AVID Career Research Paper Requirements

Using Two Internet Resources, you will gather information about a career that
you are interested in pursuing. Try to address as many of the following outline points as
possible. You may create a Keynote presentation, a brochure, a poster board visual aide,
or a research paper. Include a reference to the sources you used in correct MLA format.

Career Research Paper Due Date: _______

I. Name of Career Field and reasons for studying this particular career.

II. History of the career

III. People in this career

a. Approximately how many people are now employed in this career field?
b. Briefly discuss current employment trends relating to this career.
c. Where are jobs related to this career most often found? Why?

IV. Duties of this career

a. General Duties
b. Specific Duties
c. Hours of work ordinarily required
d. Is there anything unusual about the number of hours or nature of the work
schedule which might relate to this job field? (Seasonal fluctuations, days,
nights, split shifts etc..)

V. Qualifications of workers in this field.

a. Age
b. Gender
c. Health and physical
d. Personality
e. Experience
f. Aptitude
g. Education (general level and type required)
h. Other
i. What are the most common methods of entry into this career?
Which one would you choose? Why

VI Education Planning
a. List some schools where you could get the necessary training for this job.
b. Briefly describe any armed forces training opportunities that relate to his
career.
c. What are the scholarships, loans or grants that you could apply for to help
with the cost of this training?
d. Other training-apprenticeship, company or on-the-job training?
 VII. Earnings
a. How much can you expect to make from this career?
1. Beginning salary?
2. Average Salary?
3. Exceptional Salary?
b. What expenses might you have to meet in following this career?

VIII. Nature of the Job

c. List some benefits, other than salary, that you would expect to gain
form this career.
d. What hazards can you anticipate in this job field?

IX. Career Advancement

a. What are the chances for advancement in this field?
b. Would advancement require additional training?
c. Would advancement require additional duties? Explain.
d. Is there a need for continuing education to hold this position? Explain

X. Reflection
a. After studying this career in depth, state why you would or would not be
interested in making this your own career objective.

EXTRA CREDIT
XI. Interview
a. Arrange an interview with someone employed in this career field.
Ask this person the same questions you have been exploring for this
project and any additional one you may have.
Write a summary of this interview
OR
b. Present your project to the class

Minimum Requirements:
RESEARCH PAPER-2 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED, MLA FORMAT
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION-AT LEAST 12 SLIDES
POSTER BOARD
BROCHURE-2 SIDED