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

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

© South-Western Educational Publishing Planning Your Career When? Now, while you are still in school Where? In the classroom, at home, where you meet people you know How?  Self-analysis: decide what you want  Career research: find out information you will need later  Plan of action: set your goals and determine steps it will take to achieve them  Re-evaluate: every five years Why? Because you will work most of your life and it’s important to be happy, challenged, and fulfilled!

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

© South-Western Educational Publishing Values and Lifestyle Values: Things That Are Important To You  People and things  Quality of work life  Social standing  Recreation and leisure time  Purchasing power  Comfort and convenience  Religion, politics, and culture Lifestyle: How You Choose to Live Your Life  What you buy and own  Where you live  What you do with your spare time  Whom you know and associate with  How you make decisions

© 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 Career Planning Research: Detailed information on a subject Primary research  Ask people about their experiences  Shadow a person at a work site  Attend a career fair  Talk to counselors about career planning Secondary research  Go to library and look up articles in magazines and newspapers  Take aptitude and interest tests.  Write down your own likes and dislikes and compare them to job descriptions  Do research online

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

© South-Western Educational Publishing Setting Goals Short Term Goals (will happen in a few days or weeks)  Pass a test  Get an interview  Complete a checklist Intermediate Goals (will happen in a few months or years) Finish a course  Get a job  Save money for a car Long Term Goals (five years or longer) Finish college  Get married  Buy a house

© 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

© 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