Career vs Job
280 likes | 826 Vues
Career vs Job. Job. Definition Position in which one is employed A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job. The object to be worked on. Something resulting from or produced by work. Job. Means to an end Help pay for college Make extra money
Career vs Job
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Job • Definition • Position in which one is employed • A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job. • The object to be worked on. • Something resulting from or produced by work.
Job • Means to an end • Help pay for college • Make extra money • Help pay bills • May lead to a career
Career • Definition • A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as permanent calling
Career • You build during a lifetime • Excites you • Use your best skills and talents • Fits with your lifestyle
Career Planning • Ability to look ahead and think about where you are going and what steps you need to get there
Questions to ask yourself… • What are your personal interests and skills? • Skills • activities that you do well • What are you good in, what do you enjoy, what is your personality, your unique selling point
Questions to ask yourself… • What are your values, and how will they affect your career? • Values • the principles you live by and the beliefs that are important to you
List of Values • Responsibility- being dependant and taking positive actions, such as showing up on time to take a friend to an appointment • Achievement- want to be a success in whatever you do • Relationships- value interaction with your friends and family • Compassion-care for people, animals, or special causes • Courage- being brave in the face of physical danger and the ability to overcome other fears • Recognition-acknowledgement and appreciation
Questions to ask yourself… • What lifestyle interests you? • Lifestyle • the way you use your time, energy, and resources • Work • Money • Family • Location
Questions to ask yourself… • How will your personality affect a career choice? • Personality • A set of unique qualities that makes us different from all other people • Confident, funny, dependable, compassionate
Research the Possibilities • Career Models • Guidance counselors • Networking • Talking to people that have that career • Print materials • Internet • Professional Organizations
Set Career Goals • Map Out a Plan • Education • On-the-Job Training • Internships
Career Quiz • Take the Princeton Review Career Quiz • http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp • Summarize and type interest color and usually style