Name: __________________

Career Research Guide Worksheet

Make sure you have completed the career exploration and have a good idea of the career that interests you!
Use point form or sentences. Make sure it is in our OWN words! Do not copy
from the Internet.
Your job title (be specific): nail technician and makeup artist
Job oerie!"What the# do ($roide a para%raph description of the job& What !ould a t#pical da# on the job
look like'):
Nail technician:
(some !ork in a salon
(some !ork in their o!n home
) nail technician spends there sa# doin% peoples nail* either normal manicures and pedicures or %el nails&
$eople !ill book appointments and then come in and tell #ou !hat the# !ant and #ou hae to be able to create
there ima%e& ) t#pical da# !ould be startin% earl# and !orkin% till around dinner time& You can hae man#
different customers in one da#&
Workin% conditions (+ours #ou can e,pect to !ork' Risk of injuries' -ime of da#"time of #ear'
.ndoors"outdoors' Clothin% re/uired' 0tc1):
-his job can be all #ear round* it2s just #our choice of !hen #ou !ant to !ork& -he time of da# !ould be
mornin% until around dinner time unless #ou choose differentl# or !ork out of #our o!n home&
3alar# (!hat !a%e can #ou e,pect to earn'):
(the pa# can be er# different
(for %el nails people can char%e for 45ish to 65ish
7uture outlook (!ill this job be in demand in the future' Wh#"!h# not'):
Yes of course this job !ill be in demand8 . feel like itll be een more in demand a fe! #ears do!n the road then
it !ill no! because later on more and more people !ill be !anted to %et there nails done or makeup&
Post-Secondary Institute!rainin" Pro"ram #$
Mar%e& co&&e"e
'ocation and name of pro"ram( (Where the school is located& What is the name of the pro%ram' )lso tell us !h# this
school appeals to #ou)
!his schoo& is &ocated in )e&owna rut&and and this schoo& appea&s to *e *ecause I ha%e heard "ood thin"s a*out
it and its c&ose to my home. It&& wou&d *e rea&&y con%enient to "o to schoo& heard *ecause wou&dn+t ha%e to mo%e
anywhere and it wou&d *e easy to "et to c&ass.
,ost( (first #ear )N9 total cost of pro%ram* includin% tuition* books* and supplies)
doesn2t include this on the !ebsite&&
.f plannin% on attendin% a major uniersit#: !!!&#ou&ubc&ca to calculate an appro,imate cost
.f plannin% on attendin% a colle%e: !!!&okana%an&bc&ca"tuition to calculate an appro,imate cost
Pre-re-uisites of pro"ram( (courses #ou need to be takin% in hi%h school in order to %et in* re/uired G$))
no certain education
What are 4 related occupations #ou could take if this one didn2t !ork out for #ou (!hat !ould #ou do if #ou
don2t end up doin% this career and !h#'):
an# kind of salon !ork
fashion desi%n possibl#
)nd most importantl#1
Wh# are #ou interested in this career' (+o! lon% hae #ou been interested in it' What led #ou to !antin% this
job' +o! does it suit"fit #our personalit#* interests* characteristics* stren%ths* etc1'):
. hae al!a#s had a natural talent for makeup and . absolutel# loe doin% it8 . loe to %et m# nails done and to
do other people nails as!ell& .t matches m# personalit# because im the kind of of person that loes to make
m# st#le stand out and loes to help other people !ith their there
.2e been interested in this job from a #oun% a%e* it2s somethin% .2e al!a#s been %ood at& .t interests me
because . !ould loe to run a salon and #ou can make some %ood mone# from it if #ou2re %ood& .t suit m#
personalit# because . !ant to be able to be out%oin% and meet ne! people and dress ho! . !ant&