This document outlines key questions students should research about careers that interest them, including skills required, education needed, work environment, typical work day, opportunities for advancement, salary, and other rewards. It recommends conducting exploratory interviews with people in careers of interest and provides resources for research, such as the library, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Occupational Outlook Handbook, internet searches from reliable sources, and periodical indexes.

1. Career Research Lesson 3.2 Page 50

2. Bell Ringer Write 10 questions on paper that you would like to ask someone who holds a job. You can ask about anything you want to know, including working environment, education requirements, skills required, and career outlook (number of jobs expected in the future).

3. Objectives: After completing this lesson, the students will have learned: Key questions to ask about careers that interest them Where to get information about careers

4. Raise your hand if you have had a paid job such as baby-sitting, housecleaning, raking leaves, or mowing lawns.

5. Research Investigating a subject and gathering information about it

6. What to Research 1. What skills and aptitudes should I have?

7. What to Research 2. What education and training would I need?

8. What to Research 3. What would my work environment, or surroundings, be like?

9. What to Research 4. What hours would I spend on the job?

10. What to Research 5. What kinds of work would I do?

11. What to Research 6. What responsibilities would I have?

12. What to Research 7. Would I be able to move ahead?

13. What to Research 8. What will this career be like when I’m ready to work?

14. What to Research 9. What does this career pay?

15. What to Research 10. What other rewards would this career provide?

16. Why ask these 10 questions about careers?

17. Where Do You Find It? Library Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) [detailed information] Collection of job profiles Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) [general information] Explains what workers do, education needed, and makes predictions about career future

18. Library Guide for Occupational Exploration Explores careers based on 12 interest areas Occupational Outlook Quarterly Provides current information about employment trends and outlooks Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature Detailed index of magazine articles

19. Where Do You Find It? Search the Internet Make sure the information is true and current Reliable source

20. Where Do You Find It? Talk to People Exploratory Interview A short, informal talk with someone who works in a career that interests you.

21. Conduct Exploratory Interview Talk to People Ask Questions How did you start in your career? What education and training did it require? What do you like about your job? What do you do on a typical day at your job? Take Notes

22. I have an interest in the area of ____________, and to research this area I will ________________.