Accounting Careers

ACCOUNTING AND YOUR FUTURE

Introduction:

As you complete your Accounting course, you need to think about the impact that the successful completion of the course will have on your future. You have learned and practiced accounting, analytical, and problem-solving skills that are of great value to potential employers.

You will take a test to determine your interests and style and research the availability and desirability of jobs requiring your newly acquired accounting skills. Also, you will incorporate these new skills and other personal information into a resume.

The Task:

As you complete each task, you will (1) know more about yourself; (2) prepare a resume; (3) analyze the accounting field; and (4) research the availability of accounting jobs in a particular location.

The Process:

At the computer:

Read all directions before you click.

Before beginning, be sure to have copies of all of the worksheets for reference. You may print them from the files if you are not provided with copies of them.

Go to the testing site and take the interactive test consisting of 24 questions. You will need to access the web site www.jobhuntersbible.com/. You will go to "Take An Interactive Test." Under Career Tests, choose Birkman. Then click on Princeton Review Quiz. Go to Start TPR Career Quiz.
Answer the questions on the worksheet. Be sure to key and print your answers in complete sentences. Personal Interest and Style Worksheet.
Go to the jobstar.org web site. Click on "Resumes." Click on "What is the Right Resume for Me?" Then click on "Functional." As you read about the functional resume format, answer the questions on the worksheet.
As you answer the questions on the worksheet, be sure to key and print your answers in complete sentences. Functional Resume Formatting Worksheet.
Go to the jobstar.org site again. Click on Functional Resume (in purple under "Samples"). Go to the "Sample Functional Resumes" and click on "Objective Accounting Positions as Sales Coordinators, Representatives, or Account Executives." Look over the sample resume carefully.
Assume that you have a B.S. in Accounting. Otherwise, stick to the facts! Use the template file to help you prepare a resume. Resume Formatting Template.
Go to the Occupational Career Handbook web site. Using the A-Z Index, go to accountants. You should be able to access the site by clicking on Occupational Career Handbook in the first sentence of this bulleted item. You can also access it from Netscape if you prefer. The web site URL is www.occupational career handbook.
As you read through the information about accounting positions, answer the questions on the worksheet. Be sure to use complete sentences as you answer the questions. Accounting Investigative Worksheet.
Go to the monster.com job listing site using Netscape. You will not be able to access it efficiently through this web page.
At the monster.com site, pick a geographical area. Find a beginning accounting position that is interesting to you. Again, you may assume that you have a B.S. in Accounting to assist you in making a choice.
Using the worksheet as a guide, prepare a summary of the job and its requirements. Include all the information that you can find out about the job. For extra credit, see if you can find about information about the company listing the job. Be sure to include the URL where you found out information about the company to qualify for the extra credit. Job Listing Worksheet.

In the classroom:

If you discover information that may be of interest to other students, please share it with us.

Resources:

Web Sites:

Jobhuntersbible

Jobstar.org

Occupational Career Handbook

Monster.com

Worksheets:

Personal Interest and Style Worksheet

Functional Resume Formatting Worksheet

Resume Template Worksheet--Functional Resume

Accounting Career Worksheet--Investigative Research

Job Listing Worksheet

Evaluation:

The student will be evaluated as follows:

*10 Points	Ability to navigate the web from site to site with a minimum of outside assistance.
*18 Points	Personal Interest and Style Worksheet--prepared in complete sentences using correct grammar and spelling. The responses are accurate and complete.
*18 Points	Functional Resume Formatting Worksheet--prepared in complete sentences using correct grammar and spelling. The responses are accurate and complete.
*18 Points	Functional Resume--prepared with NO ERRORS. The information provided is complete and accurate.
*18 Points	Accounting Career Worksheet--prepared in complete sentences using correct grammar and spelling. The responses are accurate and complete.
*18 Points	Job Listing Worksheet--The information provided is complete and accurate. The handwritten responses are legible. The information is spelled correctly.
**8 Points	Extra Credit--URL(s) can be checked and correctness of information can be ascertained.

Conclusion:

At the conclusion of this WebQuest, you will have learned how to investigate career opportunities on the Web. You will have learned about some current web sites that have pertinent information to help you make career choices.

You should have a better understanding of your own abilities and interests and how they may impact on choices that you make in the future.

Best Wishes as you follow your dreams!

L. Holtom--holtoml@guilford.k12.nc.us

ACCOUNTING AND YOUR FUTURE

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