CHAPTER 1 Preparing Your Path to Success Investigating

CHAPTER 1 Preparing Your Path to Success Investigating Your Career Ann K. Jordan Lynne T. Whaley © Thomson South-Western 1

CHAPTER 1 Preparing Your Path to Success ÞDiscuss realistic career expectations. ÞCompare the differences between job, occupation, and career. ÞDescribe the steps in the P*A*T*H to Success. ÞExplain why career planning should begin now. ÞDescribe how career planning supports © Thomson South-Western SLIDE 2 career success.

CHAPTER 1 Career Expectations l Your expectations l Your peers’ expectations l The reality © Thomson South-Western 3

CHAPTER 1 Your Expectations What do you expect from a career? l Use of your strengths? l Service to others? l Creativity? l Variety? l Balance in your life? l Specific location? l Title and position? l Fame? l Income? © Thomson South-Western 4

CHAPTER 1 Your Peer’s Expectations What do your peers expect? l Nearly one in three intends to have a professional career. l One in twenty college students expects to become an actor, an artist, or a musician. l Few dream about a blue-collar career unless it is one in the military. l Almost all expect to have a high-status job with high pay. l Eighty percent expect to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. l Many believe that a bachelor’s degree is a vital tool © Thomson South-Western 5

CHAPTER 1 The Reality Student Choices l Teacher l Doctor l Lawyer l Sports field l Science/biology Fast-Growing Occupations l Home health aide l Network systems/data communications analyst l Medical assistant l Physician’s assistant l Computer software applications engineer l Physical therapy assistant l Dental hygienist l Computer software systems engineer Continued on next slide l Dental assistant ©l Thomson South-Western 6 Personal care aide

CHAPTER 1 Continued from previous slide The Reality l Battelle Institute predicts that the top ten careers of 2014 do not currently exist as career choices. l Make sure you prepare for a career that will be available when you finish your education or skill training. © Thomson South-Western 7

CHAPTER 1 Job—Occupation—Career Job, occupation, career—do those terms all have the same basic meaning? l Job l Occupation l Career l A career or a job? © Thomson South-Western 8

CHAPTER 1 Job l A job is a paid position involving a specific place and time and specific tasks set by an employer. l A job is often temporary. After the age of 25, a person changes jobs an average of 10 to 15 times throughout his or her lifetime. © Thomson South-Western 9

CHAPTER 1 Occupation l An occupation is a specific set of skills that requires special training, education, or experience. l People in an occupation may consider their occupation as a job or a career. © Thomson South-Western 10

CHAPTER 1 Career l A career describes a lifetime work history or long-term participation in a particular field. l The average adult changes careers between five and eight times from age 25 until the end of working. © Thomson South-Western 11

CHAPTER 1 A Career or a Job? l You may choose a job based on its location and pay rather than on the fact that you will like the job in the long run. l Liking a career is very important because your career path will affect all aspects of your life. l The closer your career is to your talents and passions, the more satisfied you will be with your career. © Thomson South-Western 12

CHAPTER 1 Your P*A*T*H to Success l Finding your path to a satisfying career requires careful planning and thoughtful decisions. l You hold the key to discovering your career—knowing yourself. l Evaluate who you are so you can find out who you can be. l The P*A*T*H to Success is a four-step tool to help you begin your self. Continued on next slide discovery process. © Thomson South-Western 13

CHAPTER 1 Continued from previous slide Your P*A*T*H to Success l Passion l Attitude l Talents l Heart © Thomson South-Western 14

CHAPTER 1 Passion Uncovering your passions is the first step on your P*A*T*H to Success. l Passion refers to the strong, positive feelings you experience while enjoying something. l Being good at something does not always mean you enjoy it. l Begin to identify your career-related passions by thinking about what makes you happy. © Thomson South-Western 15

CHAPTER 1 Attitude Choosing a positive attitude is the second step on your P*A*T*H to Success. l Attitude refers to the way you feel about something. l Enthusiasm and the belief that you can excel make up a positive attitude. © Thomson South-Western 16

CHAPTER 1 Talents Determining and developing your talents make up the third step on your P*A*T*H to Success. l Talents are natural strengths and abilities. l Choosing a career that matches your talents will help you expand your strengths to create your career path. © Thomson South-Western 17

CHAPTER 1 Heart Finding your heart is the fourth step on your P*A*T*H to Success. l Heart refers to what you believe is important to your life choices. l What are your values? l Who and what are important influences in your life? © Thomson South-Western 18

CHAPTER 1 Why Plan Now? l Employers expect you to plan and direct your own career development. l Success in the competitive job market requires: l Transferable skills. l Specialized skills. l A broad skill base. l The ability to adapt to the always-changing hot fields in the labor market. l Plan now for current and lifelong learning so you will be ready to meet the © Thomson South-Western 19

CHAPTER 1 Planning for Career Success What is a career plan? l A career plan is similar to a proposed schedule of a journey. l To build your career plan, you will: l Travel the P*A*T*H to Success. l Research career clusters. l Identify skill requirements in your chosen career clusters. l Set goals for education, training, and experience. © Thomson South-Western 20

CHAPTER 1 Succeed through Career Planning l The process of developing a career plan will help you organize your thoughts toward your future in a satisfying career. l Benefits of having a career plan: l You will have a good idea of where you are going. l You will have a great design of how to get there. l You will be able to picture your future. l Knowing the reality of your situation © Thomson South-Western 21 helps you reach your goals.

CHAPTER 1 Summary l I can identify realistic career expectations. l I know the differences between the meanings of the terms job, occupation, and career. l I can describe the steps of the P*A*T*H to Success. l I understand why career planning should begin now. l I can describe how career planning 22 © Thomson South-Western