The career exploration project encourages you to connect your personal life to your professional future.
Make sure that you have completed at least one of the following surveys to understand your personality.
Pick a career that interests you and investigate all aspects of being one.
You are expected to use at least three resources. The Occupational Outlook Handbook will be one of your sources. The box below lists various places to find other useful information about your career.
Take notes about the career and where you are this information. For extra help, use the document below to keep your information organized.
Scroll down the page for an extensive list of citation examples.
These databases are the most useful source of information for your career research. The data is collected and organized by the U.S. government.
You have access to a large collection of digital articles that are freely available through the Library's Databases. They are available at any time. Once you click on the database link, an authentication page will come up. You can either:
Your paper should have multiple paragraphs that are organized by ideas. Below is an example of how to structure your paper:
Created by Tracie Kamenoff, 2014
Below are example citation entries that are commonly used in this assignment.
Note that there are pieces of information that you will have to change:
Online Databases
United States, Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Musicians and Singers." Occupational Outlook Handbook, 18 Apr. 2018, www.. bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm
"Geoscientists." My Next Move. National Center for O*NET Development, www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/19-2042.00.
Occupational Information Network (O*NET). "Summary Report for: 29-1141.00 - Registered Nurses." O*NET Online. National Center for O*NET Development, 2010, www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1141.00.
U. S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, CareerOneStop. "Occupation Profile: Financial Managers: Texas." 2016, www.careerinfonet.org/occ_rep.asp?next=occ_rep&Level=&optstatus=111111111&jobfam=11&id=1&nodeid=2&soccode=113031&menuMode=&stfips=48&x=21&y=4.
Career Booklets
Careers in Engineering: Structural Engineer. Inst. for Career Research, 2008, Institute Research No. 297.
Personal Interview
Smith, Suzy. Personal Interview, 10 Apr. 2015.
Reports
"Personality Type Report Exclusively for Jane Doe." Do What You Are. Human eSources. 21 Nov. 2014.
"SmarterMeasure Assessment Report." SmarterMeasure. Smarter Services, LLC. 7 Oct. 2014.
Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Education Agency. Labor Market and Career Information. Texas Reality Check. 2014, www.texasrealitycheck.com/RealityCheckTotal.aspx?city_id=15.
Website
"LSC-Kingwood Career Services." Student Services, Lone Star College, www.lonestar.edu/kingwood-career-services.
Below are helpful resources provided by the Career Services Center.
The government databases have collected information about job titles, skills, education, and technical requirements. They are excellent sources to help you build and cater your résumé to the position to which you are applying.
Have You Tried Googling Yourself?
Your future employers will likely Google you before they hire you to learn about who you are. Think about your digital footprint. What information, videos, and pictures that you have shared with your online communities that is available to the online public? Think about how that will affect your chances of employment?
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