What is the main purpose of attending a careers fair?
Why is it important to ask questions at a careers fair?
What should you prepare before attending a careers fair?
What do you know about the Careers Fair?
What do you hope to learn?
Identify key skills for each career sector listed.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Research, analysis, experimentation | arrow_right_alt | Creative Arts sector skills |
Creativity, visual arts, performance | arrow_right_alt | Business sector skills |
Sales, management, finance | arrow_right_alt | Science sector skills |
Explore potential career paths in four different sectors.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Artist, filmmaker, graphic designer | arrow_right_alt | Science career paths |
Data analyst, scientist, researcher | arrow_right_alt | Business career paths |
Manager, analyst, consultant | arrow_right_alt | Creative Arts career paths |
Think carefully about the skills, qualifications, and experiences needed for each career that you visitied.
Use the table below to record any questions that you might have asked and make notes of your findings.
Stall / Career | Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Notes / Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Examples of questions you could ask:
“What subjects are most useful for this career?”
“What skills do you use most in this role?”
“What do you enjoy most about this job?”
Instructions for use:
Fill in the table with 2–3 questions for each career stall you visited.
Record any findings.
Which careers did you find most interesting and why?
What new skills or pathways did you discover?
If you were interested in one of these careers, what would your next steps be?
Thinking about your Year 9 visit, how could we do this differently to make it even more useful?