1. Chapter 1 Choosing Your Career
MYPF Chapter 01
11-Sept-2001
Chapter 1 Choosing Your Career
Considering Careers
The Challenge of Change
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2. Lesson 1.1 Considering Careers
Discuss career and job trends, and describe sources of job information.
Complete a job analysis, listing the positive and negative features of potential career choices.
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3. Careers of the Future Major occupational groups
Job titles and descriptions
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4. Job Analysis Positive Features Salary Benefits
Opportunity for promotion
Negative Features
Employee expenses
Work characteristics
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5. Job Analysis Form JOB ANALYSIS Job Title:
Positive features: Negative features:
Beginning salary:
Benefits: Employee expenses:
Promotion opportunities: Work characteristics:
Other: Other:
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6. Entrepreneurship Start your own business Buy a franchise
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7. Lesson 1.2 The Challenge of Change
Describe the techniques for coping with change.
Explain changing career patterns in a world economy and the need for job networking.
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8. Coping with Change Read widely Be a lifetime learner Take classes
Upgrading
Retraining
Advanced degrees
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9. Complete a Self-Assessment
College placement center
Self-assessment inventory
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10. Self-Assessment Checklist
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES ACTION PLAN
Education
Experience
Aptitudes and
Abilities
Appearance
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11. Changing Career Opportunities
Long-term planning
A world economy
Networking
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