1. Career vs Job

2. Job Definition Position in which one is employed
A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job.
The object to be worked on.
Something resulting from or produced by work.

3. Job Means to an end May lead to a career Help pay for college
Make extra money
Help pay bills
May lead to a career

4. Career
Definition
A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as permanent calling

5. Career You build during a lifetime Excites you
Use your best skills and talents
Fits with your lifestyle

6. Career Planning
Ability to look ahead and think about where you are going and what steps you need to get there

7. Questions to ask yourself…
What are your personal interests and skills?
Skills
activities that you do well
What are you good in, what do you enjoy, what is your personality, your unique selling point

8. Questions to ask yourself…
What are your values, and how will they affect your career?
Values
the principles you live by and the beliefs that are important to you

9. List of Values
Responsibility- being dependant and taking positive actions, such as showing up on time to take a friend to an appointment
Achievement- want to be a success in whatever you do
Relationships- value interaction with your friends and family
Compassion-care for people, animals, or special causes
Courage- being brave in the face of physical danger and the ability to overcome other fears
Recognition-acknowledgement and appreciation

10. Questions to ask yourself…
What lifestyle interests you?
Lifestyle
the way you use your time, energy, and resources
Work
Money
Family
Location

11. Questions to ask yourself…
How will your personality affect a career choice?
Personality
A set of unique qualities that makes us different from all other people
Confident, funny, dependable, compassionate

12. Research the Possibilities
Career Models
Guidance counselors
Networking
Talking to people that have that career
Print materials
Internet
Professional Organizations

13. Set Career Goals Map Out a Plan Education On-the-Job Training
Internships