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TRANSPORTATION:

Explore the advantages of a career in public or private transportation. Understand the differences in work scope, variety, job stability, work schedules, location, pay, and benefits. Find the right fit for your career needs.

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TRANSPORTATION:

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  1. TRANSPORTATION: Which Piece Fits YOU Best?

  2. Public or Private Where should YOU Work? What are advantages of each?

  3. Public • Contact with Public • Overall Process of Delivery,Transportation • Political Experience • Policy • Implementation • Private • Technical Content • Definite Beginning/EndDefined Scope • Objectivity/Political Influence • Tangible Outputs Experience-Career Opportunities

  4. Public • Troubleshooting • Operations • Public Contact • Policy • Implementation • Day-to-dayVariety • Private • Design • Planning • Research • Projects + Products • Variety over time • More Focus Types of Work

  5. Private • Technical Depth • Good Managers • “White Knight” • Based on Ability to Develop Work • Public • Public Administration • Good Managers • Based on Managing People and Issues Growth Potential

  6. Private • Efficiency • Expertise/Specialists • Public • Public Service Image-Reputation

  7. Private • Work Hour Flexibility • Some Weekend Work • Deadlines Less Flexible • Fewer Night Meetings • Public • Regular Schedules • More Constant Work Load Work Schedules

  8. Private • More Focus on Function, Less on Hierarchy • Public • Less Vulnerable to Economic Conditions and Work Load Changes Job Stability

  9. Public • Stability – Stay at Home • Private • Travel • Relocation Location

  10. Private • Based More on Performance • More Opportunitiesfor Large Increases • Bonus Opportunities • More Compensa-tation in Salary • More Flexibility in Upper Salary Levels • Public • Structured and Predictable • Stable • “Stars” well recognized and Compensated • More Compen-sation in Benefits Pay

  11. Private • Potential for Superior Retirement Benefits • Profit Sharing • Stock Ownership • Public • More Holidays • Better Insurance • Better Baseline Retirement Program Benefits

  12. Types of Work Experience/CareerOpportunities GrowthPotential JobStability WorkSchedule Image/Reputation Location Pay Benefits

  13. Job Should Fit YOU and YOUR Needs

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