© south-western educational publishing chapter 2 planning your career

© South-Western Educational Publishing

Chapter 2

Planning Your Career

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Lesson 2.1

Finding a Good Career Fit


Why People Work


Factors Affecting Career Choice

Values: Things That are Important to You

Lifestyle: How to Choose to Live Your Life


Interests: Types of Work Activities

Analyzing and recording Creating and designing Following directions Helping others Indoor work Managing people and

resources Manual work Outdoor work Physically active work

Physically inactive work Presenting or speaking Repetitive tasks Self-motivated work Thinking work Various tasks Working alone Working on a computer Working with machines


Personal Qualities

1. Has a good attitude toward own work and that of others.2. Shows courtesy and respect toward others.3. Is dependable and will do what is promised.4. Has a desire to succeed and to do a good job.5. Has enthusiasm for the job and for life.6. Is clean and has a healthy appearance.7. Is friendly and helpful.8. Has a good sense of humor and cares about others.9. Desires and respects giving a day’s work for a day’s pay.10. Is willing and able to learn new skills.11. Is able to adapt to change quickly and easily.12. Is capable of working in a stressful and changing environment.


Steps in Career Planning


The Importance of Goals

Short-term goalIntermediate goalsLong-term goals


Role of Experience

Experience is knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field

Lack of experience may mean a lower salary

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Lesson 2.2

Finding Career Opportunities


Sources of Job Opportunity Information

Primary Research

Sources of Job Opportunity Information

Secondary Research


Job Search Techniques

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