Wendy-Lee Magnarelli-SweetITC 525-Summer 2010

A Course Introduction

This is what you need to do-

To do what you want to do

CareerEducation

Work (CEW)

Your Menu Today Includes• Who are you?• Career, Education, Work Introduction• Explore Cooking• Explore Working with Kids• Explore Working with Computers• Assessments• Awareness (and job projection) Awareness (and affects on job availability)• Wrap-up & REVIEW References

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Career, Education, Work (CEW)Introduction

• Finding a job you can do starts with knowing what you can do

• Finding a successful career match means:Finding something you love to do and are good at

But, how do you go about learning what you are really good at?

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Career, Education, Work (CEW)Introduction Part Two

• Who are you?Create a career portfolio Show the world who you are

Finding a job you love starts with knowing what you love What do you love?

Do You love to Cook?

Do you love to work

with kids?

Do you love computers?

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COOKING

Run a restaurant

Be a pastry chef

Be a taste tester

Be a food server

Be a recipe designer

Be a caterer

Be a chef See what

my job is like

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Working with kids you can be…The Owner of a Day Care

A Nanny

A Teacher

Child Care worker, Social Worker, Adoption Counselor

An aide in a school, a therapist, a camp director

A Pediatrician, Nurse, School Nurse

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Working with computers can mean…

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Graphic Designer, Advertising

Software Designer, Software Engineer, Computer Programmer, Database Management

Learn about options in the computer field

Internet: Website Designers, Web Administrators

Computer Repair and Design, IT Support and Training

CEW Introduction Cont.Assessments

• “You do your best work if you do a job that makes you happy.” -Bob Ross, Best of Joy of Painting, Winter Elegance

Online assessments are great resources for finding jobs that could bring you joy based on your skills and abilities. Assessments allow you to find out what you are good at and combine that with what you would like to do to create a match!

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Build a career out of who you are.Get descriptions of the careers you appear best suited forCareer Cruising-thanks to the Berks Business Education Coalition

Let’s get to work on getting to work…Achieveworks.com Assessment

CEW Career Opportunity Awareness

• “How do I know my job will be there after all my hard work?”Jobs are not guaranteed.

Job availability changes.

You must be aware of what jobs may be more (or less) available in the future as you plan.

The PA Dept of Labor & Industry produces records of changes in job availability in different areas. PA Dept Of Labor Page 13 (Dec 2009 Stats)

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This is called “ Job Projection ”.

CEW Career Opportunity Awareness

What changes affect career opportunities?Social Pressures

Economic Changes

Natural Disasters

Technological Changes

Environmental Changes

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Social Pressure and Economic Change• Social Pressure: The culture determines what is

appropriate and as it changes, the jobs change. When smoking was determined to be a bad thing, jobs (like tobacco farmer, cigarette manufacturer, Vending machine filler) decreased.

• Economic Change: Think “Recession”. Less income=less home buying=less home building=less construction jobs, less manufacturing of building supplies.

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Environment, Technology

Changes in Technology create new jobs and reduce the need for others (more computer programmers, less telephone operators; telecommuting).

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• Environmental Changes and Natural DisastersChanges in how we treat the environment have

created new jobs and reduced the need for other jobs (less Freon now and more green cars).

Natural Disasters can create jobs as people rebuild. They can shift jobs as people can not stay where they were.

CEW Wrap-up

Completing your assessments

Determining your skills and abilities Career options

Career Options + Career Availability=Potential Career Success*

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*All definitions of “career success” are subject to change without notice due to social pressures, natural disasters and changes in the economy,

environment, and/or technology. Changes can be predicted and effort must be taken to assure

preparedness.

REVIEW TIME

Can a hurricane affect career opportunities in a

specific area?

YES

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GREAT JOB!!!!!

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REVIEW TIME

What is one method of determining a

career path that will work for you and

use your skills and strengths?Click on your answer choice below.

Take lots of classes in school to see what you like

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Ask your friends what they think you would be good at doing

Perform paper or online assessments

Hmmmmm….sounds like you need to go back and try

again

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REVIEW TIME

What is it called when you look at statistics and

trends to figure out if a job will be more or less

available in the future?Click on your answer choice below.

Career Assessment

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Job Projection

Shadowing

GREAT JOB!!!!!

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Let’s give that one more try to

get it right…remember, you went to the Pennsylvania state site

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• Remember, assessments help you select a career match that works for you!

• Think about job projections when planning on your career.

• Next….Using your career path to help build your college

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Standards Addressed

• 13.1 Career Awareness and Preparation • Abilities and Aptitudes• Personal Interests

This CEW presentation has been brought to you by Wendy Sweet.Sources:Career Cruising. Retrieved June 1, 2010 from http://www.careercruising.com/ .Citytowninfo.com. Retrieved June 3, 2010 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usEmBNoBuG0 .Ross, B. Best Joy of Painting, Winter Elegance. Retrieved June 1, 2010 from http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/40531.html .Icouldstories. Retrieved June 3, 2010 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O-JGWHRPLI .Achieveworks.com: Bridges. Retrieved June 1, 2010 from https://www.humanesources.com/happ/login.php?url=16670 .Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Pennsylvania Employment Briefing April 2010. Retrieved from http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/newsrel/PA_news_rel.pdf .Using Computers: Types of Computer Careers. Retrieved June 3, 2010 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV6OpNBryuQ .Pennsylvania Career Education and Work Standards. Pennsylvania Department of Education. Retrieved June 3, 2010 from http://www.pacareerstandards.com/.

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