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career research

talk about how to research a career

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career research

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  1. What you will learn: • Why researching careers is important • Methods for researching careers formally and informally • Procedures for researching careers

  2. Why researching careers is important Researching careers will help you find the employment options that best match your interests, values, and personal needs.

  3. Methods for researching careers 1. Talk to people you know about their career experience. Just ask a few basic questions: • What was your favorite job? • What was your least favorite job? • What was your most unusual job? • How do you like your current job?

  4. Methods for researching careers 2. Libraries—Check Them Out Many libraries have job information centers or career centers. Look for these useful resources at the library: • Dictionary of Occupational Titles • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Guide for Occupational Exploration • Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature • Occupational Outlook Quarterly

  5. Methods for researching careers 3. Internet Job Services The World Wide Web offers a wide range of Internet job services designed for job recruitment and career research. Most Web sites list job opportunities in different industries according to title, key duties, location, and other criteria.

  6. Informal Career Research 4. Exploratory Interviews An exploratory interview is a short, informal talk with someone who works in a career that appeals to you. Ask your family, friends, neighbors, teachers, and counselors to help you build a list of people who work in careers that you find interesting. After doing some initial research into a career, call the person and arrange an exploratory interview.

  7. Methods for researching careers 4. Exploratory Interviews Ask questions such as these: • How did you start your career? • What education and training does this career require? • What do you like about your job? • What do you do on a typical day at your job?

  8. Methods for researching careers 5. Part-Time Work • The most direct way to learn about a career is to work. • If your schedule allows it, working part-time will enable you to observe a career from the inside.

  9. Methods for researching careers 6. Work Experience Programs • You may be able to find a part-time job through a vocational educational program. • Such programs give you a chance to learn job skills while you are still in high school.

  10. Methods for researching careers 7. Job Shadowing Job shadowing involves following a worker for a few days on the job.

  11. Methods for researching careers 8. Volunteering and Internships Volunteers don’t usually receive a salary, but they are paid in valuable experience. • An internship is a more formal position that helps you learn job skills. • Internships require a longer-term commitment than volunteering does.

  12. Methods for researching careers Sources of Career Ideas PEOPLE WORK READING • Family • Friends • Teachers • Counselors • Neighbors • Jobs • Internships • Volunteering • Cooperative • Education • Job Shadowing • Books • Magazines • Newspapers • Internet Chapter 3 • Researching Careers Succeeding in the World of Work

  13. Procedures for researching careers Task 1. Read the passage and decide whether the statements below it are TRUE or FALSE. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F

  14. Procedures for researching careers Task 2. Read about job research procedures and match the headings in bold with paragraphs 1-4 1. Collecting Job Titles 2. Exploring Job Descriptions 3. Learning More About Possible Work Settings 4. Finding Out Which Employers Hire People Like You

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