1. CAREER DECISIONS “WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP?”

2. STEP ONE A. SELF ASSESSMENT - WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES, LIFESTYLE GOALS & INTERESTS? M.E. PP 687-688

3. 1. VALUES - WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU WORK VALUES - VALUES IMPORTANT TO SUCCESS ON THE JOB: HONESTY, DEPENDABILITY, DILIGENCE, TEAM SPIRIT

4. 2. YOUR LIFESTYLE GOALS n WHERE YOU LIVE n TYPE OF HOUSING n LEISURE ACTIVITIES n RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS n TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION n WHAT YOU DO TO EARN A LIVING

5. 3. GOAL SETTING n LONG RANGE GOALS - THOSE FURTHEST INTO THE FUTURE n MEDIUM-RANGE GOALS - HELPS YOU TO MOVE CLOSER TO LONG RANGE GOALS n SHORT-RANGE GOALS - THOSE THAT ARE MOST IMMEDIATE n LIFESTYLE GOALS - HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF LIVING IN THE FUTURE

6. 4. INTERESTS YOU’LL PROBABLY SPEND 30-40 YEARS WORKING SO YOU WANT TO CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU ENJOY FAVORITE CLASSES? HOBBIES? WORLD OF WORK CAREER INTEREST SURVEY

7. 5. SKILLS & APTITUDES SKILLS - WHAT YOU’RE GOOD AT APTITUDE - A KNACK, OR A POTENTIAL, FOR LEARNING A CERTAIN SKILL

8. 6. YOUR PERSONALITY LIST 10 WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY SELF-DIRECTED SEARCH DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES - DESCRIBES RELATIONSHIPS OF JOBS WITH DATA, PEOPLE & THINGS

9. 7. WORK ENVIRONMENT n INDOORS/OUTDOORS? n SITTING DOWN/STANDING UP? n DUSTY, NOISY, BLOODY? n DANGEROUS? n PHYSICAL? n SHIFTS? n WORK RELATIONSHIPS? ALONE?

10. B. CAREER ASSESSMENT - (STEP 2) WHAT KIND OF WORK VALUES? HOW DOES THE JOB FIT INTO YOUR LIFESTYLE? (TRAVEL? FAMILY TIME? WEEKENDS?) CAREER OUTLOOK - AVAILABILITY OF JOBS HOW MUCH EDUCATION & TRAINING? (2 YRS? 4 YRS? 8 YRS?) DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES? NEEDED SKILLS/APTITUDES? (DOES THE JOB MATCH YOUR’S?)

11. CAREER ASSESSMENT n PERSONALITY TRAITS NEEDED n DOES THE WORK ENVIRONMENT MATCH THE ONE YOU WANT? n WORK RELATIONSHIPS?

12. C. RESOURCES n DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES (JOB DESCRIPTIONS) n OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK (PROVIDES DETAILS ON HOURS, EDUCATION, SALARIES, WORKING CONDITIONS, ETC.) n CAREER CONSULTANT n ON-THE-JOB TRAINING