The Purpose of composing a career research paper is to give students an improved and accurate assessment of the career or various careers that may appeal to them. As a result of composing career oriented research papers, student may discover various negative aspects of the career of interest, which may have been inititally overlooked. Also, some students may even reconsider their career choice after writing such a paper. This assisgnment is a highly useful for students. a good career oriented paper comprises all the negative and positive attributes of the career of interest. Therefore, a good research question for student career oriented papers is "what are the positive and negative features/attributes of the career you wish to pursue and how do you fit into the role?" In order to fulfill this objective, students need to incorporate certain elements into their career research outlines:
Introduction of the paper
(1) An introduction to the topic of the paper
(2) A good definition of the career
(3) The thesis statement which clearly explains the focus/direction of the paper
Body of the paper
(1) The most important features/attributes of the career of interest
(2) The nature of the job and a compilation or a list of the responsibilities
(3) The minimum qualification required for the job
(4) the challenges involved in pursuing the career of interest
(5) A discussion of how easy or how difficult it is to find placement in the career path
(6) The amount of hours needed to dedicate and the remuneration you can expect
(7) The possibilities for growth in the career sector
(8) An explanation of why such a career appeals to you compared to others
(9) A statement listing shortcomings you may have that might come in the way of you obtaining such a career; and how do you plan to tackle such obstacles.
Conclusion of the paper
(1) A summary of the most relevant points
(2) A reinstatement of your thesis statement ( located in the introduction section of paper
(3) A concluding statement which effectively winds up the discussion