What Will This Cost Me? – Handout 1
GRADE 8 LESSON 4
Assessing Your Career Path
1. What career matching job did you select? _______________________________
2. Write a short description of the job: _______________________________________
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3. What experience must you have for this job? ______________________________
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4. What educational level is required for this job? ____________________________
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5. What training is required for this job? ______________________________________
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6. Review the tasks required for this job. Name two or three tasks that sound the most interesting to
you: _________________________________________________________________________
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7. What are some important abilities required for this job? ____________________
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8. What are some general work activities of this job? _________________________
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9. What are some important skills required for this job? ________________________
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10. What are some related careers? __________________________________________
11. What are some related majors? ___________________________________________
12. Are any WestVirginiaMentor.org Institutions Offering Related Majors? ________.