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What You Want

What You Want. Career Exploration. What are my responsibilities and realities when developing a career?. Essential Vocabulary. Work Job Occupation Career Career Ladder Entry-Level Job Promotion Identity Income Fringe Benefits Wants Needs Lifestyle Cost of Living.

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What You Want

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  1. What You Want Career Exploration What are my responsibilities and realities when developing a career?

  2. Essential Vocabulary • Work • Job • Occupation • Career • Career Ladder • Entry-Level Job • Promotion • Identity • Income • Fringe Benefits • Wants • Needs • Lifestyle • Cost of Living • Lifelong Learning • Transferable Skills • Soft Skills • Outsourcing • Telecommuting • Global Economy • Demographics • E-Tailing • E-Commerce • Diversity

  3. Lesson Essential Questions • What are the benefits of work?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples. • What are the requirements of the workplace?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples. • How is the workplace changing?

  4. What are the benefits of work? Work Job Occupation Career Career Ladder Entry-Level Job Promotion Identity Income Fringe Benefits Wants Needs Lifestyle Cost of Living

  5. Work Provides Income • money a person receives for doing a job. • extra rewards given to workers in addition to salary or wages, such as insurance coverage, sick days, paid vacation and retirement. Influence on Lifestyle- • necessities; lifestyle • Needs vs. Wants Many people judge their success in terms of satisfaction rather than income.

  6. Work Influences Your… • the sum of traits that distinguish you as an individual; how you see or describe yourself. Choose work that you’ll be proud to identify with throughout your life. • your typical way of life, including how you spend your time, your hobbies, where you live, who you meet, what type of car you drive, etc. • feeling of accomplishment, a better self esteem, feeling of usefulness.

  7. What are the benefits of work? Work Job Occupation Career Career Ladder Entry-Level Job Promotion Identity Income Fringe Benefits Wants Needs Lifestyle Cost of Living

  8. What’s a Career Ladder? A CAREER LADDER An ENTRY-LEVEL JOB

  9. What’s a Career Ladder? A PROMOTION

  10. Sample Career Ladders – Interior Design College Professor Art Conservator Interior Designer Furniture Historian Home Fashions Director Furniture Refinisher Interior Decorating Assistant Furniture Store Salesperson Home Improvement Assistant Painter Craftsperson Wallpaper Hanger

  11. Create Career Ladders for sample careers.Complete the career ladder for 2 of the following job categories~ law & public safety, health science, mechanics, retail, education, food service, architecture & construction, business, computer technology, government & public service.

  12. What are the requirements of the workplace? Lifelong Learning Transferable Skills Soft Skills Outsourcing Telecommuting Global Economy

  13. Investigate to understand these terms better Word Detective

  14. What traits do employers look for when interviewing potential employees? Positive Traits Negative Traits

  15. Name the requirements of a career DEFENSE ATTORNEY or FAMILY DOCTOR or ARCHITECT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

  16. Work requires KNOWLEDGE • Investigate the 16 Career Clusters. • Investigate realities of careers that interest you. • Work hard and excel in school. • Get involved in extra-curricular activities. • Volunteer in your community. • Make professional connection.

  17. Work requires KNOWLEDGE • Life Long Learning- • An estimated 85% of jobs require the knowledge of applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information.

  18. Work requires SKILLS • Academic Skills- • Analytical Skills- • Communication Skills-

  19. Work requires SKILLS • Technical Skills- • Soft Skills- • Transferable Skills-

  20. Work requires DESIRE Enthusiastic workers

  21. Work requires FLEXIBILITY

  22. What is the US Labor Market? • The labor market in the United States can be divided into 3 parts-~ Service ~ Production ~ Information

  23. The Service Industry • Will be the greatest area of job growth for the near future. • Over 75% of the 15.6 new jobs created between 2006 and 2016 will be service oriented.

  24. The Service Industry in PA PA FACTS • Fast-Growing Pennsylvania Occupations • Major Occupational Groups in Pennsylvania

  25. The Production Industry Occupations in the US that produce goods are: • Construction • Agriculture • Forestry • Fishing • Manufacturing • Mining

  26. The Production Industry in PA PA FACTS • The manufacturing sector is the largest contributor to PA’s economy • PA manufacturers sell almost $21 billion worth of goods overseas, representing 94% of all PA exports. • PA ranks second in the nation in nuclear power generating capacity. Example Careers Mechanical Drafters Industrial Engineers Mechanical Engineers Production Clerks Inspectors

  27. The Information Industry Information occupations in the US:

  28. The Information Industry in PA PA FACTS • PA has been a leader in information and communication. The world’s first commercial radio station started broadcasting out of Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920. EXAMPLE CAREERS • Broadcasting Applications Engineer • Systems Analyst Network Administrators • Web Designers Game Programmers

  29. What affects the labor market?

  30. What affects the labor market? • Outsourcing – • Diversity- • Demographics-

  31. Local Labor Market Name some of our area’s largest employers~

  32. What’s the Global Perspective?

  33. What inspires new ideas in the workplace?

  34. How does technology influence employment opportunities?

  35. What’s the Technology Revolution? Read the section titled The Technology Revolution. Pages 54 to 59.List 5 important developments in technology that have changed the workplace. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Define e-tailing- Define e-commerce-

  36. Final Reflection Questions • What are the benefits of work?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples. • What are the requirements of the workplace?Mention the two careers you are considering as examples. • How is the workplace changing?

  37. Vidoes Google: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlHtvZHbZ8 Microsoft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0T_O5FZNA Ebay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyNgk7TxjeQ Wonderfactory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17OnRlAyeA JMP Creative (toy company): http://laughingsquid.com/extreme-workplaces-on-the-travel-channel/

  38. How is the workplace changing? Diversity ~ The positive results of people of different racial, ethnic & cultural backgrounds working together. Demographics ~ The characteristics that make up a population. E-Tailing ~ Electronic retailing (Macys.com) E-Commerce ~ Electronic commerce; business conducted over the internet (Amazon.com or Ebay.com)

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