Week+2

__**Chapter 1.**__ Read Chapter 1, "Get Into Shape: Taking Stock," pp. 3-16.

Write out your answers to these exercises that appear throughout the chapter:

1.1 First Impressions, p. 6 (4 points) 1.2 Identify Your Interests, pp. 9-10 (2 points) 1.3 Describe Yourself, pp. 10-11 (3 points) 1.4 Consider Occupational Status, pp. 14-15 (2 points) //**NOTE: 1.1-1.4 are written up in a document that is uploaded in the Assignments area of Blackboard.**//
 * All 8 questions
 * All 4 questions
 * For each group, write just the adjectives that describe you.
 * Example: Realistic: stable, persistent, self-reliant. (Repeat for each group.)
 * List in order which three groups from which most of your adjectives come:
 * Example: Social, Artistic, Enterprising.
 * List in order which three groups that describe the kind of people you like to be around:
 * Example: Artistic, Social, Investigative
 * (Please note, we will do a more thorough assessment with this material in a later assignment, the Self Directed Search.)
 * Write up your final ranking in order, 1 through 20.
 * Describe what you think goes into determining occupational status.
 * Describe what you think makes an occupation significant.

1.5 WWWebwise, p. 16 (5 points)
 * Read one article on that website and write a short summary of what you learned.
 * Post this summary report to the **Discussion Board.**
 * Read other students' reports.
 * You might want to bookmark (save) this website on your computer for future use.

Due Sunday, January 23, 2011, 11:59 p.m.

(The uploaded assignment and the discussion board post will be graded separately.) Log in to Blackboard to submit your written homework in the Assignments area and to post your response to Discussion Board.