html5-img
1 / 14

8.01 Interpret the resources in career decision-making

8.01 Interpret the resources in career decision-making. A. How do I chose a career?. 1. Job vs. Career JOB – specific work assignment within a business CAREER – lifelong field of employment ( may include various jobs 2. Career Planning Lifestyle goals Self-assessment

vaughan
Download Presentation

8.01 Interpret the resources in career decision-making

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 8.01 Interpret the resources in career decision-making

  2. A. How do I chose a career? • 1. Job vs. Career • JOB – specific work assignment within a business • CAREER – lifelong field of employment ( may include various jobs • 2. Career Planning • Lifestyle goals • Self-assessment • Values, interests, aptitudes, skills

  3. B. CAREER PLANNING • OUTLINING STEPS INVOLVED IN REACHING A CAREER GOAL • LIFESTYLE GOALS – WORKSHEET

  4. CAREER PLANNING • SELF-ASSESSMENT – ALLOWS A PERSON TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT HIM/HER SELF & EVALUATE: • VALUES – BELIEF SYSTEM THAT GUIDES HOW WE LIVE • INTERESTS – WHAT WE PERSONALLY ENJOY • APTITUDES – TALENTS OR ABILITIES THAT COME NATURALLY • SKILLS – ABILITY TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC TASK

  5. CAREER PLANNING • 3. EVALUATE CAREER OPTIONS • O*NET – (OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION NETWORK); PROS & CONS OF A JOB • 4. EXPERIENCE/TRAINING • CO-OP – A SCHOOL TEAMS WITH EMPLOYERS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING • APPRENTICESHIP – TRAINING FOR AN OCCUPATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A SKILLED WORKER

  6. EXPERIENCE/TRAINING • ASSOCIATE DEGREE – 2 YEAR DEGREE USUALLY EARNED FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE • MAJOR – SPECIFIC FIELD OF STUDY IN COLLEGE • BACHELOR DEGREE – DEGREE EARNED AT MOST 4-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS • MASTERS DEGREE –DEGREE EARNED AFTER A BACHELORS AT MOST 4-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS, TAKES 1-2 years

  7. C. How do I plan my goals? • BE Specific – DETAILS!! • BE Realistic – REASONABLE & ACHIEVEABLE • Short-term – WITHIN A YEAR • Long-term - MORE THAN A YEAR

  8. D. How do I create a career plan? • Step 1: Set career goals • Step 2: Develop an education/professional development plan • Step 3: Create a plan of action

  9. E. Marketing careers • Characteristics of a marketing career • Diverse jobs (buying, selling, creating, advising, designing ads) • 33% of U.S. jobs involve marketing • Above average income • Advancement • Can be stressful

  10. Marketing careers • Employment trends are projected to continue at a high level through 2012 • Occupational area • Advertising • Customer service • E-commerce • Entertainment marketing

  11. Entrepreneur Fashion merchandising Financial services Food marketing Hospitality marketing Importing/exporting Market research Pharmaceutical marketing Occupational area

  12. Product management Professional sales Public relations Real estate Restaurant management Retail mgt. Sales mgt. Service marketing Sports marketing Travel/tourism Occupational area

  13. E. Job levels • Entry-level jobs – no experience needed; very few decisions to make • Career-sustaining jobs – higher level skills; more decisions (head teller at a bank)

  14. Job levels • Marketing specialist employees - a team leader; involved in daily decision-making (account executive at an ad agency) • Marketing supervisors – requires good management skills; must make smart decisions on a regular basis; higher income (customer service manager at a bank) • Managers and CEOs/owners – top level job; highly skilled, run the business; responsible for success/failure (Chief Financial Officer of Marriott Corp.

More Related