Agenda

• Timeslots• Career Pathways• Chapter 7• Chapter 6

Career Pathways

• Ferris State University Video• OCC Handout

Exploring Career Information(Chapter 7)

• Brainstorm possible career options based on information you learned about your attitudes, beliefs, interests, personality, and skills

• Adopt a strategy to approach occupational research that will enhance your efficiency and effectiveness

• Research printed and online sources of information to use in further clarifying your career choices

• Develop your critical thinking skills to analyze information about specific occupations and career-related opportunities using library materials and online resources

• Confirm or revise your first impressions about your top career choices

Sources of Information

• Strong

• MBTI

• Career Cruising (EDP)/ Pathways

• OCC Websites

• Career Exercises

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= PowerPoint Presentation

Career Paths

• www.careercruising.com

• Username: occ• Password: royaloak

Meet Jackie(Pg. 134)

• Read, Partner Up and Discuss your answers with your partner

Weddings

• The Wedding (1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qd_j98-y-M• The Wedding (2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPmYbP0F4Zw• Wedding Thriller Dance on ABC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2NOXFdi7Z4

Examining the World of Work(Chapter 6)

• Identify personal beliefs and assumptions that will affect your career

• Recognize how social and cultural conditioning influences your career choice

• Identify trends that will affect your career planning through the next decade

• List and understand changes in the workplace• Recognize the skills employers expect in new

employees• Learn the value of a liberal arts degree

Multicultural Awareness in the Workforce (PowerPoint)

The Office

• “Diversity Day”

- A consultant arrives to teach the staff about tolerance and diversity, but Michael insists on imparting his own knowledge.