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Career Planning

Career Planning . Sports and Entertainment Marketing. Objectives. Discuss the importance of career planning. Define at least five attributes you should know about yourself when analyzing careers. Describe how work is changing. Name four sources where you can learn about careers.

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Career Planning

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  1. Career Planning Sports and Entertainment Marketing

  2. Objectives • Discuss the importance of career planning. • Define at least five attributes you should know about yourself when analyzing careers. • Describe how work is changing. • Name four sources where you can learn about careers. • Describe some aspects of the working world that may affect a worker. • Identify the three lists needed to make a career plan.

  3. Main Idea Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions that you will make. Career planning can help put you on the right path to meet your goals.

  4. Key Terms full-timejob a job that requires at least 40 hours of work every week occupation another word for job work that people engage in to earn pay job a work history of one or more jobs in the same or related fields of interest career

  5. the practice of building informal relationships with people whose friendship could bring advantages such as job or business opportunities networking a temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field internship a job that is suitable for a worker who is new to a job, field, or subject entry-level job

  6. aptitude your potential for learning a skill proficiency for performing a task that is developed through training and experience skill interests your favorite activities personality values what you believe to be important ability a natural or acquired skill or talent the set of characteristics that make someone special

  7. Making Decisions About Work The choices you make about your career affect: • the amount of money you will earn • the amount of satisfaction you will get from life • your overall happiness Because you will spend a lot of time working, you will want to choose work that you enjoy.

  8. Career Planning AssessingYourPotential Preparingfor theFuture AnalyzingYourOptions Education Training Developing Skills and Abilities

  9. Self-Awareness Before thinking about careers, you should note what interests you • Who are you? • What do you value most? • What are you looking for in a career?

  10. Your Interests Your interestscould lead to a career that you would enjoy. Making a list of your interests might show you patterns.

  11. Your Values Your valueshelp you make all kinds of decisions. Your work values are the aspects of work that are important to you. Understanding your work values will help you select a career that suits you.

  12. Skills, Abilities, Aptitudes, & Personality Knowing your skillscan help you with career choices You may have a special abilityto do something, such as learning a language Having an aptitudeis like having a knack for something Your personalityis the sum total of your feelings, actions, habits, and thoughts

  13. How Work Is Changing The global economy is changing the world of work. • More U.S. companies are opening offices abroad • Overseas firms are operating within the United States • Companies do business via e-commerce

  14. Adapting to Change Today’s workers must be adaptable Being adaptable will help you adjust to new technologies and help you compete with others in the working world

  15. How to Adapt to Change in the Work World • Learn new technologies • Learn new ways of working • Improve your basic skills • Develop thinking skills • Build personal skills

  16. Finding Information on Careers Researching careers that interest you will enable you to pinpoint the perfect one for you Written Sources • Libraries • The Internet • The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) Career Counselors -someone who is trained to provide information and guidance on choosing a career

  17. Gaining Knowledge and Experience • Networkingcan be a valuable source of information on careers • Sometimes it’s not whatyou know but who you know • Having an internshipand volunteeringare effective methods of learning while working

  18. Understanding the Working World Two concepts you should understand about the working world include: • The career ladder • The role of supply and demand

  19. The Career Ladder A career ladder is a series of jobs that often starts with an entry-level job

  20. The Role of Supply and Demand The more demand there is for a worker’s set of skills, the easier it will be for him or her to get a job Usually the more rare the skill set the higher the demand

  21. Plot Your Career Course 3 Graduation Plan 1 2 4 Use the library and Internet to research and make three lists. Determine what you need to accomplish first Write your ultimate goal at the top of a piece of paper. Education and Training Plan ExperiencePlan

  22. Plot Your Career Course Some questions to ask yourself when plotting your career course include: • What can I achieve now? • What will I do in one, three, or five years from now? • How long will it take to reach my ultimate goal? The more specific and realistic your goals are, the more likely you are to achieve them.

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