NO PLAGIARISMInstructionsAssignment 2: Research Resources Before You Begin…From the textbook, Keys to effective learning: Study skills and habits for success, read:Appendix A: Guide to library and I
Running head: Salary and Career Path Research 1
Salary and Career Path Research
Your Name
Argosy University
Part I: Internet Search of Potential Salaries
[This is just an example. It should be replaced with your own findings.]
Pursing a degree in accounting, I researched what the salary indicators are for a first year accountant. The website chosen for salary references are to me reliable due to the ranges showed and the source data. The site is a job board and offer a range of data choices including pie charts for various levels of the career field of accounting. The information is somewhat consistent with my career goal, showing a 4 year degree making 30k and up to start (Salary, 2013).
Part II: Library Search for an Article from a Professional Journal
[This is just an example. It should be replaced with your own findings.}
The journal Abacus looks to be very interesting and the particular article summary I have read is about technology usage in business and accounting. Specifically about historical archiving (Cobbin, P., Dean, G., Esslemont, C., Ferguson, P., Keneley, M., Potter, B., & West, B. , 2013).
Part III: Career Services Resource Center Tools Research
[This is just an example. It should be replaced with your own findings.}
The tools available in each of these three areas and ways they could be used to support my future job search are . . . .
This information relates to my career goals, or it may help me in the future by. . . . .
Some steps that I could take using these tools to obtain my perfect career goal are. . . .
Something that I found that could help me to obtain a job while I am in school was, located in this area, and using this tool.
References
[These are examples, and should be replaced with references for your sources.]
Cobbin, P., Dean, G., Esslemont, C., Ferguson, P., Keneley, M., Potter, B., & West, B. (2013).
Enhancing the accessibility of accounting and business archives: The role of technology in informing research in accounting and business. Abacus, 49(3), 396. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1437013684?accountid=34899
Salary.com Retrieved November 4, 2013 from http://www1.salary.com/NM/Albuquerque/Accountant-I-salary.html