1. Chapter 2 Planning Your Career
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Chapter 2 Planning Your Career
Finding a Good Career Fit
Finding Career Opportunities

2. Why do people work? Needs Wants Goals Identity Name some…
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Why do people work?
Needs
Name some…
Wants
Goals
Do you have any??
Identity
WHO YOU ARE!!

3. Factors Affecting Career Choice
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Factors Affecting Career Choice
Values and lifestyle
Values are ideals in life that are important to you
Lifestyle is the way people choose to live their lives based upon the values they have chosen
Aptitudes and interests
Aptitude is a natural physical or mental ability you possess
Interests are the things you like to do
Personal qualities are what makes you unique!

4. Types of Work Activities
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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

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Personal Qualities
Has a good attitude toward own work and that of others.
Shows courtesy and respect toward others.
Is dependable and will do what is promised.
Has a desire to succeed and to do a good job.
Has enthusiasm for the job and for life.
Is clean and has a healthy appearance.
Is friendly and helpful.
Has a good sense of humor and cares about others.
Desires and respects giving a day’s work for a day’s pay.
Is willing and able to learn new skills.
Is able to adapt to change quickly and easily.
Is capable of working in a stressful and changing environment.

6. The Importance of Goals
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The Importance of Goals
Short-term goal
Those you expect to reach in a few days or weeks
Preparing to pass my test!!
Intermediate goals
Those you wish to accomplish in the next few months or years
Graduation!! Vacation!!
Long-term goals
Those you wish to achieve in five to ten years or longer
Marriage, college, career, family

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Role of Experience
Experience is knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field or through internships
Lack of experience may mean a lower salary

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Questions
If your job does not help you achieve your personal goals, what will likely happen?
How can taking an aptitude test help your career planning?
How can job shadowing help you evaluate a career option?
Why is it important to re-evaluate your choices occasionally?

9. Lesson 2.2 Finding Career Opportunities
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Lesson 2.2 Finding Career Opportunities
List sources of job opportunity information and college information.
Itemize and explain good job or college search techniques.
Formulate a personal plan of action to get the job or college you want.

10. Sources of Job/College Opportunity Information
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Sources of Job/College Opportunity Information
Contacts
A person you know who can help you get an interview for a job
School counseling and placement services
Public and private employment agencies
Newspaper, Yellow Pages, and private job listings
Online job information

11. Search Techniques Get organized Make a plan Follow up Don’t give up
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Search Techniques
Get organized
Work or school history
Make a plan
What is it?
Follow up
How do you do that?
Don’t give up
Don’t be a quitter!