If you had to pick one person on your family work-history Genogram that you would like to "job shadow" for one day, who would you choose? It doesn't have to be a job that you want to do when you grow up, only a job that you would be interested in learning something about and would be willing to spend a day with that person and learning more about what they do at their jobs.
We are going to do more than one career investigation so you will have an opportunity to explore careers that interest you. As you work in the modules, you will be exposed to many different type of careers as well that relate to that module. But you need to learn how to do a career investigation first so this is a good place to start.
We have been learning how to use the book, the Occupational Outlook Handbook in class to investigate the following categories:
What is the nature of the work?
What does this person do each day when they go to work?
What are the working conditions?
What do they work outside, inside, on a ship, in an office or a hospital, week days or the weekend? Is the job stressful, boring or fast paced etc?
What training, qualifications and skills needed for this profession?
What type of schooling or experience is needed to get a job doing this?
What is the job outlook?
How hard is it to get a job in this field? Will there be jobs in this field when I finish my training or education?
What are the potential earnings?
What would a new person entering this job make? What is the average salary and what is the highest a person can make in this profession?
What are some related occupations?
What else can I do with my education if there is no job for me, if I get bored, and want to change professions?
What are some sources of information?
Look for Internet websites or names of organizations that you can Google that would provide you with more information about this line of work.
Once you have learned how to research a job, you will have an opportunity to research other jobs that you might be interested in exploring.
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