Chapter © 2010 South-Western, Cengage Learning Choosing Your Career 1 & 2

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Major occupational groupsJob titles and descriptions

Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) Monthly Labor Review

Careers of the Future


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OOH Job Description Categories

Management Professional Service Sales Administrative Farming

Construction Installation Production Transportation Armed Forces


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Job Analysis

What is a job analysis?

A job analysis can help you identify types of work that would be a good fit for you.


JOB ANALYSIS

Salary (wage)BenefitsOpportunities for advancementOpportunities for TravelOpportunities for Relocation Positive/Negative atmosphereEmployee expenses


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Positive Features of Employment

Salary .Benefits - are company provided supplements to salary

Opportunity for promotion .


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Negative Features of Employment

Employee expenses. Work characteristics /daily

activities .


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Entrepreneurship

An entrepreneur is someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risks of a new business.

Is this YOU?Opportunities for business ownership

Continue a family businessPurchase an existing business or franchiseStart a new business from scratch


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Advantages of Owning Your Own Business

Make the decisionsBe your own boss Feel in control of your own future Keep the profits


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Disadvantages of Owning Your Own Business

Large investment of planning and moneyHigh risk of failure

Statistics show that most new small businesses do not succeed.

Two most common reasons for failure:Lack of financingLack of skills


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Coping with Change

Stay informed Be a lifelong learner Take classes for…

Upgrading—advancing to a higher level of skill to increase your usefulness to an employer.

Retraining—learning new and different skills so that an employee can retain the same level of employability.

Advanced degrees—specialized, intensive programs (taken after obtaining the first college degree) for higher-level work responsibilities with more challenges and higher pay.


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Complete a Self-Assessment

Think about what you like doing what you do wellwhat skills and knowledge you want to

enhance. Self-assessment inventory lists your strong

and weak points along with plans for improvement as you prepare for a career.


Holland’s Interest Inventory

Complete Holland’s Interest Inventory

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Placement CentersMany schools, colleges, and

technical training institutes have placement centers that offer services related to careers and employment.

One reason people go to a placement center is because they have inside information about job openings


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Why People WorkNeeds, wants, and goalsSense of purposeSense of identity—of who they are and

how they fit in


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Factors Affecting Career Choice

Values and lifestyleAptitudes and interestsPersonal qualities/Personality


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Steps in Career Planning

Self-analysisResearchPlan of actionRe-evaluation


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The Importance of Goals

A goal is a desired end toward which efforts are directed.

Goals provide a sense of direction and purpose in life.

There are three types of goals: Short-term goals. Intermediate goals. Long-term goals.


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The Role of Experience

Experience is the knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field.

Lack of experience may mean a lower salary.


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Sources of Job Opportunity Information

Word of mouth from personal contacts School counseling and placement services Periodicals, books, and other publications Public and private employment agencies Newspaper, business telephone directory, and

private job listings The Internet Job shadowing or internship


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Public and Private Employment Agencies

Employment agency Employment agencies help job seekers find a job

for which they are qualified. They also help employers locate the best applicants

for job openings.

Headhunter A headhunter is a type of employment agency that

seeks out highly qualified people to fill important positions for an employer.


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Public and Private Employment Agencies

State employment officeTemporary agency

A temporary agency, commonly referred to as a “temp agency,” provides part- or full-time temporary job placement.

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Know What You’re Looking For

Think about the big picture

• Not just the job you want now.• Beyond earning a paycheck, • What skills and experiences do you want to take away from your new job? • Look to the next step of your career and think about which job will get you closer to that goal.


CAREER RESEARCH

You will begin your research of different careers, by using your Holland Interest Inventory Code.

Go to:

www.careerzone.ny.gov

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CAREER PROJECT cont. Look into the different career under each Job Zone.

COPY only the JOB ZONE SECTIONS NECESSARY (of interest to you) to a WORD document & save


CAREER PROJECTBased on the occupations linked to your

Holland Interest Inventory results, choose TWO occupations to research the following:

Starting (median) salary levelsActual Job dutiesEducation level necessary

Specific education research - technical school, training programs or majors linked to education level (Use: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors-careers)


CAREER PROJECT cont.Outlook for fieldWHY you think this job fits with your

personality/values/etc. What aspect of the job would be most

challenging to you


CAREER RESEARCHResources to use:Dictionary Of Occupational Titles (DOT)Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) Careeronestop.orgCareerzone.ny.govOnline.onetcenter.org/skills


http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

http://www.occupationalinfo.org/

http://www.careeronestop.org/

https://www.careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/index.jsf

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