Building Assignments The following is an example of an assignment that can be given to your students. It can be emailed to you as a document and hopefully will eventually be incorporated in this lesson as web based link. Assignment for Any Department or Major: Santa Barbara City College Career Center Assignment Name_________________________________ Date________________ Assignment: Visit the Career Advancement Center, SS-282, on the 2nd floor of the Student Services building. The career of your choice is to be used to conduct the activities on this sheet. Check off the assignments as you complete them. Career Center staff will assist you in locating the materials. If you are undecided about a major, use the Major-Minor Finder to get a printout of majors matching your educational interests. (10 - 15 minutes) (If you have chosen a major or career, you may skip Step A.) Describe your tentative educational plan below. What is your tentative college major? Name two colleges (either 2-year or 4-year schools) that offer your major. Use EUREKA, Peterson's Guide, college catalogs or other sources. a. b. What is your time frame for completing school? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Career choice for this assignment? _______________________________________________________ Locate and look through the career binder, files or books describing the career information for your area of choice. If you desire more information, Career Center staff will also show you additional reading materials on your area of concentration. List the titles of two books or articles that were helpful to you. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Referring to a book or article from Step C, write a brief statement about information that was especially interesting to you. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Using the EUREKA Career Information System, find information on the career of your choice. Attach a printout to this assignment sheet. List two personal characteristics of people who typically go into this career. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ What is the employment outlook for California in this career? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ What preparation is usually required for this career? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ What kind of volunteer, internship or work experience do you plan to undertake in preparation for your career? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Ask a Career Center staff member about the Resume Workbook and Resume Exchange (job placement service). Staff member's signature ___________________________________ Discover | Read | Explore | Apply | Measure

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