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You and the World of Accounting

Chapter 1. You and the World of Accounting. Making Accounting Relevant Choosing the right career results in a more enjoyable lifestyle and satisfying work experiences. What steps have you taken to plan for your career?. Chapter 1. Section 1 Exploring Careers What You’ll Learn

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You and the World of Accounting

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  1. Chapter 1 You and the World of Accounting Making Accounting Relevant Choosing the right career results in a more enjoyable lifestyle and satisfying work experiences. What steps have you taken to plan for your career?

  2. Chapter 1 • Section 1 Exploring Careers • What You’ll Learn • How personal interests and skills, values, and lifestyle goals affect career decisions. • Where to find information on possible careers. • How to set career goals.

  3. Section 1 Exploring Careers (con’t.) Chapter 1 Assess Your Career Vision • What are your personal interests and skills? • What are your values, and how will they affect your career? • What lifestyle interests you? • How will your personality affect a career choice?

  4. Section 1 Exploring Careers (con’t.) Chapter 1 Research the Possibilities • Guidance counselors • Networking • Print materials • The Internet • Professional organizations

  5. Section 1 Exploring Careers (con’t.) Chapter 1 Setting Career Goals Step 1 Decide on a long-term goal. Step 2 Decide on actions that will lead to the long-term goal. Step 3 Take action! Step 4 Diversify your skills. Step 5 Realize the long-term goal.

  6. Section 1 Exploring Careers (con’t.) Chapter 1 Check Your Understanding What consequences might result from choosing a career that conflicts with your values and lifestyle goals?

  7. Section 1 Exploring Careers (con’t.) Chapter 1 Why It’s Important A successful career begins with identifying your interests and skills and putting them to work for you. As consumers, we buy goods from merchandising businesses daily. Under-standing the nature of these transactions is key to accounting for a merchandising business. • Key Terms • skills • values • lifestyle • personality • personal interest tests • networking

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