1. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Strategies for Personal Choices
B Job/Career Choices

2. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Individual Interests
Consider key questions when identifying interests
Use career interest inventories
Research careers in clusters based on inventory results
Match career paths with personal interests
B Job/Career Choices

3. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Personality
Identify personal qualities, values, and goals
Choose a career path to match personal qualities
Develop personal qualities that employers seek
Become involved in informal experiences in which
qualities for success are learned
B Job/Career Choices

4. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Personal Priorities & Goals
Analyze ideals and principles that are important to you
Identify types of work that would make you feel you
are making a difference
Identify types of work where you have developed skills
Identify specific achievements you want to realize
Find work that is enjoyable and challenging
B Job/Career Choices

5. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Strategies for Education Choices
B Job/Career Choices

6. B-3.01 - Job/Career Choices
Invest in Your “Human Capital”
“Human capital” = the complete set of skills that a person has acquired
An investment in your “human capital” can increase productivity and increase earnings . . .
B Job/Career Choices

7. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Community College, College & University Programs
Begin planning early for college
Choose a school that satisfies your goals and reasons for
going to college
Decide on the size of school in which you would be most
successful
Decide how close to home you would like to be
Investigate options for online courses
Consider costs
Consider your high school record and performance
Compare available college/university choices
B Job/Career Choices

8. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Occupational Training Programs
Specialize in a specific field of employment
Consider occupational training programs that
match your talents, skills, and interests
Evaluate carefully the quality and content of any
program before enrolling
B Job/Career Choices

9. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Other Learning Opportunities
Investigate internships and apprenticeships
Find out about military programs
Take advantage of opportunities for continuing
education
B Job/Career Choices

10. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Strategies for Job and Career Choices
B Job/Career Choices

11. B-3.01 - Job/Career Choices
Job AND Career
Thanks for getting me to the hospital on time. I have to assist in surgery at 9:00.
I love my job as a taxi driver. It’s been a good source of extra income since I retired. And, it gets me out of the house!
B Job/Career Choices

12. Personal Finance Objective 3.01 Notes
Work Strategies- Jobs & Careers
Select jobs for short-term purposes
Plan a career for the long term
Use jobs to supplement income when needed
Use jobs as stepping-stones to careers
Think of a career as a lifetime investment
B Job/Career Choices