It's All About Your Skills SS.4.FL.1.1 People have many different types of jobs from which to choose. Identify different jobs requiring people to have different skills. Gr. 4 Financial Literacy

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Vocabulary Job- The work that a person does regularly in order to earn money. Career - A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling. Licenses - An official document, card, etc., that gives you permission to do, use, or have something. Certification- It is an official approval to do something professionally or legally. Skill: The ability to do something that comes from training, experience, or practice. Hard Skills: Skills required in order to do a job. Soft Skills:: Personal character traits or qualities each of us has. Definition copied from

Essential Questions How are jobs skills different from one career to another? What activities can you participate in today, that will help build the soft skills needed for your future career?

University Degree Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate Hard Skills Hard Skills are skills required in order to do a job.

Soft Skills Soft skills are personal character traits or qualities each of us has.

Accounting An accountant is someone whose job is to keep and inspect financial records.

Lawyer A lawyer is a person who studies laws in order to be able to guide and assist people in matters relating to the law.

Comp uter Programmer A computer programmer is a person whose job is to create software and programs for computers.

Mechanical Engineer A mechanical engineer designs and creates things with moving parts.

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