Career Assessment / Microsoft Word

Today we are going to begin exploring some of our Interests by completing a computerized interest profiler.  We will be using the results to create a Microsoft Word document with a bulleted list, a numbered list, formatting, and saving/printing.

The difficult thing about this project is that you will be switching back and forth between three windows:

• This page (GriffsClass.com)
• The Career Interest Profiler page
• Microsoft Word

Instructions:

• Go to California Career Zone and click on "Sign In" at the top of the page... then click the "Create an account" tab.  Fill in the required information and click "Create Account".
• Go back to the main California Career Zone page and click "Go" next to "Start a new Interest Profiler:"
• Answer questions 1-180 [(L : Like), (? : Unsure), or (D : Dislike)] -- there are 12 questions per page.
• Open Microsoft Word and add your name, period, and a title ("California Career Zone Survey").
• Type your top three interest areas (and your score for each) in a numbered list.
• Move your mouse over your top three interests and see what it says about your choices.
• Add a brief summary for each of your three job types.
• Click "View Occupations" on the bottom of the screen.
• Look at the occupations that are suggested for you. Note that the occupations with a TV/monitor symbol have movie clips that you can watch -- but you will need headphones.
• Type your top 10 occupations in a numbered list (in order).
• Write one paragraph about what you think about these results. Do you agree or disagree? Are there any surprises? Are there any jobs that interest you which you never considered before?
• Insert a clip art showing a career that fits your results [or your desired career].
• Select 2-4 occupations that interest you by clicking in the boxes then click "Compare Selected" at the bottom of the list.
• Write a brief paragraph about how they compare to each other: salary, projected openings, etc.
• Save your Microsoft Word document to your ThawSpace, print it, and turn it in.
• Click the "Logout" button at the top of California Career Zone. We can return to our results later by using our Login information.

Remember, this is just an indicator of what sorts of occupations you might be interested in.  If you are positive about the direction you want to go in your life, follow that goal.

Note: When you have completed this project, please focus on any typing lessons that you are missing.  Several students are finished with all 20 lessons, most are about half way (on lesson 11-14), and several have only done 1 or 2.  Please get these completed so that we can take our final typing test.