All students will complete a research paper on a career of choice. The final paper will be incorporated into their weebly site on a dedicated page. I encourage students to include multi media resources on their weebly page, however, this is not a required component. Just below this text you will find a PDF of the project guidelines that is printer friendly and includes the grading rubric. A hard copy of this will be given out in class. This project is due on Monday, May 2ndboth in hard copy and on the Weebly site.
Virginia CareerView This site allows you to filter careers based on your interests. Once you select a career to look at, be sure to view the different tabs at the top of the page for even more information.
Unusual Jobs Check out this site that explains some unusual jobs.
Job OutlookThis site has a bunch of great information about jobs including job outlooks. This means that it predicts if it will be easy or hard to find this job, how much you could expect to make, and other interesting information.
Career Research
Directions: Use resources toanswer these questions about a career of your choice.
Title of Occupation:_________________________________________________________________
1. Description of theoccupation including main duties and responsibilities.
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a.Why did you choose this career?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b. What is the history or background of the career? (This is optional, but interesting if you canfind it!)
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2. What are the education,skills, and training requirements for the occupation?
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3. List other requiredqualifications such as licensing, certifications, etc.
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4. What is the average wageor salary, vacation time, hours, working conditions, and the kinds of peopleyou work with for this occupation?
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5. What is the employmentoutlook for this occupation (will it be easy or hard to get this job)?
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6. List the places wherepeople in this occupation might work.
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7. What are the opportunitiesfor advancement?
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8. List other occupationsthat are similar or related.
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9. Is this occupationavailable in your area? List companies or other places of employment in yourarea in which this occupation is located.
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10. What school subjects orcourses would help you to prepare for this occupation?
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11. Does this occupation dealmainly with people, data, things or ideas?
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12. Do you think you have theaptitude (potential ability) for this occupation?
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13. This occupation interestsyou because:
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14. List 3 resources (books,magazines, computerized information, etc.) used for this research.
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15. List the name and titleof a person(s) that helped you locate this information.
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16. List the name of aperson(s) you know (or know of) who is in this occupation.
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17. From what you learned, are you suited forthis career? Why or why not?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. What do you need to do to reach your goal?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. Write any other interesting facts about yourcareer.
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CareerResearch Project OutlineParagraph #1 – Introduce Your Career
-definition
-background; evolution; history
-why you chose it
Paragraph #2 –Preparation for Your Career
-education necessary for entry job
-skills required for entry job
-references required
-summer jobs helpful
Paragraph #3 – Work
-entry level job description
-working conditions
-hours
-vacation time
-salary range
-physical/emotional stress
-kinds of people you work with
-how evaluated
Paragraph #4 –Potential
-advantages and disadvantages
-future outlook
-possible career path
-top job on career ladder job description
-training and qualifications necessary for top job on career ladder
Paragraph #5 –Conclusion
-from what you have learned, are you suited to the career?
-why or why not?
-what do you need to do to attain your goal?
