The Detailed Career Assessment using Career Coach
In this assignment, you will take the Detailed Career Assessment using Career Coach (Links to an external site.) . This detailed assessment will provide you the opportunity to learn about your top three personality traits and explore careers that might be a good fit, based on your assessment results. You will also research a career choice match to learn more about the industry, including education requirements, general responsibilities and compatibility with interests, strengths and personality. Directions To learn more about potential career matches, complete the following: After reading How to Use Career Coach , take the 60 question Detailed Career Assessment on Career Coach (Links to an external site.) . After taking the assessment, review your top three traits. List the top three traits Do you agree or disagree with the information? Why or why not? Once you have reviewed your top three traits, review your top career matches. (The percentage of match is shown in the image.) What is your highest career match? Click on an industry name and it will expand to show specific careers related to that industry. Select a career from this list to use as you answer the following questions: Describe the career. What are the typical job duties? Why are you interested in this career? How do your top three personality traits match this career? What type of education or training is needed for this career? What could you study at college that would help prepare you for this field? What is the median salary associated with this career? What can new workers expect to make annually when they are just starting out in this career field? Enterprising Enterprising people are self-confident, outgoing, and optimistic. They like to organize, direct, and control the activities of groups. They are ambitious and like to be in positions of authority. They place a high value on status, power, money, and material possessions. They like to feel that they are in control of situations and are responsible for making things happen. They are energetic and enthusiastic in initiating and supervising the activities in which they engage. They like to influence the opinions and actions of others and to hold positions of leadership. They are adventurous and impulsive. They are assertive and verbally persuasive in bringing others around to their point of view. They enjoy social gatherings and like to associate with well-known and influential people. They like to travel and explore and often have exciting and expensive hobbies. They see themselves as popular and as having leadership and speaking abilities. They tend to dislike activities requiring scientific abilities and systematic and theoretical thinking. They avoid activities which require attention to detail and adherence to a set routine. (CCL, The Center for Experiential Learning, Leadership and Technology) Show Less Investigative Investigative people are naturally curious and inquisitive. They have a need to understand, explain, and predict the things that go on around them. They are scholarly and scientific in their attempts to understand things and tend to be pessimistic and critical when non-scientific, simplistic, or supernatural explanations are suggested by others. They tend to become engrossed in whatever they are doing and may appear to be oblivious to everything else around them. They are independent and like to work alone. They prefer neither to supervise others nor to be supervised. They are theoretical and analytical in outlook and find abstract and ambiguous problems and situations challenging. They are original and creative and often find it difficult to accept traditional attitudes and values. They avoid highly structured situations with externally imposed rules, but are themselves internally well-disciplined, precise, and systematic in thought and action. They have confidence in their intellectual abilities, but often feel inadequate in social situations. They lack leadership and persuasive skills and tend to be reserved and formal in interpersonal relationships. They find it difficult to express themselves emotionally and are not considered to be friendly (CCL, The Center for Experiential Learning, Leadership and Technology) Show Less Social Social people are friendly and outgoing. They are cooperative and enjoy working with and being around other people. They are understanding and insightful concerning the feelings and problems of others. They like to be helpful to others by serving in facilitative roles such as those of teachers, mediators, advisers, counselors, etc. They have social skills, express themselves well, and are persuasive in interpersonal relationships. They like attention and enjoy being at or near the center of the group. They are idealistic, sensitive, and conscientious in their outlook on life and in their dealings with others. They like to deal with philosophical issues such as the nature and purpose of life, religion, morality, etc. They dislike working with machines, tools, and data and at highly organized, routine, and repetitive tasks. They see themselves as having social and educational skills, but as lacking in mechanical and scientific abilities. They get along well with others and find it natural to express their emotions. They are tactful in relating to others and are considered to be kind, supportive, and caring. (CCL, The Center for Experiential Learning, Leadership and Technology) Show LessYour top career matches are… Education and Training Planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services. 100% Match Education Administration 99%Match Teaching and Training 93%Match Professional Support Services 74%Match Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland security, including professional and technical support services. 90% Match Corrections 99%Match Fire and Emergency Services 89%Match Law Enforcement Services 87%Match Legal Services 83%Match Security and Protective Services 73%Match Health Science Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development. 85% Match Therapy and Natural Healing 86%Match Diagnosis and Treatment 84%Match Medical Science and Biotechnology 68%Match Medical Administration and Support Services 59%Match Human Services Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs. 80% Match Counseling and Mental Health Services 98%Match Early Childhood Development and Services 92%Match Family and Community Services 83%Match Personal Services 58%Match Marketing, Sales and Service Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives. 78% Match Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development… Show More 76% Match Business, Management and Administration Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration… Show More 71% Match Management 94%Match Business Analysis 91%Match Human Resources 88%Match Advertising and Marketing 86%Match Finance and Accounting 51%Match Administrative Support 28%Match Information Technology Building Linkages in IT Occupations Framework: For Entry Level, Technical, and Professional Careers Related to the Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration… Show More 70% Match Network Systems 87%Match Information Technology and Services 66%Match Programming and Software Development 62%Match Format Answer all of the questions. in a Word document. Respond to each of the prompts with 3 or 4 well developed sentences You overall responses should be a minimum of 1 to 2 pages. Use Times New Roman Use 12-point font Use standard 1-inch margins Use professional languag how many annual job openings does this career have? Select a different region from the drop-down menu. What region did you select? What is the median salary and annual job openings for that region? Radiation TherapistsSave Overview About Wages Employment Similar Careers Live Job Postings 48% Match Region Selection Wages New workers generally start around $56,702. Normal pay for Radiation Therapists is $74,850 per year, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as $115,917. $57k $66k $75k $88k $116k 10th 25th 50th 75th 90t $74,850 Median Salary New workers start around $56,702. Normal pay is $74,850 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to $115,917. 8 Annual job openings Openings are regional vacancies due to growth and turnover in this career.