Future Career Research Paper

As a student in middle it is very important that I start to look to the future. One of the biggest obstacles in life is finding a job that I am content with or even enjoy. I desire that when I'm confronted with the problem of where to start on life I want to remember the research that I did for this paper to find the best job for me. What I hope to accomplish in this paper is I will find a career or a general idea of a job that I would want to do, know how to work up to that job, what kind of experiences that job will provide, and what I will have to do now to help me in the future get the job.

There were two surveys in CFNC.org, Career Cluster, and the Basic skills. Taking the surveys better helped me know where I should start in my research,

to limit the time and range needed to research , to learn more about myself, and to start thinking about some of the jobs and future that would interest me. In the Career cluster survey I scored highly in Business, Management, and administration, and Finance, But scoring lowest in Human services. In the Basic skills survey I scored highly in learning strategies, and active listening, lowly scoring in speaking.

The career cluster survey made me want to put a lot of interest in Business, management, and administration.

When taking this survey,I thought a job for me would require a higher level educational level and be higher on the management level, that Is what kind of jobs the survey recommended for me. My Second Highest was in Finances, I'm not surprised because I am really good at managing money,and business. Financing would require me to plan and provide services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management. In basic skills I scored highly in learning strategies, and lowest in speaking. To get an high in learning strategies that would mean that I would be able to teach and learn topics in different ways, I think that learning strategies would be a good combination with Business. Scoring lowest in speaking, I agree since I don't like to speak to a large amount of

people.
Based on my Career Clusters survey I started looking into a Business, Management and administration job. The top three jobs that looked to be what I was looking for was a Braille Transcriptionist, Chief Executive, and a Chief Information Officer. Between the three opinions I choose the Chief Information since it lined with my goals and my ideas of where to go in the future. A CIO is responsible for all aspects of a companyś information technologies and computer systems. CIOs don't just deal with technical problems, they are also in the management field. They organize a company's technology department so that It works with and enhances the company's business strategy. They work with senior management in companies, usually reporting directly to the CEO, and the CFO. Often work long hours and on the weekend, and the job might require frequent traveling to various company offices, meetings, and to conferences.

The salary of a CIO is $57.07 about hourly, and on average $118,710 annually. A average director of information (CIO) works with executives, such as a CEO, to decide how to implement a new business strategy, and how to better their system to be more profitable. Also works to upgrade and maintain the telecommunications system. A CIO on a college campus would be involved in the struggle of the everyday working of a college. CIO around the world help their company keep abreast of the technology, and in touch with the rest of the word. They are always dealing with information technology directly, so the job wouldn't get boring or uneterjetic. Information technology is advancing at a rapid pace so CIO doesn't have the luxury to sit back and contemplate decisions, they must be able to make wise and collective decisions in a short about of time.

When picking classes for high school, I was very course of what classes to take. I knew that It was going to be a good idea to apply for all honors. It would look good for college and it would give me a chance to get a head start in college my senior year. As a elective I knew I wanted to get into a class that would help me better understand what it takes to get in the business field. High School is going to be a big milestone in my life. I hope that when In high school I will so everything in my power to get as much information about how to get into a good job, and what to do to succeed when i get out of college.

In high school I plan on playing sports. Playing sports will give me a some leadership skills because as a CIO you will need to be a leader. They will also hopefully help me get recognized by a college to get a scholarship for either academics or for a sport. I also hope to volunteer in high school and now. Recently I signed up for a opportunity to volunteer at a hospital. Volunteering will allow me to be able to put it in a college application to help my chances to get in a college,and it will expose me to some real life experiences before i'm an adult. A Research assistant would get me into the field of what I want to do in the future.
Planning ahead for college, I will need to have at least four years of college. A CIO usually needs a bachelors or postgraduate degree in computer science, and have some education in business administration or commerce. CFNC had a lot of colleges that provide the computer science, and some business classes. I believe that the best college for me is high point university.

I think that H.P.U.

is the best college for me for various reasons. One is that It is local so it would be beneficial for me for family support and other personal support. Another reason is that I have wanted to go to that University for a long time and it would be a dream to attend school there. The final reason is that in my community HPU has grown in fan support and has been getting more recognized. If It keeps growing then Higher level sport programs will look into HPU more. I want to be part of that change with it and since there are so many colleges that have the computer science programs why not pick one that has emotional reasons behind

it.

I don't know much about if I have a college fund or not, it just haven't crossed my mind that I wouldn't get a scholarship into any school. I know it sounds very arrogant, but now that i have thought of the possibility that I may not I will ask my parents about it. If I don't get a scholarship to a university my back up plan is to go to a community college that is cheaper for two years to get my basics down, then I will go to a university to learn more about the career that I will go into.
This project opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities for the future. Now that I have completed this project, it has narrowed down the options of jobs I want to do. I would advise anyone to do this project. It would be beneficial that people look ahead and prepare for a career in the future, this project help me get a outlook on my future. Everything I expected for this project was met. I liked that this project made you go into detail and really dig for information into the job of choice.