Career Brochure Research

  

Follow this Process

- Part I - For this week’s assignment, you will use a search engine called RefSeek to research your field of study: Information Technology Management. compiling key facts, notable statistics, videos that provide a persuasive basis for your Career Brochure (Brochure due in week 5 – next week) in which you will persuade your reader to major in your career field.

- Search Engine: www.refseek.com 

Part II - Next use the following template to provide an outline of information that you may use next week to create your Brochure. Fill out as much of the outline as you can.

Career Research Outline

I. Name of Career Field (Information Technology Management)

II. History of the career

(info here)

III. People in this career

a. Approximately how many people are now employed in this career field?

b. Briefly discuss current employment trends relating to this career.

c. Where are jobs related to this career most often found? Why?

IV. Duties of this career

a. General Duties

b. Specific Duties

c. Hours of work ordinarily required

d. Is there anything unusual about the number of hours or nature of the work schedule which might relate to this job field? (Seasonal fluctuations, days, nights, split shifts etc.)

V. Qualifications of workers in this field.

a. Personality

b. Experience

c. Aptitude

d. Education (general level and type required)

e. What are the most common methods of entry into this career?

VI. Related Fields

a. List and briefly describe two career fields related to the one you have chosen to explore.

VII. Finding a job in this career field.

a. List of firms where employment in the career field could be found.

VIII. Earnings

a. How much can you expect to make from this career?

i. Beginning salary?

ii. Average Salary?

b. Nature of the Job

i. List some benefits, other than salary, that you would expect to gain form this career.

c. Career Advancement

i. What are the chances for advancement in this field?

ii. Would advancement require additional training?

Would advancement require additional duties? Explain