My Career Plan: Setting Goals, Achieving Them

1. Click on this link, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/, create and type a Career Plan about your “dream job.” Write your career plan using the format and layout you see on this sheet. Please answer all questions you encounter as you read through the directions.

2. The questions are designed to help you plan your future and put you on your career path. Explain your answers. Paragraphs must be from 4-5 complete sentences.

3. Your final draft will be 3 or 4 pages long. Do not plagiarize your assignment, or your grade will be counted as a zero.

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My Career Plan: Setting Goals and Achieving Them

Nature of the Work

● What is the title of your career?

● Give a description of your career using complete sentences.

Working Conditions

● What is the working environment like at your job?

● What do you think you will like best?

● What do you think you will like the least?

Education, Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement

● Research your career. Do you need a degree? If so what type of degree?

● How do the classes you take in high school help for your future career?

Job Outlook

● Research the outlook (high or low demand of a job) of the career you want to pursue. Is it in high or low demand?

● How will the outlook on your job affect your plans for the future?

Related Occupations

● What other jobs or careers are related to your career? Create a list and provide a brief description.

Earnings

● Find how much you earn as a starting salary or per hour.

● What benefits do you earn?

● What is the minimum and maximum pay range for your career?

My Opinion

● You will have 2-3 paragraphs in this section:

1. Tell me why you chose this career. What inspired you to decide to take this career path?

2. What are you doing to prepare for your career?

3. What obstacles may get in your way of your career path: family/people/relationships/ money/education? Explain why they are holding you back.

4. Explain how you can overcome each of these obstacles. Offer advice.

5. Do you have a backup plan? What is that backup plan?

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