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Career Exploration
What Do You Want to Be??
Think of some careers or jobs you
would like to have in the
future.
Career Vocabular
y
Doing somethingproductive with yourtime
Work
Job
Paid Paid workwork
OccupationsGroups of Groups of
similar similar jobsjobs
CareerSeries of
occupations over a
lifetime
Things you like to
do
Things that come easy or are practiced
Aptitude
Natural
talent
•Vacation time
•Sick leave•Health care insurance
•Retirement
Future job opportunities
Successful workers who share expert knowledge and demonstrate correct work behaviors
Large grouping of occupations that have certain things in common.
Why Work?• Expected to do
• Greatly influences your life
• Money to purchase goods & services
Why Work?• Enjoy what they
do• Sense of doing
something worthwhile
• Sense of belonging
School & work
Connection•Learning is work
•Skills learned are necessaryto succeed at work
• Employers hire workers above average grades and good attendance
•Many jobs require lifelong learning
Differences• Work has only
one subject you select
• Schools have to spread your efforts
•Employers are less patience
Investigating Careers
To Understand Possibilities…
Look at Yourself
Know your interests and
skills
Exploring Career Pathways
Best Way to Learn About Careers…
Try Them Out
Personal Contacts
Best Source about jobs
Resources
Computer
