"Knowledge is power. You can't begin a career... unless you know everything there is to know about it."
Randeep Hooda |
Career ProjectDue-dates: Thursday 1/12-Career Research Notes (Pages 4 and 5 of Career Packet): All bullet points must be filled out using both a book/ebook and a website. Thursday 1/12-Works Cited Page- Need at least 1 book or ebook and 1 website. Extra credit for personal interview. Career Outline- Started in-class on Thursday on worksheet or notebook paper. Career Journal- Start in-class on Friday and complete by Tuesday 1/17. |
Step 1: Pick a career to research. |
Need help picking a career?
Everyone should take this quiz: https://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/careers/clusterAssessmentResult Extra Quizzes: https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/Careers/Interest-Assessment-Questions.aspx http://www.yourfreecareertest.com/index.html http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/careers.shtml |
Step 2: Research your career.Step 3: Make and outline using your research.Step 4: Write Career Journal. |
Online Resources:
Best place to start: https://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/mymncareers/advance-career/find-careers-tool.html Either find your Career by searching in your cluster or use a keyword search at the top. HMS Media Center Resources: This link will take you to the Media center Homepage. Look for the links to the Infobase eBooks and GVRL. Use your salmon colored sheet to get the passwords. http://destiny2.hastings.k12.mn.us/common/servlet/presenthomeform.do?l2m=Home&tm=Home&l2m=Home Other Resources: 1) https://forms.act.org/world/explore_world.html First click on the category for your job and see if that job is listed (use a category similar to your career cluster.) 2) https://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm 3) http://www.collegegrad.com /careers/(Go to the left-hand side and click on explore careers) 4) http://www.kiwicareers.govt.nz (This site is in New Zealand, but has great info.) 5) http://www.iseek.org/mncareers/ (Click on explore careers, then click on find careers.) 6) http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html (links to other informational websites) 7) http://www.jobshadow.com/complete-list-of-interviews/(a good place to look for first hand acccounts) Click on the following links for resources to help make your outline:
Career Project Outline Directions Blank Career Outline |