Most research writing serves the main purpose of meeting grade requirements for a particular course. When the subject is a potential career, however, the writer may be the one who derives the most out of the process. You may end up learning something that prevents you from pursuing the wrong job or you may become more prepared to take a particular life path. Here’s how you can get started with researching and writing about a career.
There are thousands or maybe even hundreds of thousands of jobs out there. If you are going to look into any one of them thoroughly you should be certain that the one you pick is the one you are most interested in. If you are interested in several different ones, compile a list and think about what appeals to you most about each one. This may help you to narrow down your real interests until only one is left.
First person accounts are a great way to learn things. Find someone who does the job you are researching and ask them for the inner details of their position. This is easier for some jobs than others. If you are writing about espionage or being the president of a country the people who occupy such posts may be hard to access or unwilling to speak about them. This is still a great option to those for whom it is available.
Many jobs have a long and interesting history. If you dig deeply enough, you may find connections with others career-paths that seem unrelated now. Make notes of the points that you think may make your paper more interesting.
There are several statistics that could enrich your paper. Comparisons of the salary you can expect, the years you would need to spend being educated and even general job satisfaction are all relevant. The percentage of graduates who have the same or similar qualifications would also be of use to your writing if you want to create work that reflects the career accurately.
In the event that these tips do not fully help you, consider asking someone else to assist you who is working on the same assignment. Their insights may prove invaluable.