Professional Documents
Culture Documents
GOTOWEBSITE
CLICKHERE
Answerthefollowingquestions:
USEADIFFERENTCOLORFONTFORYOURRESPONSES.UseN/A
fornotapplicable,ifneeded.
GOALSETTING
1.Whatareyourgoalsforyourfuture?
Mygoalsformyfutureinclude:
1. Finishingmyfirstnovel
2. Gettingmyfirstbookpublished
3. WritingforBuzzfeed
4. Travel
2.Provideabriefdescriptionofthejob.Includethenatureofthework,environment,theduties
performed,responsibilities,averageworkweek,etc.
careerexplorationsite1
careerexplorationsite2
careerexplorationsite3
BriefDescription:
Createoriginalwrittenworks,suchasscripts,essays,prose,poetryorsonglyrics,forpublicationor
performance.
Natureofthework:
Writersandauthorsworkinanoffice,athome,oranywhereelsetheyhaveaccesstoacomputer.
Environment:
Writersandauthorsdevelopwrittencontentforadvertisements,books,magazines,movieandtelevision
scripts,songs,blogs,orothertypesofmedia.
DutiesPerformed:
Revisewrittenmaterialtomeetpersonalstandardsandtosatisfyneedsofclients,publishers,directors,
orproducers.Choosesubjectmatterandsuitableformtoexpresspersonalfeelingsandexperiencesorideas,orto
narratestoriesorevents.Planprojectarrangementsoroutlines,andorganizematerialaccordingly.
Responsibilities:
Writematerialforartisticorentertainmentpurposes.
Averageworkweek:
Mostworkfulltime.However,selfemployedandfreelancewritersusuallyworkparttimeorhave
variableschedules.About2in3wereselfemployedin2014.
3.
Describekeyskills,abilities,andpersonalitytraitsimportantforthiscareer.
Writing
Communicatingeffectivelyinwritingasappropriatefortheneedsoftheaudience.
ReadingComprehension
Understandingwrittensentencesandparagraphsinworkrelated
documents.
CriticalThinking
Usinglogicandreasoningtoidentifythestrengthsandweaknessesofalternative
solutions,conclusionsorapproachestoproblems.
ActiveLearning
Understandingtheimplicationsofnewinformationforbothcurrentandfuture
problemsolvinganddecisionmaking.
ActiveListening
Givingfullattentiontowhatotherpeoplearesaying,takingtimetounderstandthe
pointsbeingmade,askingquestionsasappropriate,andnotinterruptingatinappropriatetimes.
JudgmentandDecisionMaking
Consideringtherelativecostsandbenefitsofpotentialactionsto
choosethemostappropriateone
Peopleinterestedinthisworklikeactivitiesthatincludecreating,designing,andmaking
yourownrules.
Theydowellatjobsthatneed:
Persistence
Initiative
Innovation
Achievement/Effort
Independence
AttentiontoDetail
4.
Whatistheaverageormediansalaryrangeforthiscareerbothnationallyandlocally?
Theaverageormediansalaryrangeforthiscareernationallywas$114,000andlocallywas$127,000.
5.
Whatistheoutlookforthefutureofthiscareer?Doesresearchshowgrowthordeclinein
hiring?
Theoutlookforthefutureofthiscaree
rwasEmploymentofwritersandauthorsisprojectedtogrow2
percentfrom2014to2024,slowerthantheaverageforalloccupations.Strongcompetitionisexpectedfor
fulltimejobsbecausemanypeopleareattractedtothisoccupation.
6.
Describetheeducationandtrainingrequiredforthisposition.Arethereanylicensesor
certificationsrequired?
AcollegedegreeinEnglish,journalism,orcommunicationsisgenerallyrequiredforafulltimepositionasa
writerorauthor.Experiencecanbegainedthroughinternships,butanyformofwritingthatimprovesskill,
suchasblogging,isbeneficial.Excellentwritingskillsareessential.
7.
Whatisyouroverallimpressionofthisoccupation?WhataretheProsandCons?
OverallIamverypleasedwiththisoccupation.IlovewritingandIfindnoconsinthiscareer.
8.A.
Afterlearningmoreaboutthiscareer,areyoustillinterested?
B.Wouldthiscareerfitwiththelifestyleyouwant?
C.Doesitmatchyourinterests,personality,skillsandworkvalues?
A. Iamveryinterestedinthiscareer.
B. ThiscareerishowIpicturemylife.Ipicturemyselfinabigcitywritingforawebsiteorwriting
novels.
C. Itverymuchmatchesmyinterests,personalityandworkvalues.Ifindwritingtobeveryimportantin
theworldandIhaveaverypersistentattitudeandamveryambitiousandindependent.
9.Thiscareerisagoodmatchformebecause.
IhavewantedtobeawriterforaslongasIcouldremember.WritingisaskillthatIbelieveIpossess
andenjoydoing.Imaynotbethebesttechnicalwriter,butIcouldalwaysworkonmyskills.Ihavea
veryactiveimaginationandbelievethatthatisaveryimportantskillinthiscareerpath.
10.
Listtwooccupationsthataresimilarthatyoumaybeinterestedinpursuingifyourfirstchoice
doesntworkout.
Otherthanbeingawriter,Ithinkmytwofallbackcareerswouldbeajournalistorbookpublisher.