You will complete this form for each Career Connections session that you attend.

Before you begin:

a. Download this document to your computer OR Make a copy of this document
in your Google Drive

Career Connections Preparation

1. Login: If you already have a VLACS Career Connections account, login using
this link. If you do not yet have an account, follow the instructions at Setting
Up Your Career Connections Account to create one.
2. Access Career Explorer: Once logged in use Career Explorer to research areas
of career or industry interest. Career Explorer provides information on various
careers. Follow the instructions at Accessing Career Explorer to help you get
started.
3. Research a Career: Using Career Explorer, search for a career related to the
session you are attending. Identify key points unique to that career, such as:
a. What career are you researching?
b. What is the median salary?
c. What is the required education and training?
d. What are some of the responsibilities and tasks that someone in this
career does?

Put your research notes here:

a. A Record Executive is a person who helps publish new songs and helps
bands keep new work coming along
b. They get paid alot
c. It is a hard job
d.

4. Questions for Professional: Write 2-4 questions that you would like answered
at the Career Connections session you attend.

Question 1: If you fail can you come back from it

Question 2: how often are you doing music

Question 3: How many famous people do you meet.

Question 4:
Career Connections Attendance

You will complete either 1 or 2 below depending on whether you are attending a live
or recorded session.
1. Viewing Recorded Session: Follow the instructions at the Accessing Career
Connections Video Library document to browse and find recorded sessions
you will watch. Then, skip to #3 below.
a. Note: If you have already selected a video and are ready to watch it now,
remember to input the class code 2QX7-VT7P to access your video.

2. Live Session: Follow the instructions at the Browsing and Signing Up for
Career Connections Live Session document to find live sessions with
professionals in careers that interest you. Then, follow the instructions at
Attending Career Connections Live Session to enter the live session at the
appropriate date and time. Review the Career Connections Online Meeting
Norms and Expectations before and during your session.

3. Record your attendance at the Career Connections session by completing the

table below:

Title of the session you attended. Record Executive!

Name of the presenter(s). Adrian Meeks

If you viewed a recorded session, what Mar 20 2024

was the date and time that you viewed
this?

If you attend a live session, what was the

date and time of the session you
attended?

Career Connections Deliverable

1. Write a brief summary of what happened and what you learned at the Career
Connections session.

Write your summary here:

It looks like a very cool but hard working job that requires constant attention and
focus. You have absolutely no free time. It has many social interractions

2. Write the answers you obtained to the 2-4 questions you wrote in the Career
Connections Preparation section.
Write the answers here:
Yes if you fail you can always make a new song if you try
Every day
Sometimes but not a lot.

3. Reflect on your experience by answering the following questions:

What did you learn about this It looks like something I would not like.
field?

What are some potential Music writing and management

careers in this field?

How did what you learned That if you get really good you can easily make
impact your interest in this millions
field?

What is the future growth for None for me because I dont like social interaction.
the career that interests you?
(You can search using the
growth rate tab of the US
Bureau of Labor Statistics to
see if the growth rate is
expected to increase or
decrease.)
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/