SECTION A - Basic Information

1. Job Title

Examples: "Tax Accountant", "Pediatric Nurse", "Product Marketing Manager", "CEO of small business".

2. Education List colleges, career/trade schools, universities attended and degrees obtained.

Examples: "BA in History, Boston College", "Certificate in Massage Therapy, Mass Health Science Institute"

3. Previous Experience Briefly list previous relevant jobs that led to your current one.

Example: "I worked as a staff nurse in the neo-natal ICU after college in 2 different hospitals. I most recently worked in a pediatrician's office for a few years"

Example 2: "I started as a production engineer for a large telecommnuications manufacturer before moving into systems engineering for the same company. I then was a sales engineer and regional sales manager for a small, growing telecom company."

4. In what state is your job primarily based?

   Select StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareD.C.FloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

5. Organization Briefly describe your company's or organization's primary business or purpose (1-3 sentences)

Example 1: "I work for a school district in suburban Cincinnati"

Example 2: "My company makes private branch exchanges (PBXs). A PBX is the phone system that provides telephone service to people within a company."

SECTION B: Short Essay Questions

While we indicate word minimums for each question in this section, we are looking for at least 300 words overall for questions 6-9 combined.

6. Please describe what you do in your job. (200-250 words) Use examples wherever possible. This will make it much easier for a student to understand your occupation and make it easier to reach the word minimum.

More Do's and Don'ts:

• Do: Describe a few of your key responsibilities and duties.
• Do: Walk through a typical day on the job, or elaborate on typical tasks or a typical project you may work on.
• Do: Write your response at a level that a high school senior or college student would understand and value.
• Don't use a corporate job description - we're looking for your personal account of your job
• Don't paste in your resume
• Don't use industry jargon/acronyms or, if unavoidable, explain any that you do use.
• More details on Do's and Don'ts

If you're having difficulty meeting the word minimum, read this advice

Good Example 1, Good Example 2, Poor Example 1, Poor Example 2

7. What are the best and worst parts of the job? (50-100 words)

Example 1, Example 2

8. List 3 or more tips or pieces of advice that you would give to anyone pursuing the same job or career. (50-100 words)

Tip Example 1: "As painful as it may be, take as many courses as you can in data structures"
Tip Example 2: "When starting to launch your acting career, consider doing voice-overs - they are a little easier to get than other jobs and they help build your resume and experience".

9. Please add any additional comments that would help someone considering a career or job like yours. (OPTIONAL)

This section is optional but your response to this question contributes to the 300 word minimum for the section

Suggested questions that you may want to answer here:

• What has surprised you the most about your occupation (or surprises others when you tell them about it)?
• If you could change one thing about how you have approached your career, what would it be and why?
• What are the most important personal qualities for success in your job/career and why?

  Total word count for Section B needs to be at least 300.