1. Career Stated Ex: Certified Public Accountant with graphic to describe it

2. Career Overview A brief, basic description of the career should appear here with duties (more slides as needed) Add a graphic depicting someone in the career, or visuals of objects symbolizing the career

3. Career Elements Your Career elements in a thesis statement should go here. Include: Description of the Career – aspects, duties, etc. Skills needed Training and Education Potential for growth Income and other benefits Future Projection – will the job be around for awhile?

4. The Career Description Title Slide Certified Public Accountant Duties

5. Career Characteristics (Slide series title and a graphic)

6. Career Conditions List (add a graphic – more slides if needed ) List attributes: Income Conditions Activities of the career Skills needed Location Growth Potential Sub-careers (related areas)

7. Income and Benefits Explored more deeply (add a graphic) Entry earnings Benefits (Health Care, pension, retirement, investment funds, Stock options, other perks) Other Benefits (extras the company provides) Median pay range Top Earnings (years)

8. Work Conditions (add a graphic) Environment Hours, work week, intensity Social aspects Health aspects Risks

9. Benefits and Drawbacks Vacation/sick leave Health Care Physical, mental, emotional requirements Advancement Joy factor

10. Growth Potential Personal enrichment Advancement Further schooling and training Related fields and advanced positions

11. Career Skills (add a graphic) List needed skill areas in bullets Add prerequisite skills a student should prepare for in anticipation of this career High School preparation advised

12. EDUCATION AND TRAINING This is a place to describe the college or other training you will need to have for the career Add a graphic to depict education in this career Majors and Courses Skills you need to acquire Bachelors and Masters, Ph.D.

13. Colleges Recommended (add a graphic) List of Colleges in the Field (two you compared) This is where you provide a general description of colleges and programs available for this field.

14. College 1 – Label/Name it Stats and Features such as costs, financial aid, housing available, general description and environment of the college, academic program qualities, etc. (several slides)

15. College 2 - named Features with graphic such as costs, aid, environment, features, housing, stats about entrance and admission, difficulties in getting in, test scores and grades needed, ratios of teacher to student, makeup of the student body, other features, etc. (add more slides, organized by feature)

16. Potential Employers: Companies List of companies in the field Region/s Ranked by criteria Competition Details about the top three companies as potential employers

17. Target Company Select a target company – include location Select areas of information you would want to know as a potential employee Use their Graphic (their logo, etc.) Details about the company History of the company Solvency: how stable are they? Earnings, etc. Reputation Business practices

18. Future Potential (add a graphic) Advancement opportunities Training provided by the company Education paid/unpaid by company Travel Growth: personal and financial

19. Company Recognition Add your business name and address, phone, e-mail, etc. Add a logo designed for your business Be sure to add your actual name under the name of the business with a label of your title Example: Monika Rose, Educational Sales Executive Rose and Associates 3 South Pacific Avenue Lodi, CA 95242 209-331-7815 mrose@lodisusd.net

20. Credits Images –Microsoft clip art - add web site URLs –Barry’s Clip art (list each URL link) –Google images (list each URL link) Text - give links (URLs) –Bridges –Occupational Outlook Handbook –Career Voyages –Career Zone –Employment Development Department –CSU Sacramento –University of California