CAREER RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS



CAREER RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS

Using four to five resources, you will gather information about a career that you

are interested in pursuing and colleges and post-secondary experiences that will meet

your educational needs. At the end of your paper, include a reference to the sources you

used in correct MLA format.

Instructions and Expectations:

1. Before you can begin research, you must decide on a profession that interests you. You should go to and complete the career test to see what careers are best suited for you.

2. After finishing the test, choose a career that interests you. Begin researching to answer the questions below. The best websites to use are and avl.lib.al.us.

3. As you answer the questions, remember what source the information came from. On the line beside the answer to your question, write out your source (the website you used). In the last part of the research process you will turn these into a Works Cited page using MLA format.

4. After completing the answers to the questions, you should use the outline attached to begin writing your research paper using the information you found from the sites. There are also books available to you for extra sources.

5. When using information from a source, you must cite the source using parenthes and the correct MLA format (Williams). You will find examples of this on my school website under 10th grade, Research.

6. After typing your paper, complete the Works Cited page and a title page. You will find examples of the Works Cited page on my website. Print these and staple them together to turn in (Title page, paper, Works Cited).

Grading Process and Due Dates:

• Career Test (April 6) 100 points

• Career Questions (April 9) 100 points

• Career Research Paper (April 13) 125 points

• Works Cited (April 13) 50 points

Career Paper Research

 

 What career have you chosen? ____________________________

Introduce Your Career

1. Define your career: _______________________________ (source- ____________) 

2. Briefly discuss the background, evolution, and history of your career choice.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (source- ___________)

3. Why did you choose this career? ____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

 

Preparation for Your Career

4. .What is the education necessary for entry job? ________________________________________

_________________________________________________ (source- ____________)

5. What are the skills required for entry job? ____________________________________________

_________________________________________________ (source- ____________)

6. What references are required?

_______________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________ (source- ______________)

7. What previous experience is necessary? ______________________________________________

_________________________________________________________ (source- ______________)

 

Work

8. What is the entry level job description? _______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (source- _____________)

9. What will be the working conditions? ________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________ (source- ____________)

10. What are the hours of work? ____________________________________ (source- _________)

11. What is the alloted vacation time? ________________________________ (source- ________)

12. What is the salary range? ________________________________ (source- __________)

13. What is the physical/emotional stress? ________________________________________________

________________________________________________________ (source- __________)

14. What kinds of people will you work with? ____________________________________________

__________________________________________ (source- ____________)

15. How will you be evaluated? _______________________________________________________

___________________________________________ (source- ___________)

 

Potential

16. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this job? __________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (source- ________)

17. What will be your future outlook at this job? _________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________ (source- _______)

18. What could be your  possible career path in this profession? _____________________________

_________________________________________________ (source- _________)

19. What is the top job on career ladder job description for this position? _____________________

_________________________________________ (source- ________)

20. What is the training and qualifications necessary for the top job on career ladder? ____________

______________________________________________ (source- ________)

 

 

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