, Sales and Service
· Finance
· Hospitality and Tourism
· Entrepreneurship

The career cluster that I have selected is:



The next step is to see how your career cluster choice parallels the DECA competitive event categories. Select one that suits you based on the chart found at this web address → http://www.deca.org/pdf/crosswalk.pdf You may wish to print this chart for future reference.

Note: Unless you are competing in a written project, it is recommended that you select either a Individual Series Event or a Management Team Decision Making Event for the purpose of this activity.

The DECA competitive event category I have chosen to explore is:




Next, you will visit the DECA competitive event listing on the DECA website found at → http://deca.org/celisting.html

Click on the event category you have selected and do the following:
· Print the event guidelines.
· Print a sample event (role play). You will then use this as a practice and your teacher (or other judge) will use the evaluation form to assess you.
· Review the performance indicators and complete the worksheet on the next page. Note: It is not necessary to print these pages, but if you are competing and wish to use them to study, you may.
· Take a practice exam (found on many of the desktops in the classroom) and print your results.
· Read the article “Get An Edge in Competitive Events” and use it to complete the worksheet on the next page. Article found at → http://www.deca.org/pdf/ceprepstudent.pdf
Using your event’s performance indicators complete this section of the worksheet.
Identify at least 5 different performance indicators in a variety of instructional areas.

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In reference to the article “Get An Edge in Competitive Events”, answer these questions.

1. What are two things you can do before the conference to help you prepare for competition?
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2. When you are competing, what are two things you should do before the event?
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3. While you are competing, what three things should you remember?
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