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In This Chapter You Will: Chapter 3: Career Exploration 2 Understand where to find career information and how to use it. Analyze different ways careers can be grouped or organized and determine which groups may be the best fit for you. Interpret a career profile and what different pieces of career information mean. Identify and prepare your own long term and short term career journey.

A long-term endeavor that takes effort and persistence, and makes you feel good about what you accomplish. What is a Career? Chapter 3: Career Exploration 3 Take a minute to create your own definition Share your ideas with the class Definition:

A Career Also Incorporates Your… Chapter 3: Career Exploration 4 Values What is important to you Personality Natural behaviors (Do What You Are) Interests What you enjoy doing (RIASEC code) Abilities Natural talents (multiple intelligences)

Evaluating your Career Profile Chapter 3: Career Exploration 5 Time to evaluate your results on Do What You Are, MI Advantage and RIASEC. Do you see any trends? Do the same types of careers appear in all three results? Now review your strengths and blindspots. Can you relate these to your results on other assessments?

Evaluating Your Own Career Profile Chapter 3: Career Exploration 6 For example: Did you score high in Feeling? Is Interpersonal one of the three high scores in your MI and Social in the top three of your RIASEC? This could mean you enjoy helping and working with others as opposed to working alone. Whatever career you choose should have some type of interaction with others.

Some Career Terminology Chapter 3: Career Exploration 7 Job Family Groups of occupations in the same field of work that require similar knowledge and skills. Industry Sector Broader group of businesses with similar groups of activities, products, or services. STEM Disciplines Occupations that require education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). Program of Study Specific training and classes which prepare you for a specific job family. Green Economy Occupations focused on reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aim for sustainable development without degrading the environment.

Career Job Family Chapter 3: Career Exploration 8 Agriculture and Natural Resources Arts, Media, and Entertainment Building Trades and Construction Education, Child Development and Family Services Energy and Utilities Engineering and Design Fashion and Interior Design

Career Job Family Chapter 3: Career Exploration 9 Finance and Business Health Science and Medical Technology Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology Manufacturing and Product Development Marketing, Sales and Service Public Service Transportation

Career Pathways Chapter 3: Career Exploration 10 As you complete more training and education and gain more work experience, you are able to complete more advanced levels within a job family. Example: Public Service Job Family Security Guard (Certificate) ⇩ Police Officer (Associate Degree) ⇩ FBI Agent (Bachelor Degree) ⇩ Police Chief (Work Experience and Advanced Degree)

Online Job Family Research Chapter 3: Career Exploration 11 O*NET Online

More Information Regarding Career Industry Sectors Chapter 3: Career Exploration 12

Key Career Information Chapter 3: Career Exploration 13 Job satisfaction is dependent on best fit in the following areas: 1. Tasks, Abilities, and Skills 2. Requirements and Qualifications 3. Career Outlook

Tasks, Abilities, and Skills Chapter 3: Career Exploration 14 When researching a career make sure the tasks, abilities, and skills match your interests, multiple intelligences, and personality. SkillsTasksAbilitiesPersonality Multiple Intelligences Interests

Requirements and Qualifications Chapter 3: Career Exploration 15

Lifetime Earnings Based on Education Level Chapter 3: Career Exploration 16

Job Outlook Chapter 3: Career Exploration 17 Growth The number of positions available and whether that number is increasing, decreasing or staying the same. If the number of jobs is increasing, the outlook is said to be good because more positions are opening up and becoming available. Replacement If there are many people near retirement age in a career, there should be many positions opening up as well.

Other Career Factors Chapter 3: Career Exploration 18 Values Lifestyle Finances Work-life balance Geography Career stability

Industry Trends Chapter 3: Career Exploration 19 Nursing Newspaper publishing Books and CD stores Medical assistance and transcribing Photofinishing DVD, game, and video rentals Welding Real estate Apparel manufacturing

Reasons for Trends Chapter 3: Career Exploration 20 Technology Outsourcing Economic conditions

Generational Trends Chapter 3: Career Exploration 21 For the first time in history, four different generations will be working together in the workplace. Understanding the different values, experiences, and priorities of each generation is necessary for career awareness and success.

Baby Boomers Chapter 3: Career Exploration 22 Born between 1946 and This group has changed jobs more often than any previously recorded generation. As the largest living generation, they exert enormous influence and are driving demand in fields such as health care, recreation and travel. Mandatory retirement was created due to baby boomers staying on the job until later ages. Typically have many years of work experience with lower education.

Generation X Chapter 3: Career Exploration 23 Born between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. Greatly affected by unemployment and student loans during difficult economic times. People of this generation tend to place more value on job security than on salary and workplace flexibility. Overeducated. Internships were created during this generation to “weed out” applicants based on work skills.

Millennials Chapter 3: Career Exploration 24 Born between mid-1980s and the early 2000s. Noted for optimism, tend to view their personal job prospects in a positive light and believe they can use their careers to make a difference. Computer proficiency. Known for “job hopping”. Do not stay in jobs for long periods of time like Baby Boomers or Gen X. Overeducated, lack professional and technical skills.

Generation Z Chapter 3: Career Exploration 25 Born from mid-2000s to present. Often referred to as the iGeneration, Gen Tech or Digital Natives. Growing up in the digital age, they tend to value technology. Influenced by an extended recession (and being the children of Gen Xers), they are more realistic than Millennials about their job prospects. Gen Zs have been born into the crisis period of terrorism, the global recession and climate change.

Chapter Summary Chapter 3: Career Exploration 26 It is common for people to have many jobs over their lifetime. Job change is a result of people learning and advancing in their career path, and of trends that affect the job market. Your career path is partly predictable by knowing and developing your talents and by researching trends. The key to career awareness is to keep learning and developing your knowledge and skills.