Essay
Self-Directed Search
Go to the TCCs Career Center Web site and Career Coach Career Assessment.
Click HERE to take the assessment
You will take the 60 question detailed assessment. Once you have completed your assessment you will list your top three traits:
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Once you have taken the assessment click the View Career Matchers button. What is your top match?
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Myers Briggs
For this assignment you will visit the site: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
You will record your Myers Briggs code here: ______________________________________
Visit this site: https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types to learn more about your personality code.
Notes:
Self-Assessment Reflection
Now that you have taken the SDS and the Myers Briggs assessments. You will then type up a 1 page reflection double spaced. Cover what you have discovered about yourself using the SDS and the Myers Briggs Assessments.
What did you learn about your career and your relationships? This needs to be at least 300 words. (A 300 word essay is usually 15-20 sentences, though it could be more or less than that depending on how wordy your sentences are.)
Research a Career (15)
Go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook Click on A to Z index, then use the Search box to find your career.
Make sure you click on the tabs to answer the questions below:
Questions
Your Responses
What is the occupation are you researching?
In your own words describe what someone in this occupation does?
List at least 3-5 duties.
Describe the working environment of this occupation including work area, typical hours, stress level, etc.
What training or college major(s) would be appropriate for someone entering this field?
List five personality/qualities a person should have for this profession?
What is the entry-level salary? Or what do the lowest 10% make?
What is the average salary? Or median salary for this occupation?
What do the top 10% make?
Is it a full time job? Any special hours required like nights and weekends?
What is the projected employment outlook in this field?
List 3 similar occupations
After researching your career are you still interested in this field? Why or why not?
What was the most important thing you learned about this career?
Research a Major or Program (15 points)
AA DEGREE A student gets an Associate of Arts degree (AA) if they are planning to transfer. To complete this assignment you can use any university web site. If you are going to FSU here is their web site:
http://www.academic-guide.fsu.edu/all_programs.html
Then click on Program Description for the major you are researching.
AS DEGREE A student gets an Associate of Science (AS) degree if they are going directly to the work world. If you are getting an AS degree, go to TCCs main web page, hover the mouse over academics and then click on Catalog. You will find a link on the left that says Programs of Study you will find your AS degree on that list.
What is the major are researching?
Limited access means that not everyone will be accepted into the major. So it is important that you know if you major is limited access.
Is this major limited access?
A prerequisite course is a required course needed to go to the next level.
List your required courses (prerequisites) to get in or admission requirements?
What is the minimum GPA requirement to get accepted to this major?
Who would you contact person?
What other additional information is there about this major?
