CAREER PLANNING
WHY DO WE PLAN OUR CAREERS?
YOU CAN’T SUCESSFULLY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOUR SELF. IF YOU HATE MAKING THINGS, YOU DON’T PLAN ON BEING A MECHANIC. CAREER PLANNING BEGINS WITH SELF ASSESSMENT. CAREER PLANNING
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR JOB, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO BEAT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WANT IT. AS TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE COMMUNICATION/TRAVEL FASTER, THERE ARE NOW MORE PEOPLE IN COMPETITION FOR YOUR JOB. YOU AREN’T JUST COMPETING WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE IN AMHERST. YOU ARE IN COMPETITION WITH 3 BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY. WHAT DOES A BOSS LOOK FOR WHEN HIRING/KEEPING AN EMPLOYEE? GOOD ATTITUDE STRONG WORK ETHIC NECESSARY SKILLS LEARNING TO ADAPT TO NEW TECHNOLOGY CAREER GETTING/KEEPING
THE MORE EDUCATION YOU GET, THE HIGHER YOUR PAY WILL USUALLY GO. EVEN FOR JOBS THAT DON’T REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE, YOU USUALLY GET PAID MORE IF YOU HAVE MORE TRAINING. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY, YOU NEED TO BE A STUDENT! CAREER ADVANCEMENT
GETTING A JOB IS ONLY THE FIRST PART OF THE BATTLE. YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND MANAGE YOUR MONEY SO YOU CAN KEEP YOUR JOB AND HAVE MONEY COMING IN. THIS IS CALLED FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. BE CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU CAN(OR INVEST IT IN SOLID BUSINESS DEALS) BUY INSURANCE KEEP A BUDGET DON’T OVERUSE YOUR CREDIT CARD GET CONTRACTS AND KEEP TRACK OF WARRANTIES RESPONSIBILITY