Monday, May 10, 2010

Select Career
List 5 things about this career that you find appealing.
1. Learning new hands on skills
2. Working with vehicles
3. Being physically active on your feet
4. Lifting and carrying heavy things
5. Getting my hands and clothes dirty
What is the Skills Score that appears beside the career you selected?I am skilled
Look through you responses to the skills that are important for this career and add up the number of responses of each type:
1_____I am highly skilled
9_____I am skilled
7_____I have some skill
__0___I don't have this skill

Write down the three skills to which you answered "I don't have this skill" or "I have some skill." For each skill you wrote down, think of three ways that you can increase your skill.
Explaining Listening Record Keeping . I can try to give more detail and give more explanations. I can listen to what other people have to say
Are your still interested in the career you selected for this activity? Why or why not? Yes i am because i think this job is the one for me. I like this job and i have more than just OK skills to do this job.
What do you think the difference is between interests and skills?skills is what you have and interests is what your interested in.
Do you think it is helpful to consider your skills when choosing a career? Why or why not? Yes because it give you jobs that you are good at and skills for.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Job description: Petroleum Engineering Tech
What do people in this career do? to supervise maintenance and operations personnel at a natural gas plant
What skills do people in this career have? College Courses.

Working Conditions
Where do people in this career work? They work in places that are called plants because they have their own location that only them can be in there.
What kind of hours do they work? Do they work days, nights, shifts, overtime, how many hours per week or day?

Interview Person Name:
Day in the Life
Three important work activities this person performs during the day
1.Maintain the machines they work with
2.keep their stations clean so it would be ready for the next day
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Breakdown of Activities
Three activities this person spends the most time on
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Likes and Dislikes
What does this person like about the job? The challenges he gets to be in the next day
What does this person dislike about the job?The paperwork that he has to fill out and wearing the clothes they have to wear

What are three things that you think are good about this job?
1.You learn a lot every day
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What are three things you think are bad about this job?
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Could you see yourself doing this job in the future? Why or why not?

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

career ideas

Career:Professional athlete
1. So i can make good money
2. So i can be in the NBA
3. So i can be in the NFL

Is the career you selected on the list of careers from the Career Matchmaker results?
Yes
What are three aspects of the selected career that you found surprising or unusual about this career? Why?
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How did your career selection choice match up with your interests?

Do you still think it is a good career choice for you? Why or why not?

Do you think interests are important for a career choice? Why or why not?

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

principles

Learn how principles determine consequences?
Principle= Natural laws or fundamental truths operate without our understanding or acceptance
Integrity = to be true to your feelings, values and commitments
Honesty = Is to be completely honest, to be true, not to lie
Loyalty= to be nice and loyal to others