🔎Activity: Explore The Skills Landscape (Exploratory only)

2. Industries

"An industry is a group of companies that are related based on their primary business activities." - Investopedia

Developing industry knowledge offers the opportunity to explore diverse fields and connect them to your Spark.  If you are not sure where to begin, look at the industry examples below and follow what interests you. As a starting point, think about what you enjoy doing or learning about.

Activity

Use the web to investigate an industry of interest, an emerging industry, and a declining industry.  There are some links below to get you started, or you can find other sites of your choosing.

Use your Workbook to record your answers for the following questions: 

  • What are some key industries that align with your interests or skills, and what aspects of each industry appeal to you?
  • What challenges do these industries face?
  • What information did you learn that could influence your search for a volunteer role?

Here are some ideas for industries to investigate, or choose your own:


Here are some ideas for industries to investigate, or choose your own:
  • Technology
  • Finance
  • Manufacturing
  • Communication
  • Tourism/Hospitality
  • Energy (oil and gas, alternative energy)
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Construction 
  • Healthcare
  • Professional, scientific, technical services
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