1. Career Choice
2. Definition of Job
3. Education Required (degree necessary: BS, MS, Doctorate and/or certification necessary)
4. School/Association #1 to Attend or Gain Education/Certification
5. Pre-requisite requirements to apply for School # 1 or take Association # 1 certification test, including GPA
6. Number of letters of recommendation required and type/from whom
7. Cost of School/Association # 1 (per year or test + membership)
8. Number of Admitted Students into this Program (if a graduate school) OR pass rate of the exam (% passing)
9. Scholarships Available from the School/Association (Qualifications Required and Possible Amounts)
10. Requirements to complete graduate program (include coursework, years/hours experience during program/certification or license exams/etc, GPA required to graduate) or certification
11. School/Association #2 to Attend or Gain Education/Certification
12. Pre-requisite requirements to apply for School # 1 or take Association # 1 certification test, including GPA
13. Number of letters of recommendation required and type/from whom
14. Cost of School/Association # 1 (per year or test + membership)
15. Number of Admitted Students into this Program (if a graduate school) OR pass rate of the exam (% passing)
16. Scholarships Available from the School/Association (Qualifications Required and Possible Amounts)
17. Requirements to complete graduate program (include coursework, years/hours experience during program/certification or license exams/etc, GPA required to graduate) or certification
18. School/Association #3 to Attend or Gain Education/Certificartion
19. Pre-requisite requirements to apply for School # 1 or take Association # 1 certification test, including GPA
20. Number of letters of recommendation required and type/from whom
21. Cost of School/Association # 1 (per year or test + membership)
22. Number of Admitted Students into this Program (if a graduate school) OR pass rate of the exam (% passing)
23. Scholarships Available from the School/Association (Qualifications Required and Possible Amounts)
24. Requirements to complete graduate program (include coursework, years/hours experience during program/certification or license exams/etc, GPA required to graduate) or certification
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Part 2 – Observations and interviews. You will go to two separate locations and observe your career choice for 1 hour at each location. Be sure to get approval to be there before you observe. Then conduct an interview of an employee doing the job you observed. This part must be typed prior to turning in the assignment.
Observation of Job 1
1. Name of Location & Career Being Observed
2. Describe the environment you observed including: type of work involved, physical labor, pace of job, attire worn, job conducted inside or outside, leadership(who’s in charge), and anything else you find interesting.
Interview 1
1. Interviewee Name & Years of Experience
2. What type of schooling is required for the job?
3. Suggested schools/programs? Why these?
4. Are there internships available for this job? Are internships recommended? Why/why not?
5. What do you enjoy MOST about your job?
6. What do you enjoy LEAST about your job?
7. If you were to go through college all over again, what classes would you feel were the most important for
the job (could be ones already taken or wished they had taken)?
8. What would you suggest someone in this field wear to an interview? Versus their first day on the job?
9. Any suggestions for others going into this career?
10. What is a day on your job like? Please describe with any details you can.
Observation of Job 2
1.Name of Location & Career Being Observed
2. Describe the environment you observed including: type of work involved, physical labor, pace of job, attire worn, job conducted inside or outside, leadership(who’s in charge), and anything else you find interesting.
Interview 2
1. Interviewee Name & Years of Experience
2. What type of schooling is required for the job?
3. Suggested schools/programs? Why these?
4. Are there internships available for this job? Are internships recommended? Why/why not?
5. What do you enjoy MOST about your job?
6. What do you enjoy LEAST about your job?
7. If you were to go through college all over again, what classes would you feel were the most important for
the job (could be ones already taken or wished they had taken)?
8. What would you suggest someone in this field wear to an interview? Versus their first day on the job?
9. Any suggestions for others going into this career?
10. What is a day on your job like? Please describe with any details you can.