Formal Report
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CAREER COMPARISION FORMAL REPORT
Tyrone Moore
No letter of transmittal? TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3
LANDSCAPING CAREER…………………………………………………..4-6 Education/Training Employment/Compensation Work Conditions
CARPENTRY…………………………………………………………………6-7 Education/Training Employment/Compensation
CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS……………………………...8-9
REFERENCES……………………………………………………………….....10
INTRODUCTION
Choosing a career is a choice that one should approach with a plethora of knowledge on all options, weighing the pros and cons of each career, and ultimately choosing what is the best long term option for him/herThis is somewhat awkward.. According to U.S. News author Tim Tyrell-Smith, there are key questions that one should ask oneself when making this choice: What are your natural talents?, What’s your work style?, Where do you like to work?, Do you enjoy social interactions?, How important is work-life balance?, How do you deal with stress?, and How much money do you desire to make? (Tyrell-Smith. 2010) One should also consider the educational training needed for a particular field. The final career choice and ultimate option should be one that may even include guidance from a career counselor or school advisor. In this report, the previous questions will be explored in order to choose between a career in Landscaping or Carpentry. In this formal report, a comparison will be made between 2 careers. The career choices are Landscaping and Carpentry. These two careers have similarities as well as differences.
In preparing this comparison between Landscaping and Carpentry, statistics were compared from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Educational requirements, salary and defining characteristics of Landscaping and Carpentry were compared and analyzed from the American Nursery and Landscape Association and the
CAREER COMPARISION FORMAL REPORT
Tyrone Moore
No letter of transmittal? TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3
LANDSCAPING CAREER…………………………………………………..4-6 Education/Training Employment/Compensation Work Conditions
CARPENTRY…………………………………………………………………6-7 Education/Training Employment/Compensation
CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS……………………………...8-9
REFERENCES……………………………………………………………….....10
INTRODUCTION
Choosing a career is a choice that one should approach with a plethora of knowledge on all options, weighing the pros and cons of each career, and ultimately choosing what is the best long term option for him/herThis is somewhat awkward.. According to U.S. News author Tim Tyrell-Smith, there are key questions that one should ask oneself when making this choice: What are your natural talents?, What’s your work style?, Where do you like to work?, Do you enjoy social interactions?, How important is work-life balance?, How do you deal with stress?, and How much money do you desire to make? (Tyrell-Smith. 2010) One should also consider the educational training needed for a particular field. The final career choice and ultimate option should be one that may even include guidance from a career counselor or school advisor. In this report, the previous questions will be explored in order to choose between a career in Landscaping or Carpentry. In this formal report, a comparison will be made between 2 careers. The career choices are Landscaping and Carpentry. These two careers have similarities as well as differences.
In preparing this comparison between Landscaping and Carpentry, statistics were compared from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Educational requirements, salary and defining characteristics of Landscaping and Carpentry were compared and analyzed from the American Nursery and Landscape Association and the