Finance

The past couple of days in Career Exploration we have been working on the Finance Cluster. The two careers I chose to research are Personal Financial Adivsors and Financial Examiners. We have been asked to compare and contrast our two occupations by telling three similarities and three differences. As you can tell by their names, these occupations probably have quite a bit in common. First off, they both deal a lot with computers, including desktop computers, notebook computers, and personal computers. They need these in order to keep track of records and financial related transactions. Some of the main and most important knowledge and skills these people need include Economics and Accounting and Administration and Management. People in these occupations need this knowledge in order to deal with the money and financial state of others. They must also have knowledge in Mathematics and Law and Government. People in these occupations must have Enterprising and Conventional interests. The biggest difference between these occupations is that Personal Financial Advisors deal more personally with money of specific people, whereas Financial Examiners deal with large companies and their financial states. Personal Advisors can be self-employed, whereas Financial Examiners are more involved and controlled by the Government. One last difference is that Financial Examiners make more because they are paid by the government.

Government and Public Administration

Yesterday in Career Exploration, we researched the career cluster Government and Public Administration. The two careers that I chose to research were Coroners and Surveying Technicians. We have now been asked to compare these two careers. These two occupations dont have much in common in the knowledge area, besides the very important topics of the English Language and Law and Government. Skills and abilities that they have in common are critical thinking, speaking, active listening, coordination, judgment and decision making, monitoring, deductive reasoning, oral comprehension, oral expression, written comprehension, problem sensitivity, and near vision. Both of these careers require interests conventionally and realistically. Also, both require the same amount of job training and related experience. Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is also required. The education needed for these occupations is almost exactly the same. This information is as follows: Surveying Technicians: High School Diploma- 39% Some college- 29% Associate's degree- 21% Coroners: High School Diploma- 23% Some College- 29% Associate's Degree- 21% Both have a top industry in Government, have a projected growth of 10% to 19%, and value support and independence.

A Week in Review

This past week was filled with a lot of new information. We focused on many different things. The first thing we did was get back on track with what we are used to, Career Fact Sheets. We worked on the career cluster Education and Training. We then shared and compared the information we gathered with the class. On Thursday, we got back into true colors. We examined our personal true colors and our opposites and discussed what their positive and negative characterists are. Finally, on Friday, we got back into the clusters and researched Agriculture careers. Last week was very busy and full of information and I learned a lot about myself and different careers.