9.2 #5 choosing a career

https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/interest-assessment.aspx

Open 9.2 Google Doc for this assignment.

a) Before going to this career assessment, name 2 jobs you would love.
b) What do these jobs have in common?

a) Name 2 jobs you would hate.
b) What do these jobs have in common?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/interest-assessment.aspx

Do the career assessment. Be careful - do not close the results screen after completing the assessment! You will use those results to answer the questions. Keep it open! Take a screenshot and paste it into the Google doc in 9.2#5 and 6 assignment on Gclassroom. It should have a bar chart, match, career, outlook, hourly wages table....
Click “What does my score mean?” to see more information about the graph labeled “Your Interests”. Based on the graph, which interest area did you score the highest in

• Realistic

• Investigative

• Artistic or Social

• Enterprising

• Conventional

Read the description of that interest area. Do you think it matches you? Why or why not?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

1. Click “Back to Results” to see the jobs that match your results. Are you surprised by your top 10 recommended jobs? Why or why not?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

1. Which three recommended jobs are you most interested in? Why?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

1. Click “some preparation” under “Experience or education needed” to filter for jobs that require a high school diploma or equivalent. If you had to choose one, which would you choose? 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. Undo the filter for “some preparation” and click through the other preparation levels. What is the relationship between preparation level and hourly salary?

• As preparation level goes up, salary goes up

• As preparation level goes up, salary usually goes down

• Preparation level is not related to salary

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Choose the job that most interests you to research first - it doesn’t have to be from your interest assessment results. Look up that job by searching for it on the link: https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx?newsearch=true

or by clicking the job title on your results page. Read through the occupation profile and watch the video, if applicable. 

What job are you assessing?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx?newsearch=true

Education and training required

• This is a great fit for me

• This is an OK fit for me

• This is a bad fit for me

• Not enough detail to assess