Career vs Job Job Definition Position in which
Career vs Job
Job • Definition – Position in which one is employed – A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job. – The object to be worked on. – Something resulting from or produced by work.
Job • Means to an end – Help pay for college – Make extra money – Help pay bills • May lead to a career
Career • Definition – A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as permanent calling
Career • • You build during a lifetime Excites you Use your best skills and talents Fits with your lifestyle
Career Planning • Ability to look ahead and think about where you are going and what steps you need to get there
Questions to ask yourself… • What are your personal interests and skills? – Skills • activities that you do well – What are you good in, what do you enjoy, what is your personality, your unique selling point
Questions to ask yourself… • What are your values, and how will they affect your career? – Values • the principles you live by and the beliefs that are important to you
List of Values – Responsibility- being dependant and taking positive actions, such as showing up on time to take a friend to an appointment – Achievement- want to be a success in whatever you do – Relationships- value interaction with your friends and family – Compassion-care for people, animals, or special causes – Courage- being brave in the face of physical danger and the ability to overcome other fears – Recognition-acknowledgement and appreciation
Questions to ask yourself… • What lifestyle interests you? – Lifestyle • the way you use your time, energy, and resources • • Work Money Family Location
Questions to ask yourself… • How will your personality affect a career choice? – Personality • A set of unique qualities that makes us different from all other people – Confident, funny, dependable, compassionate
Research the Possibilities • • • Career Models Guidance counselors Networking – Talking to people that have that career • • • Print materials Internet Professional Organizations
Set Career Goals • • Map Out a Plan Education On-the-Job Training Internships
Career Quiz • Take the Princeton Review Career Quiz • http: //www. princetonreview. com/cte/quiz/c areer_quiz 1. asp • Summarize and type interest color and usually style
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