What You WantCareer Exploration

What are my responsibilities and realities when developing a career?

Essential Vocabulary Work Job Occupation Career Career Ladder Entry-Level Job Promotion Identity Income Fringe Benefits Wants Needs Lifestyle Cost of Living

Lifelong Learning Transferable Skills Soft Skills Outsourcing Telecommuting Global Economy

Demographics E-Tailing E-Commerce Diversity

Lesson Essential Questions

What are the benefits of work?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples.

What are the requirements of the workplace?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples.

How is the workplace changing?

What are the benefits of work?

WorkJobOccupationCareerCareer LadderEntry-Level JobPromotion

IdentityIncomeFringe BenefitsWantsNeedsLifestyleCost of Living

Work Provides Income

money a person receives for doing a job. extra rewards given to workers in

addition to salary or wages, such as insurance coverage, sick days, paid vacation and retirement.

Influence on Lifestyle- necessities; lifestyle Needs vs. Wants

Many people judge their

success in terms of satisfaction

rather than income.

Work Influences Your…

the sum of traits that distinguish you as an individual; how you see or describe yourself. Choose work that you’ll be proud to identify with throughout your life.

your typical way of life, including how you spend your time, your hobbies, where you live, who you meet, what type of car you drive, etc.

feeling of accomplishment, a better self esteem, feeling of usefulness.

What are the benefits of work?

WorkJob

OccupationCareer

Career LadderEntry-Level Job

PromotionIdentityIncome

Fringe BenefitsWantsNeeds

LifestyleCost of Living

What’s a Career Ladder?A CAREER LADDER

An ENTRY-LEVEL JOB

What’s a Career Ladder?

A PROMOTION

Sample Career Ladders – Interior Design

PainterCraftspersonWallpaper Hanger

Furniture Store SalespersonHome Improvement Assistant

Furniture Refinisher Interior Decorating Assistant

Interior DesignerFurniture HistorianHome Fashions Director

College ProfessorArt Conservator

Create Career Ladders for sample careers.Complete the career ladder for 2 of the following job categories~ law & public safety, health science, mechanics, retail, education, food service, architecture & construction, business, computer technology, government & public service.

What are the requirements of the workplace?

Lifelong Learning Transferable Skills

Soft SkillsOutsourcing

Telecommuting Global Economy

Word Detective Investigate to understand these terms better

Transferrable Skills

•Definition & SynonymOutsourcing

•Definition & SynonymTelecommunicating

•Definition & SynonymGlobal Economy

•Definition & Synonym

What traits do employers look for when interviewing potential employees?

Positive Traits Negative Traits1.

Name the requirements of a career

DEFENSE ATTORNEY or FAMILY DOCTOR or ARCHITECT

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Work requires KNOWLEDGE

Investigate the 16 Career Clusters. Investigate realities of careers that

interest you. Work hard and excel in school. Get involved in extra-curricular

activities. Volunteer in your community. Make professional connection.

Work requires KNOWLEDGE

Life Long Learning-

An estimated 85% of jobs require the knowledge of applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information.

Work requires SKILLS

Academic Skills-

Analytical Skills-

Communication Skills-

Work requires SKILLS

Technical Skills-

Soft Skills-

Transferable Skills-

Work requires DESIRE

Enthusiastic workers

Work requires FLEXIBILITY

What is the US Labor Market?

The labor market in the United States can be divided into 3 parts-

~ Service

~ Production

~ Information

The Service Industry Will be the greatest area of job growth for

the near future.

Over 75% of the 15.6 new jobs created between 2006 and 2016 will be service oriented.

The Service Industry in PAPA FACTS Fast-Growing Pennsylvania Occupations

Major Occupational Groups in Pennsylvania

The Production Industry

Occupations in the US that produce goods are:

Construction Agriculture Forestry Fishing Manufacturing Mining

The Production Industry in PA

PA FACTS The manufacturing sector is the largest

contributor to PA’s economy PA manufacturers sell almost $21 billion worth of

goods overseas, representing 94% of all PA exports.

PA ranks second in the nation in nuclear power generating capacity.

Example CareersMechanical DraftersIndustrial EngineersMechanical Engineers Production ClerksInspectors

The Information Industry

Information occupations in the US:

The Information Industry in PAPA FACTS PA has been a leader in information and

communication. The world’s first commercial radio station started broadcasting out of Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920.

Broadcasting Applications EngineerSystems Analyst Network AdministratorsWeb Designers Game Programmers

EXAMPLE CAREERS

What affects the labor market?

What affects the labor market?› Outsourcing –

› Diversity-

› Demographics-

Local Labor Market

Name some of our area’s largest employers~

What’s the Global Perspective?

What inspires new ideas in the workplace?

How does technology influence employment opportunities?

What’s the Technology Revolution?Read the section titled The Technology

Revolution. Pages 54 to 59. List 5 important developments in technology that have changed the workplace.

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Define e-tailing-

Define e-commerce-

Final Reflection Questions

What are the benefits of work?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples.

What are the requirements of the workplace?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples.

How is the workplace changing?

Vidoes

Google:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlHtvZHbZ8

Microsoft:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0T_O5FZNA

Ebay:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyNgk7TxjeQ

Wonderfactory:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17OnRlAyeA

JMP Creative (toy company):http://laughingsquid.com/extreme-workplaces-on-the-travel-channel/

How is the workplace changing?

Diversity ~ The positive results of people of different racial, ethnic & cultural backgrounds working together.

Demographics ~ The characteristics that make up a population.

E-Tailing ~ Electronic retailing (Macys.com)

E-Commerce ~ Electronic commerce; business conducted over the internet (Amazon.com or Ebay.com)