Future Compass Choice Board
College & Career Readiness
Future Compass
Self-Discovery & Post-Secondary Exploration Menu
Name:
Date:
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Your Mission: Complete a Tic-Tac-Toe Line!
Select three tasks from the grid below to form a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line. Every choice helps you connect your personal strengths and values to real post-secondary pathways. Document your work on Page 2.
Values
1. The Archivist
Identify your top 3 core life values (e.g., independence, helping others, financial comfort). Explain in 3 sentences how a specific post-secondary path directly supports or challenges these core values.
Focus: College, Trade, or Military
Hands-On
2. The Apprentice
Research a specific skilled trade or technical field (e.g., wind turbine tech, cyber security specialist). List the required certifications, average training time, and why this hands-on career matches your traits.
Focus: Trade School & Apprenticeship
Identity
3. The Visionary
Describe your ideal workday 10 years in the future. Are you outdoors? In an office? Working remotely? Traveling? Explain what core personality trait of yours is best utilized in this work setting.
Focus: Self-Reflection & Setting
Academic
4. The Scholar
Select a potential college major and a completely unrelated minor (e.g., Business & Graphic Design). Describe how combining these two fields creates a unique, highly competitive professional skill set.
Focus: 2-Year or 4-Year College
Core Center Space
Strengths
5. The Matchmaker
List your top 3 natural talents or strengths. Match these strengths directly to 2 distinct career clusters (e.g., Health Science, Finance, Human Services) and explain the best training path for each.
*Must be included in your line!
Service
6. The Tactician
Research a high-growth career path in any military branch or public service program (e.g., cyber defence, engineering, disaster response). Highlight how tactical training and benefits transfer to civilian career success.
Focus: Military & Service Options
Business
7. The Innovator
Map out a direct-to-workforce entry strategy for a field you love. What specific entry-level role would you seek immediately after graduation, and what key certifications can you pursue on-the-job to rank up?
Focus: Direct Workforce Entry
Data
8. The Auditor
Compare two different pathways for the same general field (e.g., a 4-year degree in Comp Sci vs. an 18-week software bootcamp). Evaluate both on: time commitment, total cost, and hands-on practice.
Focus: Comparative Evaluation
Social
9. The Interviewer
Write down 4 essential questions you would ask a professional currently working in a career cluster of interest. Ensure your questions ask about their daily tasks, critical challenges, and lessons learned.
Focus: Mentorship & Outreach
Alignment Strategy
Remember: No path is permanent. True readiness means matching options to your authentic self.
#College Ready #Trade Focused #Service Ready
Part 2: Evidence & Action Plan
Career Compass Portfolio
Tic-Tac-Toe Line Verification
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Section A: Core Strengths & Career Match (Required Space #5)
My Top 3 Natural Talents or Strengths
Aligned Career Clusters & Pathway Options
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Choice Response 1 • Card Number: #___ Record observations, facts, or planning notes below
Choice Response 2 • Card Number: #___ Record observations, facts, or planning notes below
My Post-Secondary Commitment Statement
My current primary pathway goal is to actively explore
In order to move closer to this goal, the single most important action step I will take this semester is to
A mentor, peer, or educator I can reach out to for support in this investigation is
by the target date of
Student Self-Reflection Check:
I have chosen diverse activities that match my personal identity, values, and strengths.
Completed 3 Prompts
Defined Next Steps
