Chapter 1Chapter 1Choosing Your CareerChoosing Your Career

Ms. DinnellaMs. Dinnella

What careers are you thinking What careers are you thinking about pursuing?about pursuing?

What do you have to pay for once What do you have to pay for once you start earning a living?you start earning a living?

1.1 Choosing Your Career1.1 Choosing Your Career

Today’s career paths are different from Today’s career paths are different from your parents. Why?your parents. Why?

Answer.Answer.

Global economyGlobal economy TechnologyTechnology

RetrainRetrain UpgradeUpgrade Reinvent yourselvesReinvent yourselves Work from home-self-employmentWork from home-self-employment

Business seekBusiness seek

Fast Fast Improve qualityImprove quality Increase outputIncrease output Lower costsLower costs Diverse productsDiverse products Cyberspace companiesCyberspace companies

Major Occupational GroupsMajor Occupational Groups

Highest paying career groups are called Highest paying career groups are called professionals that require a key job skill professionals that require a key job skill ex. lawyers, economists, teachers, etc.ex. lawyers, economists, teachers, etc.

Job AnalysisJob Analysis

http://online.onecenter.orghttp://online.onecenter.org Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)

Write down on a piece of paper or in your Write down on a piece of paper or in your notes three careers from the site; we are notes three careers from the site; we are going to use them later this weekgoing to use them later this week

Job analysis contJob analysis cont Evaluation of the positive and negative attributes Evaluation of the positive and negative attributes

of a given type of work of a given type of work Identify types of work that would be a good fit for Identify types of work that would be a good fit for

you you What costs would you have from choosing this What costs would you have from choosing this

careercareer TrainingTraining CollegeCollege EtcEtc Salary Salary BenefitsBenefits

Positive Features of EmploymentPositive Features of Employment

What do you think are some positives to What do you think are some positives to employment?employment? SalarySalary BenefitsBenefits PromotionPromotion

SalarySalary

Amount of monthly or annual pay that you Amount of monthly or annual pay that you will earn for your labor.will earn for your labor.

You need to consider:You need to consider: If there are scheduled salary increases for the If there are scheduled salary increases for the

week, month or yearweek, month or year Some companies offer frequent evaluations, Some companies offer frequent evaluations,

merit raises, bonuses, and pay schedule that merit raises, bonuses, and pay schedule that allows you to advanceallows you to advance

BenefitsBenefits

Company provided supplements to salary, Company provided supplements to salary, such as sick pay, vacation time, profit such as sick pay, vacation time, profit sharing plans, and health insurancesharing plans, and health insurance

PromotionPromotion

The ability to advance to positions of The ability to advance to positions of greater responsibility and higher paygreater responsibility and higher pay

Promotions give you recognition for your Promotions give you recognition for your achievements, provide more challenging achievements, provide more challenging work and often come the greater authority work and often come the greater authority or prestige or prestige

What are some other things to think about What are some other things to think about when taking a job?when taking a job?

Additional things to consider when Additional things to consider when taking a job:taking a job:

The commuteThe commute ParkingParking Company stabilityCompany stability Work hours and flexibilityWork hours and flexibility Personnel policesPersonnel polices

Negative Features of EmploymentNegative Features of Employment

Employee expenses-any costs of working Employee expenses-any costs of working paid by the employee that are not paid by the employee that are not reimbursed by the employerreimbursed by the employer Costs of parkingCosts of parking Transportation (gas, bus fare, etc)Transportation (gas, bus fare, etc) Uniforms (dry cleaning, initial cost, etc.)Uniforms (dry cleaning, initial cost, etc.)

Negative Features of EmploymentNegative Features of Employment

Work characteristics-are daily activities of the job Work characteristics-are daily activities of the job and the environment in which they must be and the environment in which they must be performedperformed

Such as:Such as: Indoor vs. outdoorIndoor vs. outdoor Alone vs. working with a teamAlone vs. working with a team High stress vs. low stressHigh stress vs. low stress BreaksBreaks Supervisory relationshipsSupervisory relationships Time spent on a computerTime spent on a computer Eight-hour day vs. working overtimeEight-hour day vs. working overtime

EntrepreneurEntrepreneur

Ownership of their own businessOwnership of their own business

1.2 Coping with Change and 1.2 Coping with Change and Reinventing YourselfReinventing Yourself

With rapid changing technology you can With rapid changing technology you can choose one of three thingschoose one of three things Accept itAccept it Reject itReject it Ignore itIgnore it

Coping with ChangeCoping with Change

Stay informed-keep up with ever-changing Stay informed-keep up with ever-changing ideas by:ideas by: Reading magazinesReading magazines NewspapersNewspapers Online periodicalsOnline periodicals That deal with your career and technologyThat deal with your career and technology

Coping with ChangeCoping with Change

Be a lifelong learner-means actively Be a lifelong learner-means actively seeking new knowledge, skills, and seeking new knowledge, skills, and experience that will add to your experience that will add to your professional and personal growthprofessional and personal growth Attend seminars and workshopsAttend seminars and workshops

Coping with ChangeCoping with Change

Take classesTake classes Upgrading-advancing to a higher degree level Upgrading-advancing to a higher degree level

of skill to increase your usefulness to an of skill to increase your usefulness to an employer employer

Retraining-involves learning new and different Retraining-involves learning new and different skillsskills

Advanced degrees-masters, doctorate, and Advanced degrees-masters, doctorate, and professional degree, medicine, law, professional degree, medicine, law, engineering, etc.engineering, etc.

Changing Career OpportunitiesChanging Career Opportunities

Long-Term Sustainability- you must look Long-Term Sustainability- you must look ahead with the ever-changing technology ahead with the ever-changing technology and see where your employer/career will and see where your employer/career will be in later years so you may reinvent be in later years so you may reinvent yourself and upgrade to maintain your jobyourself and upgrade to maintain your job

World Economy-stay connectedWorld Economy-stay connected Networking-meeting people, learning Networking-meeting people, learning

things, and networking with them on ideas things, and networking with them on ideas and useful informationand useful information