2 Sentences List My Major Is Zooology Exploring

2 Sentences List My Major Is Zooology Exploring

Exploring Majors & Careers

Due: Jan 10, 2019 at 11:59 PM

STEP 1.Go to Majors By California Industry Sectors:https://www.cacareerzone.org/majors/clusters (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Select an option and then select a major within the category

Type your answers to the following: (Number your answers 1-3)

  1. Define the major program in your own words (1-2 sentences).
  2. List 2 similar majors
  3. List 2 occupations that employ this program major

STEP 2.Go to CaCareerCafe professional associations database: Link https://www.occareercafe.com/associations/

Select an option under database by pathway and choose one association

Type your answers to the following: (Number your answers 1-3)

  1. a short description of the association
  2. one thing you found interesting on that association’s webpage
  3. is there an option to join as a “student member?” if so, how much money ($$ fee) for students to join?

*If it is free, join the association as a student member**

STEP 3.Take the 60 question online O*NET Interest Profiler on this website, https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Type your answers to the following: (Number your answers 1-4)

Part 1.

  1. What are your Top 3 (some people have 2) Interest Profile results? What does each letter (RIASEC) stand for?
  2. Do you believe your 3 letters of the Interest Profile accurately describe your desired work environment? Explain your answer, i.e., give examples. 2-3 sentences.

Part 2.

Future Job Zone: Choose Job Zone #4 “High Preparation” Review all careers given in your results and choose 1 career:

  1. Give title and description of the career in your own words. 1-2 sentences
  2. Do the knowledge, skills, abilities, and personality provided match your own? Explain your answer, i.e., give examples. 2-3 sentences

STEP 4.Visit the website, https://www.onetonline.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

In the top right-hand corner, “Occupation Quick Search” type the name of a career you are interested in from either: a) one “related career title” you listed in Step 1, or b) a career provided in your inventory results in Step 2.

Type your answers to the following: (Number your answers 1-8)

ONET: Read the detailed description of the career and answer questions fully

  1. Title of career
  2. Training/Education required
  3. Two related careers/occupations
  4. Wages/Salary in CA– Click “State Wages”
  5. What surprises you most about this career?
  6. What are 2 new things you learned as a result of this search online?
  7. What is one dislike you discovered about this career? OR surprised you most?
  8. What is your next step now that you have done the research on this career? (i.e, take Counseling 12—the career course, talk to a career counselor, do an internship, informational interview, etc.)