SENIOR COLLEGE & CAREER RESEARCH PROJECT

SENIOR COLLEGE & CAREER RESEARCH PROJECT
INTRODUCTION
This project is designed to help you, as a high school senior, make a thoughtful decision about your future career
path.
TASK
You will prepare a resume. You will then complete a Personal Assessment Inventory. Based upon the results of
your personal inventory you will research a career that is of interest to you. You will then research a school or
college which offers training in your selected field.
This research will provide the foundation of a 2 page paper using MLA format about your personal style (your
interests and strengths), your chosen career (education and skills required), and the school or college which offers
training in that field.
The final project will be a Multimedia presentation (Powerpoint) where the research paper will provide the
material for the powerpoint. You will present your powerpoint to your class and will be peer reviewed. You will
then be asked to provide constructive feedback in an online assessment of this project.
PROCESS
Step 1:
Prepare a RESUME. Go to the MHS Library, select Research, then GALE , see library staff for password, scroll
down to the Testing and Education Reference Center, then Career Tools, then Resume Builder. Prepare your
resume, print a copy and give to your teacher. Save a copy to your flash drive.

Step 2:
You will take 3 assessment tests online-see below. These assessments will help you to determine your Interests
and Strengths and a Career you would like to pursue. Based upon the results of the Personal Assessment
Inventory Interpretation Report (#1) write down your Interests and Strengths and Career choice in the Personality
Style and Career Choice Outline in paragraph form.
• Take a Personal Assessment Inventory (www.iccweb,com). http://theperfectcareer.com/userregister.asp.
Take the Perfect Career Assessment. PRINT THE INTERPRETATION REPORT, give to your
teacher.
• Take the CareerClickrs xPanded test
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspx PRINT
THE FINAL PAGE (it will have 1-3 letters on it depending upon your selection), write your name on
top, give to your teacher.
• Go to Career Test for the Soul (Personal Values Assessment- http://www.career-test.biz/ , take (1) the
Prioritize Your Life Values, http://www.career-test.biz/values_assessment.htm PRINT THE LIFE
VALUES RESULTS, write your name on the top, give to your teacher. Visit the Your Soul at Work web
site where three (3) complete chapters related to these specific topics have been posted.
Read the 3 chapters.
Step 3

– RESEARCH A CAREER that is of interest to you based upon the results of your Interpretation Report
(www.iccweb.com ) ). Go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Use the
information below which is in the Occupational Outlook Handbook to help answer the questions in your Career
Research Outline in paragraph form.
Nature of the Work
Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
Employment
Job Outlook
Projections Data
Earnings
OES Data
Related Occupations
Sources of Additional Information
Step 4: -
RESEARCH a SCHOOL or COLLEGE which offers training in your selected field. Go to the MHS Library,
select Research, GALE Testing and Education Reference Center, then Career Vo-Tech School Search. Enter
the following information about your school/college into School/College of Choice Outline in Paragraph form:
Step 5: -
Based upon your research , WRITE A 2 PAGE PAPER using MLA format about your Personal Style (your
interests and strengths), your Career Choice, and the School or College which offers training in that field. (Use
Cornell Notes, MLA format , Plagiarism Unit )
Step 6: -
CREATE A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION in MSPowerpoint about your college and career research. Use
the Powerpoint template. Your Research Paper will provide the material for the powerpoint. (See Powerpoint
Template, and Powerpoint Rubric)
Step 7: -
PRESENT your MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION to the class. Use the peer review form to grade your peers
as they present. Complete the Online Assessment Survey.
College and Career Research Project Assessment http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DB8W7AB54

MHS LIBRARY ONLINE RESOURCES/DESTINY LIBRARY CATALOG
• 1. Use MHS Library DESTINY's Online Catalog to look up additional books about
your College and Career.
• 2.Support your search with DESTINY and GALE Ebooks online:
GALE VIRTUAL Library
MHS LIBRARY ONLINE RESOURCES/ SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
Select the Research link on the MHS Library Webpage
• Testing and Education Reference Center (GALE) password: lonestar
• Ferguson’s CAREER GUIDANCE CENTER
• Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
WEB SITES
Personal Assessment Inventory (www.iccweb,com). http://theperfectcareer.com/userregister.asp
CareerClickrs xPanded test
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspx
Career Test for the Soul (Personal Values Assessment- http://www.career-test.biz/ Prioritize
Your Life Values, http://www.career-test.biz/values_assessment.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ iSEEK Skills Assessment
http://www.iseek.org/careers/skillsAssessment
Exploring Career Information (Bureau of Labor and Statistics)-
http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
College Major Quiz http://www.mymajors.com/college-major-quiz.cfml
O*Net Online – http://online.onetcenter.org/
Prepared by S. Moncuse, MLIS, Librarian in collaboration with Senior AP & ELA IV Teachers:
S.Vreeland, R. Golden and T. Henry, for the MHS Library Information Literacy Program (PDAS Domain
4).