Purpose: Currently, more than 82% of middle-skill jobs require digital skills (Burning Glass Technologies, The Digital Edge: Middle-Skill Workers and Careers, 2019). So, no matter what job or career path you are on or want to pursue, you will need to know how to use technology to be successful. The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking about how essential technology is in every job or career path - no matter who you are or what you do. Based on the degree you are pursuing, what job do you want to move into next? What technical skills will you need to be successful in that role? Could you get a job sooner if you had the necessary skills?

Overview: The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking about how essential technology is in every job or career path - no matter who you are or what you do. Based on the degree you are pursuing, what job do you want to move into next? What technical skills will you need to be successful in that role? Could you get a job sooner if you had the necessary skills? Your Goal For This Assignment: Use online tools to research a specific job/career field and find information about what technology skills are required to be successful in that role. Your Assignment Task: There are four questions below, each related to the Digital Proficiency Process you learned about in weeks 1-3. With a few sentences, answer each question in order and be sure to address all parts of the question. Type your answers in the provided space below. Question 1. GOAL How clear is the goal listed above on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the clearest and 1 being completely unclear? If it’s not clear, what can you do to make it clearer? (If you’re not sure, don’t worry; just contact your professor!) What do you hope to get out of accomplishing the goal?. Question 2. NAVIGATE AND SELECT What job/career would you like to focus on for this goal? Navigate the links below to answer the question. Go to O*Net Online to find a job/career field that you want to learn more about. (Use the search strategies you’ve learned so far in this class.) Identify the job/career that you picked. Identify why you picked this career. I’m interested in this and why I am getting my degree. I’d like to pursue this as a side job/passion. I am looking into this for a family member or loved one. I just picked one for this assignment. Question 3. SELECT and USE What job posting aligns to your career/job choice and what technical skills are required? Select and use the links below to answer the question. Use one of these online tools (Indeed or CareerOneStop) to find a relevant job posting for the job/career field you chose. Copy and paste the link to the posting that you found. Use O*Net Online to find the technical skill requirements for the career you chose. Copy and paste all of the technology skill requirements listed for the position. Question 4. REVIEW Do you feel you accomplished the goal? Answer the following questions. Describe your experience with using digital tools to accomplish your goal. .Do you feel you accomplished your goal? .What did you struggle with? .Where did you feel confident?