writing

Audience: Academic

Purpose: To Explore and Inform

Genre: Expository

Format: Times New Roman, 12pt font, MLA, Double Spaced, Suggested page length is 3 pages

Research and write your own Job Description of the career you hope to obtain: duties, responsibilities, work hours, salary range, requirements for promotion, highest promotion possible, unemployment rate in the field, employment outlook during the next decade, need for further education (advanced degrees, special training), employment rate in terms of geography, and optimum age bracket (i.e. in football, is one considered "aged" after 35?).

To successfully complete this assignment, create a thesis driven essay presenting your audience with a clear demonstration of your future career. After providing an objective analysis of your career field, offer a subjective explanation as to why you are a good fit for the career.

Extra Credit: 10 points

Take the (free) Myers-Briggs personality test—this test is often used by professionals to indicate if you are a good fit for their company. Write a two paragraph reflection on the results. Paragraph one should offer a summary of the results; paragraph two should be your response to the results and whether or not you believe or do not believe your career fits the results.

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