Career

Your Name

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Possible Job Titles for this Career and Related Careers

• Occupation Description:

• Job Title

• Related Careers

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Main tools and technology used

TRAINING AND EDUCATIONCareer name

Degrees relating to ______

Doctorate/Professional School (8 years after high school)

List majors that would apply to this career field

Masters Degree 6 years after high schoolList majors that would apply to this career field

Bachelors Degree 4-5 years after high schoolMajors that would apply to the career field

Associates Degree 2 years after high schoolWhat majors would apply to this career field

Nearby Universities with a Major in ___________

• List at least ten include related major(s) that relate to the career chosen

• Ex. The College of University, City, State• Try to list them from closest to home to

furthest away, if possible.

Top 10 University Programs in (Career Field)

• Be sure to list the SOURCE of your information (otherwise how do we know they are really nationally ranked?)

• Ex. According to ….these are the top 10 universities in the field of (career).

1. University of _______

Local University (write name of university)

• All degree required courses• Be sure to include # of General Education

Hours but you don’t have to list these courses

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Local University (write name of university)

• All degree required courses (cont.)• Be sure to include # of General Education

Hours but you don’t have to list these courses

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Top 10 University in the field of ____ (write name of university)

• All degree required courses• Be sure to include # of General Education

Hours but you don’t have to list these courses

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Top 10 University in the field of ____ (write name of university)

• All degree required courses (cont.)• Be sure to include # of General Education

Hours but you don’t have to list these courses

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Comparing ProgramsLocal University (write university name)

• Rank distance to the university ( ex. commutable, regional/nearby, cross country)

• Overall University’s rank• Enrollment (# of students)• Yearly tuition• Retention Rate• Graduation Rate• Faculty:Student ratio

Top 10 University (write university name)

• Rank distance to the university ( ex. commutable, regional/nearby, cross country)

• Overall University’s rank• Enrollment (# of students)• Yearly tuition• Retention Rate• Graduation Rate• Faculty:Student ratio

Be sure to cite any logos or pictures of the universities on this slide.

THE PROFESSIONCareer Name

Typical Working Conditions• Indoor/Outdoor/Combination• Industrial/Office/Other• Typical Hours

– Are all three shifts likely? (days, afternoons, and midnights)– Specific hours (ex. 8 am to 5 pm)– Is overtime likely?– Will there be a lot of traveling with this type of job?– What are the typical holidays, vacation, and sick leave available and are they likely

to be paid? • Are you more likely to be Supervised or to be a Supervisor? • With whom do you spend most of your time?

– Customers– Coworkers (peers)– Manager/supervisor

Working Conditions (cont.)

• Is additional training required?– Is a higher degree possible?– Do you need to take continuous courses to

maintain a certificate or license? • What is the next higher level of this career?• How do you earn advancement?

Professional Organization

• Association Name #1 – Contact Info/website address – Dues– How do you gain acceptance/membership?

• Association Name #2 – Contact Info/website address – Dues– How do you gain acceptance/membership?

Professional Organizations

• Association Name #3 – Contact Info/website address – Dues– How do you gain acceptance/membership?

• Association Name #4– Contact Info/website address – Dues– How do you gain acceptance/membership?

Professional Organizations

• Association Name #5 – Contact Info/website address – Dues– How do you gain acceptance/membership?

Which organization is best and why?

Professional Journals/Resources

• Journal Name found in _____ Database– Type of information found in this journal

• Journal Name found in _____ Database– Type of information found in this journal

• Journal Name found in _____ Database– Type of information found in this journal

Professional Journals/Resources

• Journal Name found in _____ Database– Type of information found in this journal

• Journal Name found in _____ Database– Type of information found in this journal

• Which journal did you find to be the best/most useful and WHY?

Salary and Wages

• Beginning wage (after college, no experience)• Median wage• Top wage (highest salary earned)• Source of information

Salary and Wages over Time Graph

Employment Growth

• Current growth/unemployment rate in career • Future growth/unemployment rate• Source of Information

Employment Rate v. Time Graph

Career Name

Pros• Even if this is not a career

you are interested in pursing, list here what type of person would enjoy working in this position and why?

Cons• Every career has some type

of downside, think objectively and critically about this career’s possible negatives. Are there certain personality characteristics that would not be good matches for this position?

Works Cited

• Use MLA format (including a hanging indent) indent the second line of a citation by 5 spaces.Put each citation in alphabetical orderYou may use a smaller font down to about size 20. You may use an additional slide for Works Cited. They may not all fit onto one slide.