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Selecting a Career

Selecting a Career. Objectives. 1. Explain the reasons why people work. Differentiate between work, occupation, job, and career. List the factors to consider in selecting a career. 4. List the steps in choosing a career. Why Do People Work?. Earning Money Social Satisifaction

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Selecting a Career

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  1. Selecting a Career

  2. Objectives 1. Explain the reasons why people work. • Differentiate between work, occupation, job, and career. • List the factors to consider in selecting a career. 4. List the steps in choosing a career.

  3. Why Do People Work? • Earning Money • Social Satisifaction • Positive feelings • Prestige • Happiness • Peers and family

  4. What is the difference between work, an occupation, a job, and a career?

  5. Work • An activity that is directed towards a purpose or a goal that produces something of value to oneself and/or to society. • A wage may or may not be paid, depending upon the type of work, such as a volunteer.

  6. Occupation • The name given to a group of similar tasks that a person performs fro pay. • Most require specific knowledge and skills to perform them • Examples • Legal work, truck driving, etc.

  7. Job • A paid position at a specific place or setting. • It could be in an office, a store, a factory, a farm, etc.

  8. Career • A series of jobs that is pursued in order to achieve th eultimate occupation that the individual wants.

  9. What are the factors one should consider in selecting a career?

  10. Standard of living Personal contact Formal education required Location of employment Practical experience rquired Will you enjoy your work? Working conditions Amount of leisure time available Security during retirement Your health and happiness

  11. What are the steps in choosing a career?

  12. Step 1: Consider your interests, abilities, and other characteristics • Step 2: Narrow the firld of jobs • Step 3: Study the rquirements of the job • Step 4: Plan for alternative occupations • Step 5: Prepare a paln for career preperation • Step 6: Be willing to pay the price for success • Step 7: Gain working experience

  13. For next time… • Research a career and answer the questions provided in the hand out about the career. You will present your research to the class next time.

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