1. Career
Your Name
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2. Possible Job Titles for this Career
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3. Training and education
Career name
Training and education

4. Degrees relating to ______
Doctorate/Professional School (8 years after high school)
List majors that would apply to this career field
Masters Degree 6 years after high school
Bachelors Degree 4-5 years after high school
Majors that would apply to the career field
Associates Degree 2 years after high school
What majors would apply to this career field

5. Nearby Universities with a Major in ___________
List at least ten include related major(s) that relate to the career chosen
Ex. The College of University, City, State
Try to list them from closest to home to furthest away, if possible.

6. Top 10 University Programs in (Career Field)
Be sure to list the SOURCE of your information (otherwise how do we know they are really nationally ranked?)
Ex. According to ….these are the top 10 universities in the field of (career).
University of _______

7. Local University (write name of university)
All degree required courses
Be sure to include # of General Education Hours but you don’t have to list these courses
Be sure to cite any logos or pictures of the universities on this slide.

8. Top 10 University in the field of ____ (write name of university)
All degree required courses
Be sure to include # of General Education Hours but you don’t have to list these courses
Be sure to cite any logos or pictures of the universities on this slide.

9. Comparing Programs
Local University (write university name)
Top 10 University (write university name)
Rank distance to the university ( ex. commutable, regional/nearby, cross country)
Overall University’s rank
Enrollment (# of students)
Yearly tuition
Retention Rate
Graduation Rate
Faculty:Student ratio
Rank distance to the university ( ex. commutable, regional/nearby, cross country)
Overall University’s rank
Enrollment (# of students)
Yearly tuition
Retention Rate
Graduation Rate
Faculty:Student ratio
Be sure to cite any logos or pictures of the universities on this slide.

10. Career Name
The profession

11. Typical Working Conditions
Indoor/Outdoor/Combination
Industrial/Office/Other
Typical Hours
Are all three shifts likely? (days, afternoons, and midnights)
Specific hours (ex. 8 am to 5 pm)
Is overtime likely?
Will there be a lot of traveling with this type of job?
What are the typical holidays, vacation, and sick leave available and are they likely to be paid?
Are you more likely to be Supervised or to be a Supervisor?
With whom do you spend most of your time?
Customers
Coworkers (peers)
Manager/supervisor

12. Working Conditions (cont.)
Is additional training required?
Is a higher degree possible?
Do you need to take continuous courses to maintain a certificate or license?
What is the next higher level of this career?
How do you earn advancement?

13. Professional Organization
Association Name #1
Contact Info/website address
Dues
How do you gain acceptance/membership?
Association Name #2

14. Professional Organizations
Association Name #3
Contact Info/website address
Dues
How do you gain acceptance/membership?
Association Name #4

15. Professional Organizations
Association Name #5
Contact Info/website address
Dues
How do you gain acceptance/membership?
Which organization is best and why?

16. Professional Journals/Resources
Journal Name found in _____ Database
Type of information found in this journal

17. Professional Journals/Resources
Journal Name found in _____ Database
Type of information found in this journal
Which journal did you find to be the best/most useful and WHY?

18. Salary and Wages Beginning wage (after college, no experience)
Median wage
Top wage (highest salary earned)
Source of information

19. Salary and Wages over Time Graph

20. Employment Growth Current growth/unemployment rate in career
Future growth/unemployment rate
Source of Information

21. Employment Rate v. Time Graph

22. Career Name
Pros
Cons
Even if this is not a career you are interested in pursing, list here what type of person would enjoy working in this position and why?
Every career has some type of downside, think objectively and critically about this career’s possible negatives. Are there certain personality characteristics that would not be good matches for this position?

23. Works Cited Use MLA format (including a hanging indent)
indent the second line of a citation
by 5 spaces.