Career Research

CAREER RESEARCH10/2/13

WARM-UP

• IN A PREVIOUS CLASS PERIOD, YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE SIX DIFFERENT CAREER CATEGORIES. WHICH 2 CATEGORIES DO YOU FEEL BEST FIT YOUR SKILLS AND INTERESTS? EXPLAIN WHY.• REALISTIC: FIRE FIGHTER, LANDSCAPER, MECHANICS• INVESTIGATIVE: DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, CITY PLANNERS• ARTISTIC: DESIGNERS, EDITORS, WRITERS• SOCIAL: CHILD CARE, MASSAGE THERAPISTS, FITNESS TRAINERS• ENTERPRISING: REAL ESTATE AGENT, LAWYERS, CHIEF EXECUTIVES• CONVENTIONAL: BILLING, SECRETARIES, BANK TELLERS

KEY BOARDING PRACTICE

• GO TO THE FUNTYPIINGGAME WEBSITE• CHOOSE THE TYPING PRACTICE. • YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO PRACTICE TYPING

COMPLETE YOUR RESEARCH

• USING THE COLLEGE IN COLORADO WEBSITE, COMPLETE YOUR CAREER REPORT SUMMARY SHEETS FOR EACH CAREER YOU CHOSE.

• DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO FIND INFORMATION IN EACH CATEGORY ARE ON SH PARE 16.

• IF YOU CANNOT FIND OR WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FEEL FREE TO FIND OTHER SITES THAT CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN CAREERS.

• 30 MINUTES

DAY IN THE LIFE

• WHETHER OR NOT YOU ENJOY A CAREER OFTEN BOILS DOWN TO THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES OF THAT JOB. THINK ABOUT THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES YOU TOOK PART IN YESTERDAY. WHICH ONES DID YOU ENJOY? WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER NOT REPEAT? WHICH ARE NECESSARY? WHICH ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

• COMPLETE THE DAY IN THE LIFE CHART ON SH 22• 5 MIN

DAY IN THE LIFE

• CHOOSE ONE OF THE CAREERS THAT YOU RESEARCHED.• COMPLETE PAGE 23 BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE

WHAT THEY DO PAGE OF YOUR CAREER REPORT SUMMARY AND YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE.

VALUES

• COMPLETE SH 24.• WHAT ARE VALUES?

VALUES

• COMPLETE SH 24.• WHAT ARE VALUES?

• VALUES ARE THE BELIEFS OR PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE HOW YOU LIVE AND ACT

• THE CODE WE LIVE BY

COMPARING VALUES

• EACH CAREER AREA PLACES AN EMPHASIS ON A DIFFERENT SET OF VALUES.• MUSICIAN = ACHIEVEMENT, RECOGNITION, INDEPENDENCE• ASSISTANTS = RELATIONSHIPS, SUPPORT

• USE THE IS THIS FOR YOU PAGE TO DETERMINE IF A CAREERS VALUES MATCH UP WITH YOUR OWN BY COMPLETING PORTFOLIO PAGE 14

CAREER REPORT PROMPT• CHOOSING A CAREER IS A DEFINING AND NERVE-RACKING PART OF

THE HIGH-SCHOOL/COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. IN FACT, 50% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS CHANGE THEIR MAJOR AT LEAST ONCE AND MANY CHANGE THEIR MAJORS AS MANY AS 3 TIMES. GATHERING AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS AND THE CAREERS YOU ARE CONSIDERING WILL ALLOW YOU TO MAKE THE MOST INFORMED DECISION. WRITE AN ESSAY IN WHICH YOU CHOOSE (OF THOSE YOU RESEARCHED) THE CAREER YOU BELIEVE IS THE BEST FIT FOR YOU. JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICE WITH EVIDENCE FROM YOU RESEARCH INCLUDING REASONS THE OTHER CAREERS ARE NOT A GOOD FIT.

• T = A = • P = P =

CAREER REPORT REQUIREMENTS

• OUTLINE• 5 PARAGRAPHS MINIMUM• TYPED, TIMES NEW ROMAN, 1 INCH MARGINS, DOUBLE

SPACED• SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY AT THE END • APA STYLE• FINAL DRAFT AND OUTLINE DUE FRIDAY (UPLOAD TO

SKYDRIVE)

P1 = • P2 =

• P2 =

• P2

• P3 = • P4 = • P4

• P3 = • P4 = • P4 =

• P3 = • P4 = • P4 =

C =