DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
Describe characteristics of a career specialization (job) of greatest interest to you, such as: The duties, skills, training, working conditions, employment and wage trends, and conditions for advancement in the chosen specialties.
Cite four career-related Web sources in APA References and in-text at the places at which you use the sources in your essay. (To identify four career related Web sites with detailed job characteristics for your most preferred career specialization
Annotate and evaluate each source with a minimum of two of the objective criteria presented in class and in the handouts.
· Overall the Descriptive Essay is at least 6 pages (including title page, body of the essay, & annotated References).
· The minimum quantity of sources should be four different Web sites. The student uses four different domains. For example -- Only one chapter from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (bls.gov), and one report from O*Net Center (onetcenter.org) should be used.
· At least two of the chosen Internet sources should be from the list of career-related Web sites in the handout,
“wk8_descriptive_essay_content.”
The student utilizes a relevant source, which is not listed already on the handout, “wk8_descriptive_essay_content”;
Provide details for your most preferred following six categories of occupational characteristics -- (1) Duties & Tasks (2) Training & Skills (3) Work Style & Conditions (4) Paths of Advancement or Promotion (6) Continuing Education Primary section headings in boldface: (Provide under each heading details about the job in several short paragraphs.) Secondary section headings are unnecessary in this essay. |
Summarize in a paragraph the general character of your chosen specialization. Descriptive Essay 2 (example) A Descriptive Essay about the Job of a Forensic Lab Technician Introduction Training & Skills Advancement or Promotion Employment & Wage Outlook Work Conditions Conclusion |
