Career Choice

January 5, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Arts & Humanities, Communications
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Career and Financial Management Defining Work

Objectives  Differentiate

between a job, a career, and an occupation  Determine how career plans are affected by skills, interests, and preferred lifestyle  Examine the relationship between work and lifestyle

What is Work?  Work:  

any useful activity

Cleaning your room Includes jobs, occupations, and careers

Jobs, Occupations, and Careers  Job:   

Work that you do for pay

Consists of specific tasks Often a specific position within a company A job typically does not last a lifetime  E.g.:

Ski Instructor, Bank Teller, Food Service Manager, Production Artist

Jobs, Occupations, and Careers  Occupation: 

the type of work you do

Can change jobs but have the same occupation  E.g.:

Nursing, Teaching, Photography, Graphic Design

Jobs, Occupations, and Careers  Career:

a series of related jobs or occupations built on a foundation of interest, knowledge, training, and experience 

Advancing in your career will require you to learn increasingly more complex tasks

 Career

Ladder: shows a sequence of work in a career field, from entry to advanced levels

Career Ladder Advanced Degree Bachelor’s Degree Career/Technical School Training High School Diploma No High School Diploma

The Bottom Line Work

Career

Occupation

Job

Job

Occupation

Job

Job

Job

Job

Interests  Interests: 

things you like to do

E.g.: Play basketball, listen to music, draw

Skills  Skills: 

things you know how to do

E.g.: Drive a vehicle, count change, operate a tool

Transferable Skills  Transferable

Skills: Skills that you can use in many different situations 

E.g.: Organization, writing, listening

Transferable Skills  Basic 

Skills

Communication skills, mathematical skills, and scientific literacy

 Thinking 

Creative thinking, critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, reasoning, etc.

 Personal 

Skills Qualities

Responsibility, self-direction, motivation, honesty, etc.

Your Interests & Skills  People

with similar skills and interests are often good at the same types of activities  Consider your skills and interests when planning your career 

You’ll spend 2000 hours/year at a full-time job!

Choosing to be an Architect “Reggie chose to become an architect because he was artistic and interested in business.” What other skills or interests might be important for an architect?

Work and Lifestyle  Lifestyle:

the way you use your time, energy, and resources  

A large portion of a person’s time, energy, and resources are used at work How much time will you have left to pursue your interests?

The Bottom Line Skills

Transferable Skills

Interests

Lifestyle

Career Choice

Work and Lifestyle  What

kind of lifestyle do you want in the future?     

How many years of school will you need? Who do you spend your time with each week? How much money and time you will have for fun activities? Where will you live? What are you willing to give up to achieve your goal?

Comparing Jobstheir & Lifestyle How does work affect lifestyles?

Ski Instructor: seasonal

DJ: schedule

Fisher: geograp hy

Choosing a Career  Make  

a list of your:

Interests & Skills Ideal lifestyle

 Combine

the work you would enjoy with the lifestyle you would like to have

The Bottom Line Education

Free Time

Money

Location

Lifestyle Factors

Defining Work Journal Question:  Think about your interests. What do you like to do? What classes do you like? What activities do you enjoy? Taking these things into consideration, create a list of ten jobs or careers you are interested in and would like to know more about.

Defining Work Journal Question:  Think about your interests. What do you like to do? What classes do you like? What activities do you enjoy? Taking these things into consideration, create a list of ten jobs or careers you are interested in and would like to know more about.

Suggested Answer:  Student responses will vary, but should contain a list of 10 jobs or careers that they are interested in, and would like to research further. Students should be thoughtful and reflective in their responses, using complete sentences and proper grammar.

Objective: Differentiate between a job, a career, and an occupation. Transferable skills necessary for successful employment include _____. a. basic skills b. thinking skills c. personal qualities d. all of the above

Objective: Differentiate between a job, a career, and an occupation. Transferable skills necessary for successful employment include _____. a. basic skills b. thinking skills c. personal qualities d. all of the above D

Objective: Differentiate between a job, a career, and an occupation. Luke is going to school to get a degree in Veterinary Medicine. He wants to work in an animal hospital after he graduates. Which of the following job options would be most beneficial to Luke’s career while he is going to school? a. Babysit after school b. Work at a fast food restaurant c. Volunteer at a social service agency d. Work an entry level position at a veterinary clinic

Objective: Differentiate between a job, a career, and an occupation. Luke is going to school to get a degree in Veterinary Medicine. He wants to work in an animal hospital after he graduates. Which of the following job options would be most beneficial to Luke’s career while he is going to school? a. Babysit after school b. Work at a fast food restaurant c. Volunteer at a social service agency d. Work an entry level position at a veterinary clinic D

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