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Career Research Guide Worksheet
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Your job title (be specific): Architect Job o er ie!"What the# do ($ro ide a para%raph descriptio& of the job' What !ould a t#pical da# o& the job look like(): Architects make dra!i&%s or sketches of buildi&%s' Whe& the dra!i&% is appro ed the architect helps !ith ho! it should be made) a&d %o to the co&structio& site to help %uide people' Architects also !ork close !ith their clie&ts'
Worki&% co&ditio&s (*ours #ou ca& e+pect to !ork( Risk of i&juries( ,ime of da#"time of #ear( -&doors"outdoors( Clothi&% [Link]( /tc0): About 123 hours a da#' 4 da#s a !eek' 5ometimes some !ork 67 hours a da# 8 da#s a !eek' Architects usuall# !ork i&doors) i& a& office' ,he# use CA9 pro%ram !hile maki&%) brid%es) buildi&%s''ect' 5ometimes #ou !ork outside) at the co&structio& site of the place that is bei&% built' Whe& !orki&% at the co&structio& site) #ou ha e to !ear the ri%ht safet# %ear) thi&%s like hardhats a&d steel2toed boots'
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[Link] of pro"ram& (courses #ou &eed to be taki&% i& hi%h school i& order to %et i&) [Link] G$A)
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A&d most importa&tl#0 Wh# are #ou i&terested i& this career( (*o! lo&% ha e #ou bee& i&terested i& it( What led #ou to !a&ti&% this job( *o! does it suit"fit #our perso&alit#) i&terests) characteristics) stre&%ths) etc0(): - am i&terested i& this career because) - e&jo# drafti&% a&d the CA9 pro%ram) a&d - thi&k Architecture !ould be the best job for me'