Career Newsletter

You have been asked to create a newsletter for a local career fair. Using the information you have collected in the Career Facts assignment, you will be creating a display project about the career you have chosen to research.

To make the newsletter, you can use either Word or Publisher:

  • Word: New  Newsletter  Select a template
  • Publisher: Newsletter  Select a template
  • BE SURE TO DELETE UNUSED BOXES/GRAPHICS!

Your project must include the following detailedinformation using Headlines & captions:

  • Educational requirements to enter the career & continuing education required
  • Job description – what are the detailed responsibilities of the position
  • Job outlook – future growth of career
  • Salary – beginning and the outlook for the future
  • Work environment
  • How did you choose that particular career (be specific). Could this be the one?
  • Don’t forget to include your name

The rubric below will be used to grade your project:

Item / Description / Points
Job Description / Summarize the responsibilities of the position / 10
Educational Requirements / Describe the level of education needed in this career / 10
Major/Program / Give details about one program you could complete to attain this career
  • College Name
  • Program/Major Name
  • Type of degree earned
  • Academic Units required from high school
/ 15
Job Outlook / Explain whether this career field is growing or shrinking, changing in some way, or in what industries you can expect to find work / 10
Salary / List the median annual salary / 5
Work Environment / Describe the setting in which you will work every day / 10
Choice of Career / Explain how you decided on exploring this career and why it is interesting to you or why you think you would be good at it / 15
Mechanics / Few errors in spelling, grammar, word usage, and word choice / 10
Pictures / Includes at least 1 image on each page / 10
21st Century Skills / Effective use of class time; complete & turned in on time / 5
TOTAL / 100 POINTS