Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 7 Exploring Career Information: Expand Your Horizons “Knowledge is power, but only when it is used.” — Kahlil Gibran

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Student Learning Outcomes Brainstorm possible career options based on information you learned about your attitudes, beliefs, interests, personality, and skills. Adopt a strategy to approach occupational research that will enhance your efficiency and effectiveness in your career decision making. Research print and online sources of information to use in further clarifying your career choices. Develop your critical thinking skills to analyze information about specific occupations and career- related opportunities using library materials and online resources. Confirm or revise your first impressions about your top career choices.

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Brainstorm Career Options An important step in the career planning process. Cultivate a brainstorming mindset. Generate possibilities. Develop a long list of occupational ideas. Don’t limit yourself; consider even the most outrageous ideas.

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Career Paths Also known as “Career ladders.” Routes to advancement within an organization. Once you understand where you fit in an organization, you can prepare to move “up the ladder.”

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Understanding Common Organizational Divisions The world of work contains broad fields such as business, education, government, healthcare, non-profits. These broad fields share common functional needs and organizational units such as accounting, payroll and disbursement, human resources, public relations, research and development.

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Common Organizational Divisions Administration Corporate Relations Distribution Engineering Finance Sales

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sample Career Paths in Business [Note to Production: Please put in Exhibit 7.1 page 139 (Sample Career Paths in Business)]

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Career Research Strategies Decide which occupations to research. Prioritize ideas. Research the industry, functional areas. Explore industry trends, current events. Identify relevant professional associations. Use web resources to identify employers.

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Government Employment Opportunities More than 18 million people employed by all branches of government. Within 5 years, almost half of federal government current employees will be eligible to retire. America’s Job Bank Federal Jobs Digest Search

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S. Department of Labor Resources O*NET: online.onetcenter.org Career Info Net (fast-growing jobs): Occupational Outlook Handbook includes salary ranges:

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Employer Directories Employer directories provide information about specific companies with current job openings. Employer’s name/address Size in terms of sales Number of employees Names of executives Yellow Pages:

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Why Conduct Research? Locate high-level company information. Obtain telephone numbers/addresses. Locate company Web pages. Obtain financial information. Monitor company news. Review public opinion. Identify international business resources. Explore an industry. Locate professional associations. Find career-related conference/meetings. Research non-profit organizations. Learn if you would want to work at a company.

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed Sources of Information Newspapers Trade journals Magazines In-house bulletins and announcements Fact: Want ads contain only 15% of available job openings.

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Computer Software Resources Usually found in your local College Career Center. CIS/Eureka: Career Information System Software providing occupational information related to your state’s occupational resources GIS: Guidance Information System DISCOVER Identifies career sources and assists in decision making SIGI 3: System of Interactive Guidance and Information Clarifies and matches values with occupations

Sukiennik, Bendat, and Raufman. The Career Fitness Program, 10/e © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. The Internet Library resource centers Career sites Blogs Podcasts Industry searches