2 CHAPTER Discovering Career Choice Influences Lesson 2

2 CHAPTER Discovering Career Choice Influences Lesson 2. 1 People Lesson 2. 2 Values Lesson 2. 3 Web Influences © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 2. 1 People n Goals n Recognize how influence affects career decisions. n Explain how people influence you and your decisions. n Identify how groups in the community influence your values. n Terms n influence n motivation n mentor © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 2

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Influence n Influence is the power of someone or something that affects you directly or indirectly. n Influences may be positive or negative. n Not all influences affect your behavior and decisions in the same way. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 3

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER People Who May Influence Your Career Decision n Parents and other family members n Expectations n Encouragement n School influences n Peers © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 4

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Community Influences n Having a mentor n Doing job shadowing n Conducting informational interviews n Having a part-time job n Volunteering © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 5

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER 2. 1 People SUMMARY n After determining who or what influences will affect career decision making, a person can explore the advice and experiences that will make an impact. n Family members have the strongest influence on career decisions. School staff, such as teachers, coaches, and counselors, are also important. Friends’ advice influences career decisions as well. n Community groups such as businesses and other organizations may have an influence on career decisions. Especially important are volunteer and work experiences. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 6

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 2. 2 Values n Goals n Describe how values can motivate career decisions. n Identify how family and personal values can influence career decisions. n Explain how culture can affect career decisions. n Determine the expectations for your future lifestyle. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 7

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 2. 2 Values n Terms n values n culture n social environment n work environment n intrinsic rewards n extrinsic rewards © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 8

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Values n Your values are the principles or qualities that are important to you. n Your values are the motivation behind your goals and decisions. n You are the only one who knows your values. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 9

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Personal and Family Values n Family values are the beliefs your family considers the most important. n Your family’s values will help to guide you until you set your individual values. n While creating your own values, you may use only some of your family’s values, while adding new ones that are especially important to you. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 10

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Cultural Expectations—and Values n Your culture may have expectations for you. n Those expectations and the culture’s values may affect your work values. n Your culture is your social, ethnic, or religious background. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 11

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Lifestyle Influences n Social environment n Work environment n Economic importance © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 12

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER 2. 2 Values SUMMARY n Values are the qualities that are important to a person. They are the motivation behind goals set and decisions made for the future. n The values from one’s family will influence career choice and will affect a person’s personal value system. One’s cultural heritage may also create expectations that influence work and career. n The lifestyle one chooses for the future will influence career decisions. Economic values and work and social environment are important to consider. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 13

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 2. 3 Web Influences n Goals n Recognize the ways web sites can help with career information. n List the types of social media and their uses. n Identify different types of technology devices and how they could influence your future. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 14

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 2. 3 Web Influences n Terms n search engine n URL n Wikipedia n blog n wiki n social media n social networking n micro blog n smartphones n apps n QR/quick response code © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 15

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Web Sites n Research n Finding careers n Blogs © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 16

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Social Media n Social networking n Communication © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 17

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER Technology Devices n Smartphones n Technology’s influence © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 18

Chapter 2 Investigating Your CAREER 2. 3 Web Influences SUMMARY n A wealth of career information is available online. One can research careers and even communicate with people working in fields of interest. n Social media can influence not only one’s career decision but also education and job search. n The amount of technology is increasing rapidly, as are the number and upgrades of devices used for communication and research. Above all, one should remember that whatever one communicates through technology is permanent. © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 19