Home Activities Checklist
Instructions: The following list encompasses a variety of activities that many people do around their homes. Check those activities that you enjoy doing and feel you are good at, or that you might want to consider using in your next job, or to include in long-term career planning. When you are done, go back and double check the activities you would most like to include in your next job or in long-term career planning.
Advising family members on their personal problems.
Baby sitting for younger children in the family.
Baking and decorating cakes.
Balancing checkbooks for family members.
Budgeting the family income.
Building cabinets or furniture.
Building or repairing radio or television sets.
Canning and preserving food.
Cutting and trimming hair for other members of the family.
Designing and building an addition or remodeling the interior of a home.
Designing and landscaping a flower garden.
Doing electrical wiring and repairs in the home.
Driving a truck and tractor to harvest crops on the family farm.
Helping members of the family with their English lessons.
Installing and repairing home stereo equipment.
Instructing family members in observing traffic regulations.
Mixing drinks for family or friends.
Mounting and framing pictures.
Mowing the lawn with a riding lawn mower.
Nursing sick pets.
Nursing sick relatives and friends.
Painting the interior or exterior of a home.
Planning and cooking meals.
Planning family recreational activities.
Preparing family income tax returns.
Raising vegetables in a home garden.
Refinishing or re-upholstering furniture.
Repairing electrical household appliances.
Repairing the family car.
Repairing plumbing in the home.
Serving as host or hostess for house guests.
Setting the table and serving family meals.
Trimming shrubs and hedges.
Washing and waxing the family car.
My Top Home Activities
From the items that you have double checked above, select the three home activities that seem most important for you to include in future jobs or career plans. When you have done this, write them out in their order of importance.
School and Training Subjects Checklist
Instructions: Various formal courses and areas of study that you may have taken in high school, college, technical or business school, the military, or some other place are listed below. The subjects are listed under groups of related subjects to help you identify similar courses. Check each subject that you enjoyed and did well in, as well as those you think are particularly important to use in your next job. When you are done, go back and double check the subjects or groups of subjects that you would most like to include in your next job.
Agriculture
Agricultural Management
Agricultural Mechanics
Agricultural Production (Farming)
Animal Science or Husbandry
Forestry
Horticulture
Art
Commercial Art
Drawing
Interior Decorating
Painting
Sculpture
Business Administration and Finance
Accounting
Business Administration
Business Finance
Business Law
Business Math
Economics
Distributive Education
Marketing or Merchandising
Sales
Driver Education
Driver Education
Health
First Aid
Health Education
Medical or Dental Technology
Nursing Care
Home Economics
Child Care
Clothing and Textiles
Cosmetology (Beauty Care)
Fashion Design
Food Management
Food Preparation (Cooking, Baking)
Food Services
Hand Sewing and Tailoring
Home or Institutional Management
Machine Sewing
Communications
English Language Skills
Foreign Languages
Journalism
Literature
Speech
Mathematics
Advanced Math or Calculus
Algebra
Arithmetic or Basic Math
Computer Programming
Geometry
Statistics
Trigonometry
Music
Instrumental Music
Vocal Music
Office Procedures
Bookkeeping
Data Processing/Computer Operations
General Clerical Training
Office Machines
Office Practices
Stenography
Typing Word Processing
Physical Education
Physical Education
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Earth or Space Science
General Science
Physics
Physiology
Zoology
Shop and Crafts
Auto Body Repair
Auto Mechanics
Blueprint Reading
Carpentry or Woodworking
Electricity
Graphic Arts
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Machine Shop
Metalworking
Photography
Plumbing
Print Shop
Radio and TV Repair
Shop Math
Small Appliance Repair
Small Engine Repair
Upholstering
Welding
Humanities
Geography
Government or Political Science
History
Psychology
Sociology
Technical Studies
Computer Programming
Computer Repair
Drafting
Electronics
Mechanical Drawing
Surveying
Theater Arts
Dance
Drama
Stage Craft
My Top School and Training Subjects
From the items that you double checked above, select the three subjects or groups of subjects that seem most important for you to include in future jobs. When you have done this, write them out in their order of importance.
