CAREER: PLAN A

Career Choice A: Full time graphic designer

⭐Answer in paragraph form, using complete sentences, transitions, grammar,

spelling and punctuation.⭐

Me and my choices:
Consider: What I like about this career the most is that it allows me to be creative.
❏ What do you enjoy about this Even with some boundaries set by the employer, I still have a lot of
career choice? creativity and will be able to put myself into a lot of work, it also pays very
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this well. It’s suitable for me because art is one of my biggest passions and
choice create for you? graphic design is all about art and creativity.
❏ Why is this the best choice for
you?

Career Info that I have discovered…

Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of this
employment choice The up’s of the career is that I get to be creative, the downs is that I will
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities have to sit for 12-14 hours at a desk designing every day. My
❏ Salary range responsibilities are making sure logos and designs are done by the deadline.
❏ Future outlook The salary range is
❏ Lifestyle factors $50,187 per year or $25.74 per hour. The future is growing bigger and
❏ Advancement opportunities making a name to myself, with the salary being good it would land me a
good life style by moving to vancouver or even somewhere in the USA.

Three employability skills I possess 1. Artistic skills, creative design

that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position 2. being able to follow clear instructions
❏ Personal attributes

3. being flexible with designs and fitting to my employers wants

Education needed to pursue my Graphic design course in post secondary , diploma
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
 CAREER: PLAN B
Career Choice B: Construction worker
⭐Answer in paragraph form, using complete sentences, transitions, grammar,

spelling and punctuation.⭐

Me and my choices:
Consider: I’ve always enjoyed hands on work and this is something that is definitely
❏ What do you enjoy about this hands on and requires a lot of work. It would land me in quite a basic life
career choice? style, but im okay with that because I don’t need a big life style to be happy.
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this This is a great second choice for me because its hands on work which I
choice create for you? really like.
❏ Why is this the another great
option for you?

Career Info that I have discovered…

Consider: Up sides are that I get to do a lot of hard, hands on work but the downsides
❏ Upsides/downsides of this is that I wouldn’t be home for a lot of the daytime and have a lot of dirty
employment choice jobs. My responsibilities would vairy depending on the job and my location,
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities $43,472 per year or $22.29 per hour is the usual salary. I would keep this
❏ Salary range job in the future to move up to make the actual building plans, the life style
❏ Future outlook would be simple and it would give me opportunities to go a lot of different
❏ Lifestyle factors places to build.
❏ Advancement opportunities

Three employability skills I possess 1. Hard worker

that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position 2. I’m very good at following set out rules and blueprints
❏ Personal attributes

3. Very hands on

Education needed to pursue my N/A for diploma. I would need to go through a lengthy training process.
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
 TRAVEL / GAP YEAR OPTION
Itinerary and Budget

Using Power Point or another visual medium, create a travel plan and be sure you have included ALL of the
following information for your travel itinerary.

Where?
Tokyo, Hokkaido, Kyoto, Japan.
When?
● Around October or November once it starts getting colder.
● Approximately 3 months in each city

How?
● By airplane to Japan, and around, a rented car. [Flight to Japan from Vancouver, 1,840 dollars. A rented car for 9
months in Japan [from october to march, 61 dollars a day] = 11,163

Accommodations
● For the first three months of Tokyo, I would not be paying. I have family in tokyo, I would be staying with them.
For Hokkaido, I’d be staying here for 2 months: https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/southhouses1.en-gb.html?
label=hokkaido-3CDW81ZYRuCnkGYKdiAtGQS538198433203%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1800%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap
%3Aneg%3Afi%3Atikwd-6465936381%3Alp9001490%3Ali%3Adec%3Adm%3Appccp
%3DUmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YdbYVqXDN8zp7PNDFvT66M8&sid=8b4dd19165132ccf641d07f4021314cb&
aid=377400&ucfs=1&arphpl=1&checkin=2025-01-01&check charge for 61 nights = 1,792

And for Kyoto for two months: https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/secret-garden-kyoto.en-gb.html?

label=hokkaido-3CDW81ZYRuCnkGYKdiAtGQS538198433203%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1800%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap
%3Aneg%3Afi%3Atikwd-6465936381%3Alp9001490%3Ali%3Adec%3Adm%3Appccp
%3DUmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YdbYVqXDN8zp7PNDFvT66M8&sid=8b4dd19165132ccf641d07f4021314cb&
aid=377400&ucfs=1&arphpl=1&checkin=2024-10-0 charge for 61 nights = 4,379

Budgeting Costs
● Anticipated food costs = around 2,000 CAD for groceries for 6 months in total.
● Around 500-550 for gas per 6 months.
● Costs for activities, sightseeing, entertainment, etc = Around 2-3k depending on how expensive or far out it is.
● Phone plan (extra charges?) = 360 for six months if my average bill is 60.
● Travel insurance = around 6% of my total trip which is 23,084
● What will you need to buy before you go? Nothing, I have everything,
● What will you buy while you are travelling? Clothes, nicknacks, etc. I would give myself a budget of 1k for that.
 WORKING FULL-TIME & LIVING ON YOUR OWN

Projected employment: Graphic designer Employer: FOE creative

Income is 31.25
Working full time, 40 hours a week. 160 hours per month. 1080 hours per year.

Income Monthly: Annually:

A) Hourly Wage/salary 5,000 33,750

B) Income Tax *Use an income tax calculator 615 2825

to estimate your provincial & federal taxes
and deductions.*

Subtract Income Tax from Income (A – B = ) 615-5,000 33750-2825

Net Income: 4,385 28,318

Expenses:

Rent 1,242 14,904

List the details of your rental accommodations:
 Location 41 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC
V6A 1M9
 Bedrooms: none, is a studio
 Bathrooms: 1
 Square footage : N/A
 Parking: yes
 Monthly rent: 1.242

Utilities All combined : 447.63

 Electricity 200
 Water 180.80
 Cable / Internet 66.83

Food/Grocery: 400 per month 400 4,800

Car Insurance N/A

Fuel N/A

Car Repairs N/A

Compass Card (Transit): 150 Per month 150 1,800

Cell Phone 60 per month 60 720

Clothing: budget is 500 every 3 months. 2,000

Entertainment 500 per month 500 2,000

Personal items 200 per month 200 800

Recreation / Sports / Gym membership N/A N/A

 Other 1150 All combined:
 Gifts = 200 4,450
 house supplies= 100
 specialist fees N/A
 eye care/prescriptions= 550 per year
 hair cuts N/A [do it myself]
 moving costs (furniture, truck rental) 300

Savings / Investments 500 6,000

Aim for a minimum of 10%

Total Expenses 3702 27,521.63

Total Net Income MINUS Total Expenses 683 796.37

Write a one page reflection on whether your job will support your lifestyle.

● What sacrifices will you have to make?

● How will your priorities change?
● How much money do you plan to save per year? What will you use your savings for in five years? Ten
years? What are your savings goals?

One page reflection:

Some sacrifices I would have to make are definitely the amount of hours and says I would have free in
order to spend time with friends, family or do things on my own. Since id be working more than full time
and spending multiple hours on end designing and having to communicate with people about what they like
about my designs, what could be improved and over all having a lot of responsibilities to do I wouldn’t
have a lot of time to see my friends. That doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t be able to see them in general as I
would still make sure to have a few days or planned vacations where I would be able to spend time with
them, but it would not be as frequent as it would be in High School. Another sacrifice I would have to make
is having to sit at my desk for prolonged periods of time where I would do nothing but be stuck in a room
for 12+ hours a day and not go outside that much if not for anything I need to buy like groceries or
essentials. My priorities would be changing as in my main priority would be to be on task every day to be
able to get my clients their designs, logos or anything they need from me at the due date that is set. In
Graphic design, there is little to no wiggle room when it comes to deadlines and meeting them is crucial and
essential if you don’t want to lose the client and have a bad reputation. And instead of prioritizing my
hobbies, I would have to push most of them aside since most of them [art, ceramics, baking, skating, etc]
are very time consuming and I wouldn’t have time to prioritize them apart from my work. If I say in the
same budget for years and don’t step out I would be saving 796.37 each year, which is not too bad but it
could definitely be better. In five years that’s about 3,981.35. With that money, I think I would like to go
somewhere for vacation. Not outside of Canada, but I would like to go out of BC and visit another
province. A province in mind would be Ontario where I’d go to Toronto for a few weeks and stay there to
learn about the city as I love the city life and surrounding myself in it. I think it gives me enough money to
be able to be comfortable while im my vacation and explore without feeling like my budget is too tight or
like I wont have enough to spend to be happy with my entire vacation. In ten years [if I don’t end up going
on my vacation and continue to save up the money] I would have 7962.7 dollars in savings. With that, I
think I would want to find a very small home that would have enough room for one person [myself] and a
room for an office. Nothing too big since I wouldn’t be planning on living with anyone at the moment. I
would put it as a downpayment for the house that I see fit and would use that to begin to actually own a
house instead of relying on apartments and not actually owning a house for my own. Having my own house
and not having to worry about landlords or anything in my apartment building would take a lot off my
mind since I have high anxiety and wouldn’t really enjoy living in an apartment for the rest of my life. I
would like the house to be located somewhere in Burnaby, not too far from Metrotown since its one of my
favourite places to go since I really like that area and share many good memories with that place. Either
way, I see this working out for me in the future because its enough money to keep me genuinely happy since
I’m not someone who likes a big , rich life style and prefer to have something small, but comfortable to
make me happy.