RESEARCH

Other methods to research potential careers include job shadowing, volunteering, contract employment, work-study programs and summer employment. Write to professional organizations requesting more information on the profession and potential contact names. For each career that interests you, prepare and conduct an information interview with a person already employed in that occupation. Learn as much as you can about the careers that interest you: From what you have learned in the step above, create a short list of careers you are interested in.