© South-Western Educational Publishing Chapter 2 Planning Your Career  Finding a Good Career Fit  Finding Career Opportunities

GOALS © South-Western Educational Publishing Lesson 2.1 Finding a Good Career Fit  List reasons why people work and factors that affect career choices.  Identify and describe good career planning techniques.

© South-Western Educational Publishing Why People Work  Needs  Wants  Goals  Identity

© South-Western Educational Publishing Factors Affecting Career Choice  Values and lifestyle  Aptitudes and interests  Personal qualities

© South-Western Educational Publishing Types of Work Activities  Analyzing and recording  Creating and designing  Following directions  Helping others  Indoor work  Managing people and resources  Manual work  Outdoor work  Physically active work  Physically inactive work  Presenting or speaking  Repetitive tasks  Self-motivated work  Thinking work  Various tasks  Working alone  Working on a computer  Working with machines

© South-Western Educational Publishing Personal Qualities 1.Has a good attitude toward own work and that of others. 2.Shows courtesy and respect toward others. 3.Is dependable and will do what is promised. 4.Has a desire to succeed and to do a good job. 5.Has enthusiasm for the job and for life. 6.Is clean and has a healthy appearance. 7.Is friendly and helpful. 8.Has a good sense of humor and cares about others. 9.Desires and respects giving a day’s work for a day’s pay. 10.Is willing and able to learn new skills. 11.Is able to adapt to change quickly and easily. 12.Is capable of working in a stressful and changing environment.

© South-Western Educational Publishing Steps in Career Planning  Self-analysis  Research  Plan of action  Re-evaluation

© South-Western Educational Publishing The Importance of Goals  Short-term goal  Intermediate goals  Long-term goals

© South-Western Educational Publishing Role of Experience  Experience is knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field  Lack of experience may mean a lower salary

GOALS © South-Western Educational Publishing Lesson 2.2 Finding Career Opportunities  List sources of job opportunity information.  Itemize and explain good job search techniques.  Formulate a personal plan of action to get the job you want.

© South-Western Educational Publishing Sources of Job Opportunity Information  Contacts  School counseling and placement services  Public and private employment agencies  Newspaper, Yellow Pages, and private job listings  Online job information

© South-Western Educational Publishing Job Search Techniques  Get organized  Make a plan  Follow up  Don’t give up