Assignment Explore job postings on the internet or other source and select a position in a location where you would like to work and qualify for upon completing your degree. If you

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Career Exploration Framework

Using the Career Exploration Framework, analyze your thoughts and feelings about your chosen career choice and position. Evaluate and identify which of the frameworks’ considerations are most important in your career choice.

Please center and bold without underlines each of the six occupational considerations as subsections in your paper. As a reminder, you are evaluating the position relative to your personal beliefs and feelings not the position itself.

Challenge: Positions can range from exceedingly demanding to not demanding. In a demanding position, you are likely to be constantly busy, may work a significant amount of overtime, and are generally under time pressure. In a less demanding position, there is little to no stress and the days may seem to drag on – you basically show up and get paid. Evaluate your selected position with regard to your preference of the level of demands by considering some of the following position -related attributes: ability to attain goals, task difficulty, outcome controllability, time pressures, stress levels, professional certification requirements and performance-based pay.

Compensation (Financial Rewards): Compensation is the financial reward you expect to earn for your services, including salary, insurance, vacation pay, retirement, family leave options, and other benefits. It is highly unlikely the position posting will list all financial rewards. Based on the position you selected, you should research the following compensation related attributes: starting salary, long-term salary range, commissions or bonuses, retirement plans, stock options, medical and dental insurance, tuition reimbursement and paid and unpaid time off. Once you have an idea of the position’s compensation and benefits, evaluate their importance to you in selecting the position. Remember, your expected compensation should be in the form of a salary (e.g., $35,000 per year) rather than an hourly rate.

Culture (Working Environment): Culture is the internal environment of the company, encompassing how their employees are treated, their ethical practices, work life balance and physical working conditions. To understand a little about company culture, you might read ratings from the position posting from current and past employees. You are trying to evaluate whether the company culture is a fit for you. After determining the company/organizational culture, evaluate the importance of the company’s culture in selecting the position. You may consider some of the following position culture attributes: company values, working hours per week, work-life balance, inclusive and collaborative, communication and feedback, teamwork, remote work possibility, progressive, company image, work related travel, and sustainability/corporate social responsibility.

Location: Location is primary physical location of the position (i.e., where you will work). When evaluating location, consider and discuss attributes such as climate, commute time/distance, distance from family/loved ones, proximity to your home, affordable housing, size of the city/town, access to cultural, sports and/or outdoor activities, access to health care, public transportation and distance from an airport. Generally, you will fall into one of three position location preferences, willing to go anywhere; open to several locations, but not willing to work just anywhere; or needing to stay close to your home.

Opportunity for Advancement (Career Prospects): You might also read this as potential for growth within the company. When evaluating opportunity for advancement, consider the size and location of the company relative to your other criteria. Ask yourself how important growing with the current company or future company is for you. When thinking about opportunities for advancement, you should consider training, mentorship and professional development opportunities with the current company as well as short and long-term promotion potential.

Purpose (Intrinsic Value): Purpose represents the belief(s) that you have an overarching aim (i.e., contribute to society) that informs the development of goals and goal-oriented behaviors. When you have purpose, you are creating or doing something, feel energized, and motivated. If you consider your work (position) a “calling” rather than “just” a job, your work has purpose. When contemplating, purpose consider if the position would be intellectually stimulating, give you have a chance to make a contribution, enhance your social prestige, enable you to achieve your personal and professional goals while feeling appreciated as part of the team.