Include a Title and Reference page.
Prepare
for professional success using career resources and career action planning.
Using
research from the Department of Labor, and the Internet:
Select a job, existing skills/current
employment/experience, academic preparation, and values from the possibilities
below. You will assume the role of Kim. Then based on your assuming this
scenario person’s profile, address the checklist items as if this were you.
- Human Resource Recruiter; Current
employment/skills/experience: Receptionist at a social service agency—good
with people; Current Academic preparation: Associate’s Degree in
Education; Values; human interaction, honesty, teamwork. Single mother, 1
child. - Operations Manager; Current
employment/skills/experience: Manufacturing line worker; monitoring
defects on the assembly line via computer. Current Academic preparation:
Associates Degree in Business; Values: Hard work, integrity, professional
proficiency. Married to a postal worker, no children, but a large extended
family. - Laboratory Director: Current
employment/skills/experience: Phlebotomist; detail-oriented worker.
Current Academic preparation: GED and training; Values: Efficiency,
detail-orientation, timeliness, family. Single and living at home. - Digital Media Director: Current
employment/skills/experience: Marketing intern; ad design skills. Current
Academic preparation: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing; Values: Adventure,
design, family, and friends. Single and lives alone in an apartment; takes
care of aging parents.
Checklist:
Choose one of the four scenarios above, and then address
the following:
- Explain your chosen scenario values in terms of your long-term
professional goals. - Explain how the chosen scenario values influence your career
aspirations. - Discuss the skills and knowledge you will need to be successful in
your chosen career. - Explain how you can obtain the skills and knowledge you will need
for the chosen career. - Explain the strategies you will use to garner support for attaining
the professional goals. amongst their family, friends, and possibly
co-workers (if applicable). - Describe the career resources you can use to reach the career goals.
- Provide a career action plan with steps you should take to realize
the goals. - Prepare your response using a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 14
Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides, including the title and references slides.
Use no more than five bulleted items per slide and insert your notes below
each slide explaining the bulleted items.