Career ResearchCareer Research

Lesson 3.2Lesson 3.2

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•Write 10 questions on paper that you Write 10 questions on paper that you would like to ask someone who holds would like to ask someone who holds a job. You can ask about anything you a job. You can ask about anything you want to know, including working want to know, including working environment, education requirements, environment, education requirements, skills required, and career outlook skills required, and career outlook (number of jobs expected in the (number of jobs expected in the future).future).

Objectives: After completing Objectives: After completing this lesson, the students will this lesson, the students will have learned:have learned:

•Key questions to ask about Key questions to ask about careers that interest themcareers that interest them

•Where to get information Where to get information about careersabout careers

Raise your hand if you have Raise your hand if you have had a paid job such as had a paid job such as baby-sitting, housecleaning, baby-sitting, housecleaning, raking leaves, or mowing raking leaves, or mowing lawns.lawns.

ResearchResearch

•Investigating a subject and Investigating a subject and gathering information about itgathering information about it

What to ResearchWhat to Research

1.1. What skills What skills and aptitudes and aptitudes should I have?should I have?

What to ResearchWhat to Research2.2. What What education education and training and training would I would I need?need?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

3.3. What What would my would my work work environment, environment, or or surroundings, surroundings, be like?be like?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

4.4. What What hours would hours would I spend on I spend on the job?the job?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

5.5. What kinds of work What kinds of work would I do?would I do?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

6.6. What responsibilities What responsibilities would I have?would I have?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

7.7. Would I be able to Would I be able to move ahead?move ahead?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

8.8. What will What will this career this career be like be like when I’m when I’m ready to ready to work?work?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

9.9. What What does this does this career pay?career pay?

What to ResearchWhat to Research

10.10. What other rewards What other rewards would this career provide?would this career provide?

Why ask these 10 questions Why ask these 10 questions about careers?about careers?

Where Do You Find It?Where Do You Find It?•LibraryLibrary

–Dictionary of Occupational Titles Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) [detailed information](DOT) [detailed information]•Collection of job profilesCollection of job profiles

–Occupational Outlook Handbook Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) [general information](OOH) [general information]•Explains what workers do, Explains what workers do, education needed, and makes education needed, and makes predictions about career futurepredictions about career future

LibraryLibrary– Guide for Occupational Guide for Occupational

ExplorationExploration•Explores careers based on 12 Explores careers based on 12 interest areasinterest areas

– Occupational Outlook QuarterlyOccupational Outlook Quarterly•Provides current information about Provides current information about employment trends and outlooksemployment trends and outlooks

– Reader’s Guide to Periodical Reader’s Guide to Periodical LiteratureLiterature•Detailed index of magazine Detailed index of magazine articlesarticles

Where Do You Find It?Where Do You Find It?

•Search the InternetSearch the Internet–Make sure the Make sure the information is true and information is true and currentcurrent

–Reliable sourceReliable source

Where Do You Find It?Where Do You Find It?

•Talk to PeopleTalk to People–Exploratory InterviewExploratory Interview

•A short, informal talk with A short, informal talk with someone who works in a someone who works in a career that interests you.career that interests you.

Conduct Exploratory Conduct Exploratory InterviewInterview• Talk to PeopleTalk to People

• Ask QuestionsAsk Questions– How did you start in your career?How did you start in your career?– What education and training did it require?What education and training did it require?– What do you like about your job?What do you like about your job?– What do you do on a typical day at your What do you do on a typical day at your

job?job?

• Take NotesTake Notes

I have an interest in the area of I have an interest in the area of ____________, and to research ____________, and to research this area I will ________________.this area I will ________________.