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Chapter 4 Career Decisions and Preparing for 21 st Century Careers

Chapter 4 Career Decisions and Preparing for 21 st Century Careers . Chap. 4 p. 93 Balancing life goals. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575468162805877990.html. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY. DID YOU KNOW….

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Chapter 4 Career Decisions and Preparing for 21 st Century Careers

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  1. Chapter 4 Career Decisionsand Preparing for 21st Century Careers Chap. 4 p. 93 Balancing life goals http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575468162805877990.html

  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY DID YOU KNOW….

  3. Do Americans really go through careers like they do cars or refrigerators? Among the most-repeated claims is that the average U.S. worker will have many careers—seven is the most widely cited number—in his or her lifetime. Typical American worker's tenure with his or her current employer was 4.1 years in 2008, the latest available data. Bls.gov.

  4. Standard of living • The way you live as measured by kinds and quality of goods and services you can afford. • If Americans’ standard of living was the same today as in 1949…. • The average American household’s income would be $27,500 a month instead of the $4,400 a month that it is currently! (75% decrease 56 yrs) • http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/15833-federal-regulations-cut-standard-of-living-by-75-percent-over-56-years

  5. July 2012 NEWSWEEKhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/07/15/generation-screwed-young-americans-on-their-crisis-photos.html The June ‘13 jobs report shows unemployment rate at 7.6%. unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds is at a staggering 16.1%. : http://shark-tank.net/2013/07/05/youth-unemployment-rate-hits-16-1/#sthash.VdcfxZyx.dpuf

  6. UNDEREMPLOYMENT Every five minutes, a 2012 college graduate starts a job for which he or she is overqualified. Though the outlook may seem dim for recent college graduates, their prospects of finding a job are better than their high school counterparts with only a high school diploma.

  7. Underemployment vs. Entitlement • http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/04/30/get-over-it-the-truth-about-college-grad-underemployment/ CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES- • Many future career opportunities will evolve around identifying a problem or need and coming up with an innovative solution. • http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/startingup/start-ups/how-this-car-sharing-company-is-growing-up-fast/

  8. Top 5 personality traits employers are looking for: • http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/10/04/top-five-personality-traits-employers-hire-most/ • New research shows that the vast majority of employers (88%) are looking for a “cultural fit” over skills in their next hire as more and more companies focus on attrition rates. • Can you guess the 5 traits?

  9. Top 5 personality traits • Professionalism (86%), • high-energy (78%) and • confidence (61%) • self-monitoring (58%) • Intellectual curiosity (57%)

  10. Changing Work place policies/benefits • http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1947844,00.html

  11. What does GOOGLE look for in their employees? • http://www.google.com/about/jobs/lifeatgoogle/hiringprocess/?gclid=CKW_jbvvgrkCFchaMgodHTYAFA

  12. 21st CENTURY SKILLS for LIFE/CAREER • Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills. Look at the skills listed on handout… • How do these skills compare with the 7 Habits of Effective Teens?

  13. Application: • Compare the 7 habits to 21st century skills. • Divide into groups- each assigned a habit. • Identify appropriate statements that apply to your habit.

  14. Job sharing Two people share one full time job. Requires strong communication skills. Ability to work well together.

  15. EAP’s • Employee Assistance Programs: • Free or low cost counseling available for many issues. • Confidentially get help with stress, personal relationships, illness, death of family members, legal advice, substance abuse, etc. • Why would a company offer this?

  16. Family & Medical Leave Act • Provides an entitlement of up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12-month period to eligible, covered employees for the following reasons: • 1) birth and care of the eligible employee's child, or placement for adoption or foster care • 2) care of an immediate family member (spouse, child, parent) who has a serious health condition. • 3) employee's own serious health condition.

  17. To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must: • work for a covered employer; • have worked for the employer for a total of 12 months; • have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months; and • work at a location in the United States or in any territory or possession of the United States where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer within 75 miles.

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