Career Research in the BEHS Library

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Career Research in the BEHS Library

• Some Things You Should Know

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Before you start

• Decide which career you are researching.
• Brainstorm a list of all of the names for that
  career
• Example doctorphysician cosmetologistbeautici
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• Identify which general area your career is in
• Examples Medicine, Animals, Education, etc.
• Sometimes careers are categorized in more than
  one area

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Before you startpart 2

• Write questions about that career your research
  goal is to seek answers to those questions. (Know
  what you want to know).
• Examples
• What kind of training is required for this job?
• How much money will I make?
• What is the outlook for this job?
• What will I do everyday at this job?
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of this
  job?

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Next StepIdentify Your Resources

• Individual books about individual careers
• Career series books
• Careers in Focus series
• Career Opportunities series
• Careers Without College series
• Career stations
• WOIS and Bridges (online databases)
• Websites (well look at these later this week)
• Videos online (well look at these later, too)

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As You Go

• Generalizing (Information easier to find)
• Determine which broad category your career is in
• Examples law enforcement, education, medicine
• Much information is the same for a variety of
  jobs in the same general field of categories
• Specializing (Information becomes harder to find)
• Concentrate on the general job area first, then
  focus on specifics if possible
• Examples specific types of doctors or teachers

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Collecting the Information

• Career books are reference onlycant be checked
  out
• Take notes in the format required by your teacher
• Note-taking builds brain strength! (Photocopying
  doesnt)
• Collect information that answers the questions
  you asked about the job
• Collect additional information that you find
  interesting or useful.

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Other Places for Information

• Internet sites (later in the week)
• Career center (Ms. Fiker)
• Actual, real-live people who do the job
• Write interview questions
• Contact the person and ask to make an appointment
  to interview them in person or on the phone
• Interview them using the questions you wrote
• Non-reference books about the job
• memoirs and stories (ask Ms. Belben for list)