Virtual Career Fair

Rutgers Career Services Test

• Go to the following website:– http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cswebpg/OCAmain.s

html– Complete the three career assessment tests • Interests• Skills• Values

• After each of the three tests, cut and paste your results into a Word Doc. Sand save

• Click Generate Options• Print your results• Review the lists of colleges/majors that are

recommended for you

Classwork:

• Choose the three (3) most appealing career options, and write a paragraph describing the costs, benefits, and responsibilities of each.

• Total: Three paragraphs of about 5 sentences each; typed, double-spaced.

• You will have time to continue writing your paragraphs in class today and Monday!

Power Point

• You will now research and investigate 1 career • You will now create a Power Point

Presentation on this career. Your PPT should include 8 slides

Power Point Presentation

• Your Power Point should include 8 slides that include the following:– Responsibilities:

• A brief description of the job

– Educational Requirements– Costs

• “hidden costs”• How much is the education, how much do certificates cost…

– Trajectories– Potential Need– Technology skills– Salary– Benefits