Career Exploration Workshop Helps Students Plan Their Career Path
Career Exploration Workshop Helps Students Plan Their Career Path
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24/11/2025
To assist students in exploring their career direction and enhancing self-awareness and planning abilities, the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs held the Career Exploration Workshop on 21 November 2025. Sponsored by the Macao Foundation, the event attracted participants from master’s students across different faculties of the university.
To assist students in exploring their career direction and enhancing self-awareness and planning abilities, the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held the Career Exploration Workshop on 21 November 2025. Sponsored by the Macao Foundation, the event attracted participants from master’s students across different faculties of the university.
The workshop took place in the afternoon at USJ Ilha Verde Campus. Mr. Gregory Kuong, a certified career planning instructor, was invited to be the speaker. He began the workshop interactively, guiding students through self-introductions and initiating discussions based on the theme “how to depict your current life picture.” Students then participated in a card-drawing game, explaining the reasons for their choices during the process, which prompted initial reflections on their level of self-understanding.
The second half of the workshop was set in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere, which helped students contemplate issues related to their life paths. The workshop provided a detailed, step-by-step explanation of the significance of career planning. Mr. Kuong introduced the practical career planning golden triangle method, which involved analyzing personal aspects such as interests, abilities, values, and beliefs, while considering environmental factors like family, socio-economic status, and occupational information. This comprehensive approach assisted students in evaluating their own conditions alongside external resources.
The workshop placed significant emphasis on explaining the internally derived career clover model, highlighting that interests, abilities, and values are the three core elements of career planning. Mr. Kuong further engaged participating students by guiding them to use an interest exploration worksheet to score their own personality traits. Students were suggested to refer to the occupational interest hexagon diagram and occupational code analysis to further explore the alignment between their personal profiles and different career choices.
As the workshop concluded, Mr. Kuong emphasized the importance of self-understanding for career choices in a rapidly changing society and encouraged students to engage in continuous reflection and adjustment of their directions. This workshop provided practical tools and knowledge for the students and inspired them with proactive planning for their future. A Master year-two student from the School of Education found the activity helpful for clarifying goals and boosting confidence in career development. In the future, OSAA will continue to organize related activities to support students in creating their unique journeys.
