Career Development Project
1. This assignment will offer you an opportunity to learn more about the careers you might pursue
following the completion of your degree.
2. Begin by completing a career exploration self-assessment available from the Career Development
Center at York College of Pennsylvania.
3. Print the results of your survey.
4. Schedule a meeting with a Career Development Counselor at York College of PA.
5. Present the results of your survey to your Career Development Counselor and discuss your career
options with him/her.
6. Prepare a written reflection summarizing your findings. The reflection should adhere to the
following requirements:
• Address potential career options and next steps following graduation.
• Reference lessons learned from completing the FOCUS survey and meeting with the
Career Development Counselor.
• Describe how the Career Development Project has affected their potential career choices.
• Follow the following written conventions:
Two or more typed pages
Double spaced with 1 inch margins
Utilized Times New Roman font
Free of spelling, grammatical, or structural errors
7. Attach the following items to your project:
• A copy of your completed survey signed and dated by the Career Development Counselor
with whom you met.
• A typed copy of your reflection essay.
8. Submit the above (signed survey and essay) to your College Supervisor with this document.
Distinguished (10 Points)
Basic (7 or Fewer Points)
Comprehensively summarized career
options and next steps following
graduation.
Comprehensively summarized lessons
learned from completing the self-
assessment and meeting with the Career
Development Counselor.
Comprehensively summarized lessons
learned from the Career Development
Project.
Followed all required conventions for
the assignment.
Flawless spelling and grammar.
Summarized career options and next
steps following graduation.
Summarized lessons learned from
completing the self-assessment and
meeting with the Career
Development Counselor.
Summarized lessons learned from the
Career Development Project.
Followed nearly all required
conventions for the assignment.
Nearly flawless spelling and
grammar.
Failed to adequately summarize career
options and next steps following
graduation.
Failed to adequately summarize lessons
learned from completing the self-
assessment survey and meeting with the
Career Development Counselor.
Failed to adequately summarize lessons
learned from the Career Development
Project.
Did not follow required conventions for
the assignment.
Several spelling and grammar mistakes.
Total Points Possible: 10 Your Points: _____
