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Chapter 1 Choosing Your Career
“To be truly happy in what you do for a living, you need three things: 1. You must be good at it 2. it must come easily for you 3. you must enjoy it.”
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Careers of the Future
" The job you accept will likely change quite a bit within a few years.
" You will probably retrain, upgrade, or change jobs several times.
Careers of the Future
" Technology Improvements in work methods and equipment that increases productivity.
" Creates newer, better, and faster
ways of getting things done.
Careers of the Future
" Productivity The amount a worker produces in an hours.
" Businesses must increase their
output and lower their costs in order to stay profitable.
Major Occupational Groups
• 1900’s – Farmers made up 1/3 of the total workforce of the US.
• Present day less than 3%
• In most occupations the collection, use, and distribution of information is the job.
• “Information Age”
Major Occupational Groups
• One of the largest career groups today is professionals, where knowledge is the key. • Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants
• Service jobs are another large sector of the market. • Police Officers, Firefighters, Chefs,
Assignment
• Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Job Titles and Descriptions
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles • (DOT) • Published by the U.S. Department of
Labor • Classifies jobs by nine-digit categories
according to functions and duties.
Job Titles and Descriptions
• Occupational Outlook Handbook • (OOH) • A yearly publication of U.S.
Department of Labor. • In-depth job descriptions including
topics such as nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, and earnings.
Job Titles and Descriptions
• Month Labor Review • Published by the U.S. Department
of Labor. • Articles contain current information
about specific occupation clusters. • Occupation Clusters • Groups of similar occupations.
Job Analysis
" Job Analysis An evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given career choice.
Job Analysis
Positive Features " Salary The amount of monthly or annual pay that you will earn for your labor.
" Benefits Company provided supplements to salaries. " Sick Pay, Vacation Time, Insurances " Opportunity for promotion
Job Analysis
Positive Features " Promotion The ability to advance, to accept more responsibilities, and eventually to work your way up to higher positions.
• Commuting distance, parking, company stability, work hours, flexibility
Job Analysis
Negative Features " Employee Expenses Any costs paid by the employee that are not reimbursed by the employer.
" Work characteristics Daily activities at work. • Indoor vs. Outdoor, working alone or with
people, job pressures, time between breaks, supervisory relationships.
Entrepreneurship
" Entrepreneurship someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of business or enterprises.
" Start your own business
" Buy a franchise
Assignment
" Class Website: Chapter 1 " p. 13 1.1 Assessment #’s 1-13
" Due by the end of the period: " Attach the document to an email and
send to me at:
[email protected] " Subject: Your Name 1.1 Assessment
GOALS
Lesson 1.2 The Challenge of Change
Coping with Change
" Change is certain
Three Things you can do about Change 1. Accept-you will help it happen 2. Reject-you will be run over by it 3. Ignore-you will be left behind
Coping with Change
" Read widely " Newspapers, magazines, websites
" Be a lifetime learner " Be interested in what is going on " Ask questions " Talk to people " Join professional organizations " Workshops and Seminars
Coping with Change
" Take classes " Upgrading-advancing skills to a higher
level of skill to increase usefulness. " Retraining-learning new and different
skills. " Advanced degrees-Master’s, Doctorate
Complete a Self-Assessment
" As you go through life, your needs and values will change.
" Think about: " What you like doing " What you do well " What skills and knowledge you want to
enhance
Complete a Self-Assessment
" Placement center Offers advice and counseling to help you determine a career direction.
" Guidance Office
Complete a Self-Assessment
" Self-assessment inventory Lists your strong and weak points and gives you an idea of how to prepare yourself for a career.
Assignment
" Complete Occupational Themes Worksheet
" Go to our Personal Finance Website, Chapter 1
" Click on Occupational Themes Page " Review what your results and see
what occupations relate to your themes.
Changing Career Opportunities
" Long-term planning
" A world economy " Interdependent Economy " Third World Countries " Developing Countries
Changing Career Opportunities
" Networking Communication lines established for people to talk to each other and share information.
" Inside Information
Assignment
" Class Website: Chapter 1 " p. 20 1.2 Assessment
" Due by the end of the period: " Attach the document to an email and
send to me at:
[email protected] " Subject: Your Name 1.2 Assessment
Assignment
" Chapter 1 Review Sheet
" Class Website: Chapter 1 " p. 22 Apply What You Know #’s 1-7
Collecting Tomorrow
" p. 13 1.1 Assessment #’s 1-9 " p. 20 1.2 Assessment #’s 1-8 " P. 22 Apply What You Know #’s 1-7 " Self-Assessment Worksheet " p. 1-2 Chapter 1 Review " Test Tomorrow
Career Research Project
" Due by the end of the period:
" Attach the document to an email and send to me at:
" Subject: Your Name Career Research