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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go!
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
The Places You Will Go!
Career Planning
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 2
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
“You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.”
– Dr. Seuss
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 3
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Today is the Day to Set Sail
• Jump on the boat to future success!• Job• Occupation• Career• Human Capital• Transferable Skills• Goals
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 4
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Job, Occupation, and Career
• Job – a work role within a specific organization• Paid or unpaid
• Occupation – a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics
• Career – a lifetime journey of building and wisely using skills, knowledge, and experience
Jo b Jo b Jo b Jo b
Job
Scientist
Cell Biologist
Chemist Animal Researcher
Which is the occupation?
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 5
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
“You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any
direction you choose.”– Dr. Seuss
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 6
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Human Capital
• Human capital is defined as the skills acquired through a process of self investment.• Provides for the future:
• Greater range of opportunities• Greater career success
• What are some ways an individual can increase their human capital?
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 7
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
How to Self-Invest• School
• Get good grades• Take an Art elective
class
• Work• Work at local art gallery• Baby-sit and teach
children how to paint
• Extra-curricular activities• Art club• FCCLA
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 8
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Transferable Skills• Transferable skills are acquired
through life experiences that can be used in an individual’s job or career.• Enhances an individual’s human capital
• Examples:• Follow orders• Organization• Clear communication• Confidence• Cooperative problem solving• Creativity
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 9
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Making the Job Switch
Transferable Skills• Marketing desserts Marketing stories
and ideas• Cleanliness Organization
• Jill has worked as a Waitress for 4 years• Now she is applying for a job as a
Journalist
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 10
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Form a Plan
• Choose a long-term career goal• Build human capital and develop
transferable skills• School
• Take elective classes that relate to the career
• Work• Get a part-time job in that career field
• Extra-curricular activities• Join activities that enhance the career potential
• When is the best time to put the plan into action?
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – The Places You Can Go! – Slide 11
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
“Today is your day!Your mountain is
waiting.So…get on your way!”
– Dr. Seuss