Career Planning and Research

What is Career Research?

• The process of gathering information about various occupations, including job duties, required skills, and employment outlook.

• A type of assessment that helps individuals identify their preferences and interests to guide career choices.

• Building relationships with individuals in a specific industry to share information, resources, and opportunities related to careers.

• A collection of documents and materials that showcase an individual's skills, achievements, and experiences relevant to their career goals.

What is a Self-Assessment?

• A meeting conducted to gather insights about a specific career or industry by speaking with a professional currently working in that field.

• Tools and methods used to evaluate one's interests, skills, and values to help identify suitable career paths.

• The projected growth or decline in employment opportunities for a particular occupation over a specified period.

• Building relationships with individuals in a specific industry to share information, resources, and opportunities related to careers.

What is an Interest Inventory?

• A type of assessment that helps individuals identify their preferences and interests to guide career choices.

• The process of gathering information about various occupations, including job duties, required skills, and employment outlook.

• A collection of documents and materials that showcase an individual's skills, achievements, and experiences relevant to their career goals.

• The projected growth or decline in employment opportunities for a particular occupation over a specified period.

What does Job Outlook refer to?

• Tools and methods used to evaluate one's interests, skills, and values to help identify suitable career paths.

• The projected growth or decline in employment opportunities for a particular occupation over a specified period.

• A meeting conducted to gather insights about a specific career or industry by speaking with a professional currently working in that field.

• Building relationships with individuals in a specific industry to share information, resources, and opportunities related to careers.

What is Professional Networking?

• A collection of documents and materials that showcase an individual's skills, achievements, and experiences relevant to their career goals.

• The process of gathering information about various occupations, including job duties, required skills, and employment outlook.

• Building relationships with individuals in a specific industry to share information, resources, and opportunities related to careers.

• Tools and methods used to evaluate one's interests, skills, and values to help identify suitable career paths.

What is a Career Portfolio?

• A collection of documents and materials that showcase an individual's skills, achievements, and experiences relevant to their career goals.

• The projected growth or decline in employment opportunities for a particular occupation over a specified period.

• A type of assessment that helps individuals identify their preferences and interests to guide career choices.

• A meeting conducted to gather insights about a specific career or industry by speaking with a professional currently working in that field.

What is an Informational Interview?

• The process of gathering information about various occupations, including job duties, required skills, and employment outlook.

• Tools and methods used to evaluate one's interests, skills, and values to help identify suitable career paths.

• A meeting conducted to gather insights about a specific career or industry by speaking with a professional currently working in that field.

• Building relationships with individuals in a specific industry to share information, resources, and opportunities related to careers.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Career Research?

• Gathering information about job duties.

• Evaluating one's interests and skills.

• Understanding the required skills for a job.

• Learning about the employment outlook for a job.

Why is Professional Networking important?

• It helps in building relationships with individuals in a specific industry to share information, resources, and opportunities related to careers.

• It helps in evaluating one's interests, skills, and values.

• It helps in gathering information about various occupations.

• It helps in understanding the projected growth or decline in employment opportunities.

What is the main purpose of an Interest Inventory?

• To gather insights about a specific career or industry.

• To identify preferences and interests to guide career choices.

• To showcase an individual's skills, achievements, and experiences.

• To understand the projected growth or decline in employment opportunities.