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.)
Select an option and then select a major within the category
Type your answers to the following: (Number your answers 1-3)
- Define the major program in your own words (1-2 sentences).
- List 2 similar majors
- 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)
- a short description of the association
- one thing you found interesting on that association’s webpage
- 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.)
Type your answers to the following: (Number your answers 1-4)
Part 1.
- What are your Top 3 (some people have 2) Interest Profile results? What does each letter (RIASEC) stand for?
- 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:
- Give title and description of the career in your own words. 1-2 sentences
- 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.)
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
- Title of career
- Training/Education required
- Two related careers/occupations
- Wages/Salary in CA– Click “State Wages”
- What surprises you most about this career?
- What are 2 new things you learned as a result of this search online?
- What is one dislike you discovered about this career? OR surprised you most?
- 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.)