Planning Your Career: Steps and Goals

1. PLANNING YOUR CAREER WORD WALL TERMS Admissions SAT Score ACT Score Major Minor Degree Program Financial Aid Scholarships KEY TERMS Procrastinate Prioritize Part-time Job Temporary Job Short-term Goal Medium-term Goal Long-term Goal Chronological Order

2. Chapter 5 Planning Your Career Why Plan? Give me four reasons why you should plan? Textbook Reference: Chapter 5

3. Manage Time Planning helps make activities a success. Many people live their entire lives without PLANNING anything. Manage Your Time • Organize your activities • Manage your time

4. Remember Events What’s the best way to do important projects well and on time? Remember Events • Remember to do the things you NEED of WANT to do. • Remember when things need to be done • When you have a plan it’s harder to procrastinate

5. Prioritize Prioritize • Put task in order • First to last • Most to least important

6. Reach Your Goals Planning will show you the steps that will help you reach your career GOAL. Reach Goals • Gives a feeling of accomplishment • Cross off your goals

7. Review Manage Your Time Prioritize Why Plan? Remember Events Reach Goals

8. PLANNING YOUR CAREER WORD WALL TERMS Admissions SAT Score ACT Score Major Minor Degree Program Financial Aid Scholarships KEY TERMS Procrastinate Prioritize Part-time Job Temporary Job Short-term Goal Medium-term Goal Long-term Goal Chronological Order

9. Chapter 5 Planning Your Career What Goes Into a Plan? What three important steps should you include in a Career Plan? Textbook Reference: Chapter 5

10. Education and Training College is an important part of many people’s career plans. Did you Know? You should work to strengthen your basic skills. (Example: Reading, Writing, and Math) Step 1 Education & Training Did you Know? The classes you take now and in high school can help you prepare for a variety of careers.

11. An internship is a temporary paid or unpaid position that provides valuable job skills in a particular career field. Jobs Along the Way Step 2 Jobs Along the Way

12. Career Research Career Research does not end when you choose a career. Career Research Step 3

13. Chapter 5 Planning Your Career Things to Consider • Personal responsibilies may have an effect on your career plan. • The more SPECIFIC and REALISTIC your goals are, the more likely your will achieve them. • Your goals and the time you spend of them may CHANGE over time. • With a PLAN, you're moving toward your ULTIMATECareer Goal, STEP by STEP. Textbook Reference: Chapter 5

14. Chapter 5 Planning Your Career What Goes Into a Plan? What three important steps should you include in a Career Plan? Textbook Reference: Chapter 5

15. Education & Training Review Step 1 Jobs Along the Way Step 2 Step 3 Career Research

16. Chapter 5 Planning Your Career Setting Goals How do short-, medium-, and long-term goals help you reach your untimate career goal? Textbook Reference: Chapter 5

17. Designing a Plan Get a summer job related to your career field. Short-term Goals You start right away.

18. Designing a Plan Earn a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Medium-term Goals More challenging and takes longer to achieve.

19. Designing a Plan Getting hired as an Engineer. Long-term Goals May take a long time to reach.

20. Chapter 5 Planning Your Career Things to Consider • It is important to have a plan. • Without a plan, you only have ideas or dreams. • The motivation to achieve your goals comes from within. Textbook Reference: Chapter 5

21. When will you begin? Review Short- term Medium-term Long-term