For this assignment, you will research the http://www.phoenix.edu website and use the My Career Plan tools on eCampus. To complete this assignment, follow the directions provided in each section.
You may refer to the completed example in the Week 3 Materials as a guideline. When you complete each section, submit this document to your Week 3 Assignment 1 link on your student website.
Save this document so you can reference it as you work on building your career plan in your future University of Phoenix courses.
Section 1: Career Research
1. Go to http://www.phoenix.edu and browse the available degrees, then complete the following table. 2. List the degree programs you are interested in and potential careers that might require these degrees.
Careers and degrees I’m interested in What I know about these careers and What I need to know about these careers and degrees degrees Associate of Arts with a concentrationUniversity of Phoenix offers an AssociatesAccounting in business in Business Foundations of Arts degree Associate of Arts with a concentrationUniversity of Phoenix offers an AssociatesI need to learn economics, information in Accounting of Arts degree systems, managerial ethics, financial accounting, business research and effective managerial communications. Associate of Arts with a concentrationUniversity of Phoenix offers an AssociatesI will need to explore the fundamental in Foundations
of Business of Arts degree with concentrations in business principles business
Section 2: Career Interests Profiler
1. Complete the Career Interests Profiler, located in My Career Plan on the student website. To access the Career Interests Profiler in My Career Plan, complete the following steps:
• Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu • Click the Library tab, then click the Phoenix Career Services link. • Click the Explore icon.
• Click My Career Plan.
• Click the Start button to launch the Career Interests Profiler.
2. After completing the profiler for the first time, view your results. If you completed the profiler before you started the Orientation Workshop, click the View Results button on the My Career Plan home page.
3. Complete the following table after viewing your results. You may describe each career in your own words or copy and paste from the My Career Plan results.
My top career interests Description Matching careers 1 Business and Financial Keeps up to date with competitor information and Insurance
Underwriters, Auditors, Operations market trends; identifies business opportunities Accountants for the organisation; maintains awareness of developments in the organizational structure and politics; demonstrates financial awareness; controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value. 2 Office and Administrative Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities Brokerage Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Support and projects well in advance and takes account of Auditing Clerks, Patient Representatives possible changing circumstances; identifies and organizes resources needed to accomplish tasks; manages time effectively; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones. 3 Legal Works strategically to realize organizational Judicial Law Clerks, Paralegals and Legal goals; sets and develops strategies; identifies andAssistants, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and develops positive and compelling visions of the Searchers organization’s future potential; takes account of a wide range of issues across, and related to, the organization.
What did you learn from completing the Career Interests Profiler?
I learned that I have chosen the right path
Section 3: Job Market Research
1. Click Phoenix Career Services under the Library tab on the student website and then click the Explore icon.
2. Click the Job Market Research tool for jobs that match your career interests.
3. Select your search area. Next, enter a key word or phrase such as a career field or job title into the search field next to Jobs. Refer to the careers listed on your Career Interests Profiler Results page as you search.
4. Review the search results in the salary, education, employers, skills and career path sections for the job or career you searched.
5. Enter a summary of your search results in the following table. You may note anything of interest to you. Consider adding additional jobs if you are interested in several careers.
My Job Market Research Results
Categories Business / Management Analyst Paralegal / Legal Assistant Loan Officer Education level require a bachelors 75% require a bachelors 48% require a bachelors Salary range 42,180 – $76,480 / year $28,900 – $41,390 / year $44,740 – $81,790 / year Top employers Walmart / Sam’s Walmart / Sam’s Bank of America (12) Merrill Lynch Company Incorporated (11) Top 5 skills from any Business Analysis Litigation Mortgage Lending category Business Process Legal Research Underwriting Accounting Legal Document Composition Sales Business Development Trial Preparation Mortgage Loan Origination Business Systems Analysis Intellectual Property Financial Analysis
Which of these jobs are you most interested in and want to learn more about?
Loan Officer
Section 4: Career Planning Goals
1. Now that you have learned about your career interests and available jobs, write a short-term and long-term goal that will help you get closer to your goal of finding your ideal career.
My Career Goals Completion Date I can talk to some loan officers and ask them questions about the7/25/2013 job I will be half way through my degree and start looking for 1/25/2014 companies that are hiring in my state
2. Login to your student website and navigate to My Career Plan.
3. On the My Career Plan page, click Add Task and type in your 6 month career goal.
4. Next, select a date 6 months from now by clicking Set Date next to your goal as shown below.
5. Add another task for your 1 year career goal and set the date one year from now. These tasks will save to your career plan, which you may change anytime. You may also add other goals.