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Seniors ~ Career Search

The first step in your research paper is to decide on a career path. You might change your mind over the course of your senior year; in fact, many people change majors once they begin taking classes their freshman year of college. I'm asking you to investigate one possibility for your research project. That project will include research in the following areas:

(1) Your possible career (education, experience, availability)
(2) Current problems in your field of study
(3) An evaluation of solutions to the problem

Again, the first step is to pick a career. If you do not know what you'd like to do, take one of the following quizzes (or both) to narrow down the options:

Career Zone
Career Interest Survey

There are others out there, as well. Again, you might want to call ULM's counseling center for details on their career testing.

Once you have done that (or skipped that step), go to College Board's Major & Career Profiles and print out a copy of your career's description. Bring it to class, and we will discuss.

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