Description: The purpose of this assignment is to help you learn more about your career of interest in the biological sciences and think about some considerations to move towards your goals. Reflecting on my own experience, I wish I would have done this early on in my career for better preparation.
Directions: Answer the following questions below and please copy and paste links from where you obtained information. Please read the questions carefully.
- What is your career(s) of interest in biology?
- What are the educational requirements for your career(s) of interest?
- Type in your desired position in a job search database of your choosing (e.g. Google Search, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, etc). Screenshot one job post of your choosing and paste it here:
- What is the salary for this position or similar positions?
- What are 3 skills are required/desired for this position AND how might you specifically work on obtaining these skills in the future?
- Besides what you have already stated, what are two important things you learned about this career from looking at this post?
- Thinking about your career interest, look up someone in your local area that you could possibly reach out to and network with and ask questions in the future. What is there name, career, and where do they work?
- Research one professional organization that possibly relates to your career of interest. State the name of the organization with a link to the organization’s page
