Part A:

1. Why have you selected your current major? Or, if you have not yet selected your major, which major is of most interest to you and why?

2. What is your career goal and how will the major that you listed translate into your career goal?
a. If you are not yet sure of your career goals, take time to think about this at length before you answer.
b. If you are a professional returning to school, describe why you have come back for your degree.

3. Identify two of your natural strengths and describe how each will help you accomplish your career goals.

4. Identify two current skills that you could improve upon to be more successful in accomplishing your career goals.

5. Identify two people in your personal or professional network and describe how each could assist you in accomplishing your career goals.

Part B:

1. Discuss what you learned through your research on your proposed major and career by listing at least two job titles or occupations that interest you. For each title or occupation, state the following information:
a. the average salary
b. the employment forecast in the next five to ten years
c. regions of the country/world with the highest projected growth in this occupation
d. five major employers associated with this career field

2. Describe three personality traits that employers hiring for those job titles would need to see in a resume.

3. Describe three characteristics that are important to you in a career (e.g. salary, flexibility, travel, etc.).