The document provides instructions for a student career research project where students will research a potential career or field of interest, create a PowerPoint presentation covering key details about the career including job duties, education requirements, skills needed, and opportunities for advancement, and present their findings to the class. Students are directed to various online career assessment and exploration tools and databases to research their chosen career. The presentation will be graded based on inclusion of required information as well as additional details provided during the presentation.

1. The interview
Recommendation
PP on skills needed for students:
http://www.cteresource.org/verso2/other/fileitem/103
Today show video:
http://www.educationnation.com/index.cfm?objectid=9E1D1D1E-CB29-11DF-
8853000C296BA163&aka=0
Start the unit by asking students what they want to do:
Create a sheet where they can write down what job they want. Explain that
they are allowed to change their mind. We will see if the research reinforced
what they want or helped them change their minds.
Then have students start to research their career
o http://www.whatcareerisrightforme.com/
 Take the test
 Print out what careers are suggested
 Click on the one you think is closest to what you want
 Look at each one to see what it has to offer
 Look at:
Highest paying careers
Fastest growing careers
o http://Careerpath.com/
 Go look and see what jobs are available in your area right now
o Not sure what you want to do try:
http://whodouwant2b.com/student/pathways
Now students will research his/her career.
Students will create a PowerPoint with the following info:
1. Career
2. Description of what is involved in the job (what you do)
3. Where it can be used (what type of business can you use this career in)
4. What is the pay for the job (beginner, intermediate, and advanced employee)
5. What education is required to get the job (What type of school/training do
you need )
6. What skills are necessary for the job (creative thinking, organized, etc.)
7. Goals to attain the job (what steps do you need to accomplish to get into this
career)
8. What state is best to live in for the job (is there a better area of the country to
live in for this type of job)

2. 9. What is the work environment, work on own, with a group? (do you need to
have skills to work with others?)
10. Is there opportunities for advancement (can you work your way up within a
company)
11. What would be your back up career? Why?
12. Citation slide (must cite pictures and text you use for the Internet)
IF YOU COPY AND PASTE TEXT – that is called plagiarism and you will get an “F”
You will be graded on the above information plus:
Graphics
Text (summary text on the slides)
While doing your presentation you add additional information, more than
can be read on PP
Another resource for information: Career One Stop: http://www.acinet.org/
Occupation Information
Industrial Information
State Information
Research your career with keywords such as:
Careers with a future
Job outlook for (enter a year such as the year you graduate high school,
college, etc.)