Chapter 1 How Your Choices Affect Income

What Is the Job Market? Job market refers to jobs available for workers. A skill set is the unique skills and abilities you bring to the job market. Hard skills are technical. Soft skills are nontechnical. 1-1 Personal Skills and the Job Market Slide 2

Job Choices Affect Your Income Fastest-Growing Occupations, 2008–18 Occupation Expected Growth 2008–18 Education Required Biomedical engineers 72% Bachelor’s degree Network, systems, and communications analysts 53% Home health aides 50% Short-term training and on-the-job experience Financial examiners 46% Medical scientists 41% Doctoral degree Physician assistants 39% Master’s degree Skin care specialists 38% Post-secondary skills Source: United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://stats.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_103.htm#. 1-1 Personal Skills and the Job Market Slide 3

Learning about Job Requirements Job title is the name of a job. Example: Baker Job description describes what a job would be like. Includes: education, experience, hours, work site, location 1-1 Personal Skills and the Job Market Slide 4

Values and Goals Affect Your Job Choice Values: Principal that reflects the worth you place on an idea or action. Goal: Desired outcome based on one’s Value for which a plan of action is carried Out. 1-1 Personal Skills and the Job Market Slide 5

How Does Education Affect Your Income? 1-1 Personal Skills and the Job Market Slide 6

Building Communications Skills Listening Face and look at the person who is talking. Focus on what the speaker is saying. Ignore distractions. Turn off the phone. Take notes on the main ideas. In a conversation, give feedback or nod. Mentally summarize the main points. 1-1 Personal Skills and the Job Market Slide 7