Occupation Brochure

Occupation Brochure

Assignment/Checklist

Research a marketing occupation, within that career cluster, that interests you.

Go to the website listed below to conduct your research. You mayuse a variety of other websites but remember to cite each source that you use on your brochure.

go to career cluster and click Marketing , Sales and service

Then click on career planning, click on explore careers.

Design a brochure or a power point about this occupation. The following information must be included in your brochure:

Title Panel:

The name of the occupation, name of student, class name, name of the teacher, and a clip art or photo that fits nicely with the profession.

Headings – Detailed rubric on 2nd page.

Name of occupation and Description

Job duties: Describe their responsibilities and job duties on a daily basis.

Working outlook: Describe the areas that will have the best demand for the career.

Pay-job outlook-Potential earnings national, state and local.

Education & Skills

 Training and possible courses that could help with that potential career choice

Career Survey Overview

The Career key survey identified your personality type. Click your top two personality choices and discuss whether you agree with the assessment and the types of career choices for you.

• Everything should be in your own words no direct copying and pasting information. You can list information in the brochures. Remember to make it visually appealing as well as informational.

Some Example Career Choices:

Components of Powerpoint Rubric

Slides Needed:

1-Title page (this needs the career, your name, Course: Principles of Marketing, class period, and the date)

2-Job Description & picture of the job (meaning a picture of someone doing the job or something relating to the job)

1. minimum of a 5 sentence paragraph.

3-Job Tasks or responsibilities

1. (What you do on the job, an average day on the job, minimum of 6 bullets describing tasks)

4-Educational Requirements

1. What training or education will you need for that career

5-Educational Requirements

1. What schools would you like to attend. Describe (2)with Images

6-Skills needed

1. What are the everyday skills that are needed on the job

7-Pay Outlook & Work Outlook (starting salary, average salary, how much you make)

1. Include the average range for your occupation. This is an average not an exact amount.
2. Include the areas of the country for potential growth.

8-Pictures of the job

1. Include 5 pictures of the job or people doing the job.

9- Your personality style you receive on the gacollege 411 career assessment. Your opinion of the assessment you took as to its accuracy and success of your career results

10- Bibliography (put what websites you got your information from…just cut and

paste the web address of the sites you used)

***Each slide is basically 10 points depending on content on slide for a total of 100 points***

• The content contains detailed, organized, and clear information about all aspects.
• All information is met, detailed and clearinstructions.
• Content has a logical sequence. (8-10pts)

• The content contains clear information about some aspects with some detail.
• A majority of the information is met, per instructions. (5-7pts)

• The content is vague and does not create a strong sense of purpose.
• Content has no logical sequence.
• Less than 2 pieces of information are met(2-4pts)

***IF YOU JUST COPY AND PASTE INFORMATION, YOU WILL EARN A ZERO ON THAT SLIDE****

You can add more pictures, graphics and such to your PowerPoint. Some hints though, if you add background pictures, make sure you can still read the typing that is on the slide.You can add more slides as you see fit to make your PowerPoint better, more informative, and more creative…just remember that they must relate to the career that you picked.

Career Research Websites

Occupational Outlook Handbook "Revised every two years, the Occupational Outlook Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations."

O*NET The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.

is designed to provide information on high growth, in- demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.