2 Read to Learn How to identify a job, an occupation, and a career How skills, interests, and desired lifestyle may shape career plans How your job can affect your lifestyle Reasons that people work

3 Main Idea Knowing how your work affects your lifestyle will help you understand the importance of making good career choices.

4 Key Concepts What Is Work? Why People Work

5 Key Terms interests skills transferable skills job occupation career lifestyle

6 What Is Work? Work is any useful activity. Most people prefer to do work that involves their interests. interests the things you like to do

7 What Is Work? Examples of Interests Listening to Music Dancing Playing Basketball Working with Computers Knowing your interests will help you plan different parts of your life.

8 What Is Work? Some skills are specific to certain tasks. skills things you know how to do

9 What Is Work? Writing, getting along with people, being organized, and making decisions are examples of transferable skills. transferable skills skills that you can use in many different situations

10 Your Skills and Interests People who have similar skills and interests are often good at the same types of activities. Knowing and evaluating your skills and interests can help you make good choices about the world of work.

11 Your Skills and Interests If you make a list of your activities and interests, you may find you have skills that you never thought of before. Put your list in a Personal Academic and Career Portfolio.

12 Jobs, Occupations, and Careers A job usually consists of certain tasks. job work that you do for pay

13 Jobs, Occupations, and Careers People can change jobs and still have the same occupation. occupation the type of work you do

14 Jobs, Occupations, and Careers A person’s career develops and grows over time. The average American will have more than eight different jobs by the age of 32. career a series of related jobs or occupations built on a foundation of interest, knowledge, training, and experience

15 Work and Lifestyle The type of work you do affects your lifestyle. Finding out about your skills and interests can help you determine what kind of lifestyle you would like to have. lifestyle the way you use your time, energy, and resources

16 Why People Work Reasons why people work include: To pay for wants and needs To be around others To make a contribution Self-fulfillment

17 Figure 1.1 American Consumer Spending Source: Consumer Expenditures Survey

18 Job Satisfaction Job satisfaction comes from feeling proud or happy about what you have accomplished. Job satisfaction also comes from finding self-fulfillment.

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20 Section 1.1 After You Read 1.Give one example each of a job, an occupation, and a career. Student answers should demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of job, occupation, and career.

21 Section 1.1 After You Read 2.Give an example of a skill that might be used in a specific job. Examples will vary. A sample answer might be that a professional musician must possess the skill of reading music and the skill of being able to play an instrument or sing.

22 Section 1.1 After You Read 3.Describe a situation that might cause a person to change his or her main reason for working. A person who works at a lucrative job but feels isolated may change to a less lucrative job that allows that person to interact with others.

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