Career Topic: RADIO & TV ANNOUNCER
- Use at least 7 credible sources, at least one of which must be a personal interview with someone in the career you are interested in.
- Job Description– Provide details about the day-to-day duties, the “big” responsibilities people in this career have.
- General Career Path– Discuss how you get there from an entry-level position.
- General Education Experience– Note how much education this kind of career requires, what kind of degree and any additional certifications.
- Average Salary– Base this on the level of experience needed.
- Career Outlook– Discuss how optimistic a future for this career is.
- Bio of someone in the profession– This could be the result of a personal interview or research of someone famous.
- Pros and Cons—Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the career.
- Your “fit” with this career—Conclude with your assessment of how well-suited you are for this career.
- Write a minimum of 5 pages, excluding your Sources page.
- Double-space, use 1-inch margins and 12-pitch font—Garamond, Palatino Linotype, or Times New Roman.
- Use in-text citationsin APA format throughout your paper; this means that you cite the source of your information as you present it. Cite the source whether you are paraphrasing or quoting directly. To present someone else’s thinking without citing the source is plagiarism, which in the original Latin means man stealer, kidnapper.
- Include your references list on a separate page entitled Sources and use APA format—e.g., alphabetized by the author’s last name, hanging paragraph, etc. Consult the Business Writer’s Handbookor another good handbook or a credible website, e.g., the OWL at Purdue University, Citation Machine, or Son of Citation.