FINDING THE RIGHT FIT

CAREER QUEST INQUIRY

MY CAREER FIELD

• CAREER FIELD

• CAREER CHOICE

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WHY I WANT TO WORK IN THIS CAREER

• EXPLAIN WHY YOU WANT TO WORK IN THIS CAREER FIELD AS IT RELATES TO YOUR IDENTITY. (HTTP://PUBLIC.CAREERCRUISING.COM/US/EN)

FACTORS AFFECTING MY CAREER CHOICE

• YOUR VALUES AND LIFESTYLE: (SEE TEXTBOOK FOR DESCRIPTIONS- PSWD= GORATS)

• APTITUDES AND INTERESTS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES (SEE TEXTBOOK FOR DESCRIPTIONS – PSWD GORATS)

MY IMPORTANT GOALS

• SHORT TERM GOALS – (SEE POWERPOINT FOR SAMPLE)

• INTERMEDIATE GOALS - (SEE POWERPOINT FOR SAMPLE)

• LONG TERM GOALS – (SEE POWERPOINT FOR SAMPLE)

SOURCE LISTS OF JOB OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

• LIST 5 SOURCES - (SEE TEXTBOOK FOR SOURCES – PSWD= GORATS)

CAREER DESCRIPTION

• REPLACE WITH OCCUPATION DESCRIPTION – (SEE O*NET ONLINE)

EDUCATION LEVEL REQUIRED

• INFO FOUND AT JOB ZONE – O*NET ONLINE

• SCREEN SHOT EDUCATIONAL RANGE FROM O*NET ONLINE

RELATED EXPERIENCE

• INFO FOUND AT JOB ZONE – O*NET ONLINE

KNOW YOUR DOUGH

• TOP WAGES (ONETONLINE.ORG) – SCREEN SHOT

• MEDIUM WAGES (ONETONLINE.ORG) – SCREEN SHOT

• LOWEST WAGES (ONETONLINE.ORG) – SCREEN SHOT

How much does my top career choice pay?

SALARIES

• STARTING SALARY WITH HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA…….

• STARTING SALARY WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE…….

• STARTING SALARY WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE………………

• STARTING SALARY WITH A DOCTORATE DEGREE IF APPLICABLE…………

Conduct an internet search:

RELATED OCCUPATIONS

• LIST THE OCCUPATION WITH THE BRIGHTEST OUTLOOK IN YOUR CAREER FIELD. - O*NET ONLINE

ADVERTISEMENT – JOB DESCRIPTION

• FIND AN ADVERTISEMENT WITH YOUR DREAM JOB DESCRIPTION –SCREEN SHOT HERE. (MONSTER.COM) *MAKE SURE IT INCLUDES PERSONALITY DESIRED.

END OF QUEST

• A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT I LEARNED BY CONDUCTING THIS CAREER QUEST.