What is a career? Why is it important to have a career?
Career Journal- Follow these directions as a guide to complete your career journal. These directions are also on Buzz module one, lesson five, Career Choices. The drop box for submitting is in Career Journal. This assignment is very important because you will need to use it to complete at least three other assignments. When you log into the career information system use your profile if you know it, if not use it as a guest. Name your file Career Journal
I. Reality Check Use idahocis.org
b. Select a career based on your income needs and list
1. three tasks required from the career
2. Salary-how much money you would make
3. Program of study- at least three classes that you would take.
4. Which colleges or Universities in Idaho offer the program. Some of these are not available in Idaho, so list a school from outside of the state.
II. Top Five Careers
Objective: SWBAT create a career journal using the Idaho career information system website and the internet
Career Journal- Follow these directions as a guide to complete your career journal. These directions are also on Buzz module one, lesson five, Career Choices. The drop box for submitting is in Career Journal. This assignment is very important because you will need to use it to complete at least three other assignments. When you log into the career information system use your profile if you know it, if not use it as a guest. Name your file Career Journal
I. Reality Check Use idahocis.org
- Select the PLAN tab.
- Select What Lifestyle Can I Afford.
- Select Go to Reality Check.
- Select a region in Idaho that you would like to live and work in.
- Work through the questions to determine the level of annual income you will need to meet your lifestyle expectation and make a career choice.
- From the careers that meet your preferences, choose one you'd like to research more.
- Record your findings in your Career Journal.
b. Select a career based on your income needs and list
1. three tasks required from the career
2. Salary-how much money you would make
3. Program of study- at least three classes that you would take.
4. Which colleges or Universities in Idaho offer the program. Some of these are not available in Idaho, so list a school from outside of the state.
II. Top Five Careers
- Conduct an Internet search to determine the Top Careers - possible sites to include: Business Week, Forbes, CNN, U.S. News & World Report, IdahoCIS, etc.
- Compare your lists from three different sites to determine the top 5
- Find average salaries for the top 5 careers
- Record the Top 5 Careers in your Career Journal, along with the salaries
- Using www.idahocis.org, research 3 possible career choices that fit your preferences. One career can be the one from your reality check.
- Make a list for each career:
- 3 positive aspects - that you like about the career
- 3 negative aspects - that you are not too excited about that career
- Now, using what you learned in the Reality Check and other research, list 3 aspects about a career that are most important to you (salary, daily satisfaction, daily schedule, education requirements, etc.)
- Rank of the three careers by choice, 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
- Record your comparisons in your Career Journal
- Name your file Career Journal and save it in your career folder
Objective: SWBAT create a career journal using the Idaho career information system website and the internet