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Quantasia WIlliams
Angela Lemons
FCS-160
Career Report – Due: April 15 by 11:59 pm
Part I
Investigate a career that interests you. Answer the following questions by utilizing
different sources of information. As one of your sources, visit the following website to
assist you: http://www.bls.gov/OCO/. Be sure to give credit to the author and/or
document, in other words reference/cite your sources of information. Do not copy the
information word for word. Summarize and paraphrase the information. You may also
find some of these questions answered in the myplan website when you complete part II
below.
Address these questions.
1. What is the name of the position you have researched? Fashion design
2. What are the educational and training requirements? The typical entry-level
education is a bachelor’s degree
3. What are the responsibilities of this position? Fashion designers typically find
new trends, create styles and collections, use computer-aided designs and much
more
4. What personal qualities are necessary for success in this position? Some
personal qualities that are necessary for this position are: artistic abilities,
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computer skills, communication skills, decision making skills and being detail
oriented.
5. What is the outlook for job growth? From 2016 to 2026 the job outlook for fashion
designers is a 3% growth rate.
6. What could you earn in this career? The median annual pay for a fashion
designer is $64,420.
Part II
AFTER you have answered the questions above,
(1) Use the instructions from Career Services to access the myplan webpage-
http://www.ncat.myplan.com/ to do the Career Assessment Tests
(2) Once you use the access code from Aggie Link you will have access to all the
Career Assessment tests. Do not pay for any of the tests, the access code takes
care of payment since A&T Career Services already paid for our campus.
(3) Complete these assessment tests. Your results will be stored in your account so
you can return to them as you complete this assignment.
a. Career Personality Test: The purpose of this test is to determine your
personality based 16 potential personalities. I received INFP which is
introverted, intuitive, feeler and perceiver. Basically that sums up to me
being very compassionate and thinking with my emotions rather than
reality and I also think of a bigger picture. I tend to be more creative and
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have a broader imagination than most but at the same time I still enjoy my
privacy and having some quality “me time.” (Perfect description of me.)
b. Career Interest Inventory: This test is basically describing who you are
and what work place your personality goes well with. Out of the 6 different
clusters I received artistic and social. This assessment states that I am
very artistic, my life practically evolves around creativity, emotion, art,
beauty and aesthetics. It says that I am not necessarily a “social butterfly”
but I am compassionate and caring and I do want to help others, just not
all at once. I feel as if it was spot on about being artistic. I love art and
fashion, I feel as if it defines me.
c. Career Skills Profiler: This test helps you construct a certain career path
basing it upon different skills. This looks as if I lack a lot of technical skills.
I can vouch for that.
d. Career Values Assessment: This test aims to see if your everyday
“values” pair up with what you’re interested in pursuing in the future. I
scored high in “achievement” and I scored the lowest in “independence”
out of all five different clusters. It is basically saying that I am looking for a
job that is best for me to use my abilities and since I lack independence I
do not seem to want a job that’ll let me branch out and I am less creative. I
agree with scoring high in achievement but as you have probably learned I
love being creative, it is literally me.
For each test (a-d) give a brief explanation of what the purpose of the test is and your
results. For each test address how accurate you think the assessment is.
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(4) These tests provide data for the CareerMatch resource. Click on CareerMatch
and you will see a list of careers matched to your assessment results.
(5) Choose a career that interests you and click on it to complete your paper: I match
with fashion designer 86%
(6) In the page for that career go to the Summary page and tell a little about the
career you chose: As a fashion designer there are many different types, you can
design clothing and such, merchandise, styling, etc. It is a very broad career.
There are so many different occupations that can be obtained in this field.
(7) In the Job Requirement tab briefly discuss the experience, education and training
need for this career. List and describe three of the top skills, three of the top
abilities and three of the areas of knowledge needed for this career. : You should
at least have a high school diploma but a lot of designers have a bachelor’s
degree or higher. 3 top abilities that a fashion designer should have are; artistic
skills, understanding of textures, colors and fabrics, a competitive spirit. 3 areas
of knowledge would be fashion/textile designing, fashion merchandising and
styling.
(8) Use the information in #4, 7-8 as the beginning of your paper. Write a detailed
summary of one career. Alternatively if you are thinking of two options include
those two careers.
This paper should be at least 7 pages long.
Paper format: Word document, 12 point font, margins 1” all sides and double spaced
Part III
Take the personality test from the link below.
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www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
You will include your personality type and summarize your personality type for each
letter that is gives you. The second part you will explain if you agree with each letter of
your personality type (why or why not), do you see them being a weakness or strength,
and if you could change a letter or multiple letters which ones and why. Also, include
what careers it says you should pursue and if you agree with them. This paper should
be at least 3 pages long.
Part IV
Identify 5 goals related to your career that you would like to obtain within the first five
years of completing your bachelor’s degree. Identify 5 long term goals that you would
like to obtain within 10 years of completing your degree.
For each, goal list the strategies you will use to accomplish the goals, be detailed and
specific on how you will be able to reach those goals. This paper should be at least 5
pages long.
Paper format: Word document, 12 point font, margins 1” all sides and double spaced.
