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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:

ddawson@eccrsd.us " 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:

ddawson@eccrsd.us " 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:

ddawson@eccrsd.us

" Subject: Your Name Career Research