Instructor:
Ms. C. Sotelo
Personal Development 124 ASSIGNMENT
DIRECTIONS: Review the
documents below to get started on our career and college
research paper. Make sure one of your sources for this paper is
an informational interview. Click on the Career Research Paper
for directions to get started.
JOB HUNTING AND HELP FOR
YOUR CAREER RESEARCH PAPER:
Career Research Paper (This is your final project that is
due at the end of the semester. You can get a head start now.)
Guidelines to Informational Interviewing and
Informational Interviewing Questions - Excellent questions
you can use to do an informational interview. An informational
interview is when you interview someone in the career you are
interested in.
Sample Student 1 Career Research Paper
(Psychology/Counseling)
Sample Student 2 Career Research Paper (Certified Athletic
Trainer)
Sample Student 3 Career Research Paper (Lawyer)
Sample Student 4 Career Research Paper (Hospitality Career)
Occupational Outlook (Put in the job you are interested in
and find tons of information on the career you are interested
in--use this information for your career research paper.)
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Find unique information on a
variety of careers and interesting articles.)
JobStar (Resume and Cover Letter Samples and more.)
Job Hunters Bible (Lots of research and help on resumes and
cover letters.)
Career Research Paper Assignment and Library
Research
Directions:
Write a 3-5 page, typed double spaced Research Paper on a career
that interests you or a career suggested by the career
assessment. Your paper should address and answer the below
questions:
*Describe the career. What
are the typical job duties? Why are you interested in this
career?
*Are certain personality
types or skills required? How does your personality type match
this career or not?
*What are the interest codes
for this career? How do your interests and values match this
career?
*What are some advantages
and disadvantages of working in this career?
*What type of environment
will you be working in?
*What is the job outlook,
the educational requirements, is there a specific major needed,
what are the related occupations, and growth opportunities?
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