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Career Search Report -

   A. Gives information about yourself and your interests

II Body

   A. Examines Possible Career

      1. Responsibilities

      2. Education

      3. Salary / Benefits

      4. Emoployment Outlook

      5. Advancement

III. Condlusion

   A. Summarize what you have learned

Sources

DUE: Friday, January 18,2002

Choose two careers that you might be interested in OR that you want to learn more about.

Research these two careers. Find out the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

** Remember - No job is perfect!

Important facts that your report should include: 1. responsibilities of the job

2. education or training required 3. outlook for employment 4. possible salaries

The above information should be found for BOrn careers that you choose.

FORMAT

Your report will be a total of three pages set up the following way:

Paragraph I.

State the purpose of the paper

Paragraph II.

Briefly mention personal interests and focus on two jobs that reflect those interests.

Paragraph III.

Discuss the first chosen career using the information that you found in your research.

Paragraph IV.

Discuss the second career using the information found in your research.

Paragraph V.

Conclusion - summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each career.

NOTES:

Paragraph I should have at least three complete sentences.

Paragraphs II, III, and IV should have at least five complete sentences Paragraph V should have at least three complete sentences. \ These five paragraphs need to be two pages TYPED.

Page three is the works cited page - a list of the resources that you used.

You need at least two different resources that gives you CURRENT information. ***See attached handout on how to set up the works cited page.

MECHANICS:

Typed - Double spaced

No extra spaces between paragraphs - the entire paper is double spaced. Be sure to indent each new paragraph Font - 14 - Times New Roman

Upper Right comer of first page Your name

Career Paper

CP English 10 Period

January 18, 2002

Follow model paper on pages 446-447 in your text book OR go to the web

site www .esatech~re~.com

Staple three pages of report together (works cited page is the last one) one time in the upper left comer.

What will determine your grade:

1. neatness

2. spelling

3. punctuation

4. sentence format - complete, clear sentences

5. following directions

6. content

7. number of resources

Works Cited

Columbus Dispatch. January 6,2002. 1,6.

Occupational Outlook Handbook. 1994-1995 edition. U.S. Department of

Labor. Indianapolis, Indiana. Pages 179-180.

Web site. h.tt.12:/ /usa.cx. bridges.comlexDlorer/student/student.htm.

(any other web site write as follows) web site address ~date printed.

NOTES

Resources must be in alphabetical order according to whatever comes first in each entry.

If the individual entry needs more than one line then you must REVERSE INDENT. ****See above Occupational Handbook entry.

Make sure that you follow the punctuation and order of what goes in each entry as shown above.

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