Career+Research

Business Basics Career Research Part I – 10 points Know More About Yourself =[|CAREER VIDEO- HELPING YOU CHOOSE]=
 * Create an account at [|Princeton Review]–
 * o Go to the college tap and select Career Search then select 5 min. quiz. (You will have to create a free account)
 * o **Print your results and write a paragraph that evaluates the results **
 * Go to []and select “Start a new Work Importance Profiler”.
 * o Take the profiler and **record your top two work values** at the end of the profiler. Look at the careers listed that match your work values.
 * o Take time to look at all possible jobs that match your values

Part II – 20 points Career Information
 * Spend sometime looking for a career choice; don’t choose the first one that pops up. Look at all of the information before you make a final decision. Once you have chosen your career choice complete the information below: "Career Information".
 * 1. Name of Career
 * 2. Daily Responsibilities
 * 3. Working Conditions
 * 4. Skills Needed
 * 5. Abilities Needed
 * 6. High School Classes Needed
 * 7. Post-Secondary Education Required
 * 8. Salary
 * 9. Outlook, Job Growth, Job Openings Information
 * 10. College Name and City, State (offering degree program and your top college pick)
 * 11. .Annual Tuition Costs
 * 12. SAT scores and GPA required for acceptance
 * After finding information on your career, create 5 questions that you would like to ask someone in this field. **Type your questions and add them to your hand-ins.**


 * Job Search**


 * Use sites like Monster, CareerBuilder, Beyond, Indeed, Hound, etc. to look for 2 positions for the career you have chosen. **Print the job posting to turn in with your other information. One of your job posting must be local.**

Part III – 60 points
 * Create a presentation in Googledrive that highlights researched information about your chosen career. See attached rubric for requirements.

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=RUBRIC = = Part I = Princeton Review Print out and paragraph _/ 5 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Career Zone – top two work values _ / 5 = Part II = Career Information _ / 10 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5 Questions _ / 5 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2 job postings _ / 5

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Part III
scores and GPA required for acceptance || 5  ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Required Elements ** ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Available Points **  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Achieved Points **  ||
 * Name of Career || 1  ||   ||
 * Daily Responsibilities || 5  ||   ||
 * Working Conditions || 5  ||   ||
 * Skills/Abilities Needed || 5  ||   ||
 * High School Classes Needed || 5  ||   ||
 * Post-Secondary Education Required || 5  ||   ||
 * Salary & Outlook, Job Growth, Job Openings Information || 5  ||   ||
 * 2 additional resources of career information with all contact information, (Associations, or Internet Sources) || 5  ||   ||
 * College Name and City, State (offering degree program and your top college pick) with tuition costs & SAT
 * 3 images included; related to career || 6  ||   ||
 * 2 hyperlinks; 1 to a career related website and 1 to your college top pick || 5  ||   ||
 * Googeldoc Presentation is creative, balanced and eye-catching || 5  ||   ||
 * No spelling or grammatical errors || 3  ||   ||
 * Total Points || 60  ||   ||

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