1. Take Charge - Agenda
Discussion: Career Readiness / Factors in Career Choices
NCC Interest Assessment
Assign: Career Readiness Exploration

2. Define Career Readiness
A career ready person capitalizes on personal strengths, talents, education, and experiences to bring value to the workplace and the community through his/her performance, skill, diligence, ethics, and responsible behavior.

3. LeBron James Why does Lebron work? Or any Athlete?
Accomplishment
Identity
Self image
Life Style
How does this change when since playing in the Olympics or winning World Championships?

4. Betty White Why do you think Betty White works? Does she have to?
To entertain others
Satisfaction
To inspire
Does she have to?
Probably not
Betty White doesn’t need to work for money
She doesn’t desire fame
She enjoys her work
She has fun
She is an inspiration to both women and those in the older generation
She has proven that you can work when you are older
She gets satisfaction from her job

5. Martin Luther King Jr. Why did MLK work? For money? ValuesNo
Values
He worked to reach a certain goal
What Goal?
To reduce inequalities
The American dream
To have all people treated equally
Martin Luther King Jr. worked so others could be treated equally
His work was far from easy and was very discouraging most of the time
He changed the country
No we look back and cannot believe how people were treated

6. Why do we teach? Why do I work? I work in order to…
Wants and Needs
Lifestyle
Satisfaction
Entertainment
How might these change as someone's life changes?
Family
Health
Different Career choice
House
Car
Economy

7. Factors Affecting Career Choices
Aptitudes
Life - Style
Values ?
Career
Personality
Education
Interest