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1) Introduce you to, or increase your familiarity with, job search websites and the content included in job postings,     help you explore your career interests, pinpoint the knowledge and skills you can develop to become qualified for a position of interest

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1) Introduce you to, or increase your familiarity with, job search websites and the content included in job postings,

    help you explore your career interests,

1. pinpoint the knowledge and skills you can develop to become qualified for a position of interest.

Instructions:

1. Visit the O*NET website.
   1. Click on the hyperlink, "Find Occupations."
   2. In the textbox under “Keyword or O*NET-SOC Code,” enter an occupation you are interested in pursuing (for example, "Chef.")
   3. Under the generated "occupation" links, select 2 similar occupations (within the same search results) you might be interested in upon graduation. For example, when searching for "Chef, "you would click on "Chefs and Head Cooks" and "Cooks, Restaurant" from the results list.
   4. For each occupation (e.g., ""Chefs and Head Cooks" and "Cooks, Restaurant"), examine the job description, job specifications, and salary information.

1. Visit the job search website Indeed.com.
   1. Look for similar jobs (as the ones generated from O*Net) using the Indeedsearch engine (e.g., enter "Chef" into the “what” textbox).
   2. Again, examine the job description, job specification, and salary information for two (2) jobs.