Career Profile Assignment Directions

Career Profile Assignment Directions Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to explore one career of interest to you in depth. Knowing specifically what a job entails and offers is a key aspect of job satisfaction. You will research your top choice of career and reflect on how well this career would fit with your interest, values, personality and skills based on your research and self-assessment results. Please use your own words for this assignment as copying information word for word from your sources is plagiarism and will earn you a 0 on the assignment. Skills This assignment will help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this course and your college career: Accessing and collecting information on a chosen topic Exploring an issue before making a decision Supporting a decision with relevant facts Knowledge This assignment will also help you become familiar (if you are not already) with important knowledge: Useful career research tools Information about a selected career Task Prepare From the 3 potential careers you listed in part three of the self-assessment assignment, chose ONE career that you would be most interested in pursuing or learning more about. This is the career you will focus on for this career profile. If none of those careers interest you, you may select another career. If you need help defining the career title, please let me know. Note: You may not complete this assignment using a C-level career as a target. C-level careers are those that begin with “chief”, like Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO). While these are great careers to aim for, they also require years (or decades) of experience before becoming qualified. For this assignment, aim for a career that you hope to have within about five years of completing your degree(s) . Use at least two of the following sources – Focus 2, CFNC, Occupational Outlook Handbook, O*NET, Career One Stop, Virtual Job Shadow (Pathful Explore), and Wake Tech’s Career Coach to do your research. You can find links to these sources on . You may use other appropriate sources if you wish, but it is required that you use at least TWO of the sources listed here. Plain text link: https://www.waketech.edu/careerservices/resources Download the Career Profile Template and complete it as you work through the tasks. Review the rubric below to ensure you receive full credit. Part 1: Complete and Record Career Research Answer the following prompts in complete sentences on the template. Make sure that you use your own words and based on your research; no opinions for Part 1. Identify and give a brief description of the career as if you are explaining to someone who does not know anything about it. What degree or other credential is required to have this job? Include both the level (Associate, Bachelor’s/Baccalaureate, Master’s, Doctorate, etc…) of the degree and the subject/major area (History, Biomedical Engineering, etc…). If your career field requires a high school diploma or associates degree, what Baccalaureate degree would help you get ahead in that career or be helpful to secure a higher salary? If your career field requires a graduate level degree (Master’s or Doctorate) what Baccalaureate degree would you need or be helpful in gaining admission to your graduate degree program? Name two transfer schools that offer the baccalaureate degree and major you identified in question 2 that you would seriously consider attending. In which cities are these colleges/universities located? At least one school should be a public university in North Carolina or explain if there are no public universities in NC that offer this degree. What is the job outlook? Indicate whether using the local or national statistic. Job outlook is the projected growth or decline in the number of jobs available. The number of anticipated openings and any other information you can find about the future of this job can be included. What is the salary range for this job? Include the entry-level salary as well as the salary for someone with experience. What skills and abilities should someone with this career possess? List five skills and/or abilities and explain why they are important to this career. How do people in this career implement these skills or use these abilities? What kind of schedule would someone in this career work? Schedule includes not only the number of hours a person works, but also when someone works: day, evenings, nights, or weekends. What is the physical environment for this career? (Some questions to consider: is it mostly inside or outside? does it include sitting at a desk or is it physically demanding? are there any safety concerns?) What is the interpersonal environment for this career? (Some questions to consider: who will you interact with in this career? is it mostly solo work, in a team, facing the public, etc.) Part 2: Complete Career Reflections In this section, use the information you have gathered about yourself and the specific career, your results from your self-assessments, as well as your own knowledge about yourself to consider how well this career fits you. To receive full credit for this section, you must fully address the prompts. Please note recommended minimum word counts. Module 2.2 discusses four factors that may affect your career choice (income, credential, job outlook and work schedule). Which factor(s) affect(s) your career choice? Choose at least one and explain why it is important to you. Do any of these factors relate back to the values you selected in Focus 2? Recommended minimum word count: 75 words Review the required skills and abilities of this career (Part 1, question #6). Which is a strength you already possess and which will you need to improve in order to be successful? Refer back to your Skills Assessment in Focus 2. Recommended minimum word count: 75 words Restate your Focus 2 results from your Work Interest Assessment (Holland Code). How does your Holland Code align (or not align) with this career? This is not simply asking if people in this career have the same Holland code as you. Instead, how will this career utilize your interests? Are there interests that are not met? Recommended minimum word count: 75 words Review the job outlook (Part 1, question #4). How does this job outlook affect your decision to pursue this career? Explain your answer. Recommended minimum word count: 50 words What are two similar career options (in the same job family) that you could also see yourself exploring? Explain why these careers may or not be strong options for you. Recommended minimum word count: 50 words Where can you go from here? Discuss one next step you can take this semester to push you closer to achieving your career goals? Recommended minimum word count: 50 words Part 3: List Websites Used List the websites you used for your research. Rubric Table 1. Grading Rubric Criteria Does not meet Minimally meets Partially meets expectations expectations expectations 0 Points Research 40% 10 Points 20 Points Mostly meets expectations 30 Points Five to eight of the 9 No research is Two to four of the 9 One of the 9 questions are not provided or questions are not questions is not addressed, or 6 or completes addressed, or 4-5 addressed, or 2-3 more questions are research on a Cquestions are not questions are not not completely level career. completely answered. completely answered. answered. 20 Points 10 Points Reflections 40% Resources used and listed 10% 0 Points No reflection is provided. 0 Points Meets expectations 40 Points All 9 questions are fully addressed. 40 Points 30 Points Multiple word counts Fully answers and Reflections are far not met and/or Answers all 6 explains all 6 reflection below minimum minimal inclusion of reflection questions questions. Selfword count or only self-assessments and but not as richly or assessments and answers 1-2 research or only only answers 5 research are included. questions. answers 3-4 questions. Minimum word counts questions. met. 2 Points 5 Points Uses no required Uses no required No resources are resources, but lists 1 resources, but lists at listed. source. least 2 sources. 8 Points 10 Points Uses and lists 1 Uses and lists at least 2 required resource. required resources. 2 Points Grammar, organization, and writing 10% 0 Points Assignment is simply cut and Significant pasted and/or parts grammatical 1 or 2 have errors that hinder incomplete comprehension. sentences and/or multiple grammar errors. 5 Points Assignment is written in student's own language. Completes parts 1 and 2 in complete sentences. Several grammar errors, but meaning is still clear. 8 Points 10 Points Assignment is written Assignment is in student's own written in student's language (i.e., does not own language. simply cut and paste Completes parts 1 from the sources). and 2 in complete Completes parts 1 and sentences. A couple 2 in complete of minor sentences. No grammar grammatical errors. errors. One pressing issue in India is the pollution of holy rivers like the Ganges and Yamuna for example. Despite clear evidence of toxicity present in the water, millions of Hindus continue to bathe and perform ceremonial rituals due to deep-rooted religious traditions. Not only does it have an impact on their faith, but adults and children alike are exposed to virulent chemicals and toxic foam that impair their health. Educating civilians to prioritize their well-being over observance alone won't be enough; the problem will only prevail and succeed in affecting future generations if not addressed now. A creative solution is to introduce bio-filtration platforms containing structures that house aquatic plants and natural treatments that effectively purify the waters without further harming the ecosystem. This could work with time and effort because it doesn't involve