Chapter 2 Planning Your Career
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Chapter 2
Planning Your Career
Finding a Good Career Fit
Finding Career Opportunities
Why do people work?
Needs
Name some…
Wants
Name some…
Goals
Do you have any??
Identity
WHO YOU ARE!!
Factors Affecting
Career Choice
Values and lifestyle
Values are ideals in life that are important to
you
Lifestyle is the way people choose to live
their lives based upon the values they have
chosen
Aptitudes and interests
Aptitude is a natural physical or mental
ability you possess
Interests are the things you like to do
Personal qualities are what makes
you unique!
Types of Work Activities
Analyzing and recording
Creating and designing
Following directions
Helping others
Indoor work
Managing people and
resources
Manual work
Outdoor work
Physically active work
Physically inactive work
Presenting or speaking
Repetitive tasks
Self-motivated work
Thinking work
Various tasks
Working alone
Working on a computer
Working with machines
Personal Qualities
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Has a good attitude toward own work and that of others.
Shows courtesy and respect toward others.
Is dependable and will do what is promised.
Has a desire to succeed and to do a good job.
Has enthusiasm for the job and for life.
Is clean and has a healthy appearance.
Is friendly and helpful.
Has a good sense of humor and cares about others.
Desires and respects giving a day’s work for a day’s pay.
Is willing and able to learn new skills.
Is able to adapt to change quickly and easily.
Is capable of working in a stressful and changing environment.
The Importance of Goals
Short-term goal
Those you expect to reach in a few days or weeks
Preparing to pass my test!!
Intermediate goals
Those you wish to accomplish in the next few months
or years
Graduation!! Vacation!!
Long-term goals
Those you wish to achieve in five to ten years or
longer
Marriage, college, career, family
Role of Experience
Experience is knowledge and skills
acquired from working in a career
field or through internships
Lack of experience may mean a
lower salary
Questions
If your job does not help you achieve
your personal goals, what will likely
happen?
How can taking an aptitude test help
your career planning?
How can job shadowing help you
evaluate a career option?
Why is it important to re-evaluate your
choices occasionally?
Lesson 2.2
Finding Career
Opportunities
GOALS
List sources of job opportunity
information and college
information.
Itemize and explain good job or
college search techniques.
Formulate a personal plan of action
to get the job or college you want.
Sources of Job/College
Opportunity Information
Contacts
A person you know who can help you get an
interview for a job
School counseling and placement services
Public and private employment agencies
Newspaper, Yellow Pages, and private job
listings
Online job information
Search Techniques
Get organized
Work or school history
Make a plan
What is it?
Follow up
How do you do that?
Don’t give up
Don’t be a quitter!