1. Neatly record an answer to the following questions on your bell ringer sheet and then label a piece of paper
Chapter 1 notes
In your own words…. What is a career? What career would you like to learn more about? How does a career affect a person?

2. Career Success Textbook Intro & Chapter 1Notes
M. Overman
Fall 2008

3. Table of Contents
3 units in class
Getting ready “exploring”
Getting the JOB & Keeping it
Now that I have a JOB…
See Introduction pages x-xi

4. Vocab Terms
Label paper Notes….at the beginning define these vocab words
Career
Delay Gratification
Drudgery
Self-Concept
Underemployed
Variety

5. $ to spend Interactions Free time Feelings/self worth Career Impacts
EVERYTHING 
$ to spend
Interactions
Free time
Feelings/self worth

6. Choosing your career
For teens reality sets in….choosing time!
Questions asked
Try out adult roles
You can no longer lack confidence!
Plan your future!!!

7. Planning your future
There are some steps that you can take to help you plan.
In groups you will be given cards and a worksheet that will ask you to put the steps in order. You will then complete the worksheet with it as a group. Each person should take turns recording. Initial what you record.

8. Developing a Career Plan
List interests, abilities, job skills, achievements, and values
Establish short- and long-term goals
Locate occupational information
Identify broad career areas related to your interests, talents, and values

9. Developing a Career Plan (cont.)
List occupations within your chosen career area
Narrow your occupational choices
Plan for needed education and training
Learn the necessary job skills
Decide sacrifices you are willing to make to fulfill your career plan

10. Assignment with partner
Answer questions 1 & 2 in your notes (label them section 1 questions)
Share answer with a partner and have them initial your paper that you shared!

11. Why do people work? List as many reason you can think of!
Chapter 1 continued
Why do people work? List as many reason you can think of!

12. Defining work- section 2
People work for many reasons
see page 13
Mature reason is to be a productive member of society.

13. Work involves the…
Physical
Social
Psychological
Parts of a person
HOW????

14. What does this mean?
“It is essential that your job be as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. It would be a waste of a lifetime if it wasn’t”
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

15. Consider the following factors…
Pay (work can be unpaid)
Job security (update skills often)
Human relationships (pg 15)
Work task (self concept & variety)
Career decisions/job satisfaction (pg 17)

16. Career Skills
Delayed gratification
Skills take time to acquire! (pg 19)

17. Read pg 17 last 2 paragraphs together
Summary
Read pg 17 last 2 paragraphs together

18. Assignment
My future collage assignment
See handout