career and financial management exploring your interests
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Career and Financial ManagementExploring Your Interests
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Objectives Evaluate ways in which personal and
work values can guide career choice Assess personal interests Identify aptitudes and abilities and
determine how to develop new abilities
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Lifestyle Goals The way you want to spend your time,
energy, and resources in the future Imagine your life 5 to 10 years from now
What careers would make your lifestyle possible? Examine yourself and your wants
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Examining Yourself Values Work Values Interests Aptitudes and abilities
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Your Personal ValuesValues: beliefs and principles that define who you are, shape attitudes and choices, and help set priorities
“What things are important to me?”
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Sample Personal Values
Values
Recognition
PersonalGrowth
Community
Family Leisure
Spirituality
Courage
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Work ValuesWork values: Something people want to get out of a job or that brings them job satisfaction
Can be related to personal values
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Work ValuesCreativity Good Salary High
Achievement Independence
Job Security Leadership Physical Activity Prestige
Variety Work with Your Hands
Work with Your Mind
Work with People
Risk Outdoor Work
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Work Values & Career Choices Consider careers that match your work
values Will lead to feelings of success because
you are achieving something valued
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The Bottom Line
Lifestyle Goals
Interests
Work Values
Values
Ability
Aptitude
Personal Values
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Examining Yourself Values Work Values Interests Aptitudes and abilities
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Your Interests Interests: things that you like or want to
know more about Usually something you do well Explore interests to determine school and
work plans
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Areas of InterestThe Arts
Business
Crafts
Office Operations
Scientific
Social
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The Arts Activities
Music, painting, writing, entertaining others, visiting museums, reading books
Personality Creative, independent
Careers Actor/actress, artist, editor, fashion
designer, musician, photographer, radio/TV announcer, reporter
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Business Activities
Coming up with new ideas Personality
Leaders, good salespeople, persuasive Careers
Bank manager, lawyer, salesperson, business executive
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Crafts Activities
Work with tools, build things, interested in mechanical activities, using physical strength
Personality Enjoy seeing end results of work
Careers Auto mechanic, cook, electrician, farmer,
truck driver
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Office Operations Activities
Work with numbers and words, data, facts Personality
Well organized Careers
Accountant, administrative assistant, bank teller, computer operator, tax preparer
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Scientific Activities
Enjoy math and science, studying, think about ideas
Personality Curious, creative, work alone
Careers Architect, biologist, chemical engineer,
economist, pharmacist, physician
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Social Activities
Help others, provide services Personality
Good communication skills, get along with others
Careers Counselor, nurse, police officer, social
worker, teacher
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The Bottom Line
Lifestyle Goals
Interests
BusinessValues
Ability
Aptitude
The Arts
Office Operations
Crafts
Social
Scientific
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Examining Yourself Values Work Values Interests Aptitudes and abilities
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Aptitudes & Abilities Aptitude: natural talents a person has or
the potential for learning a certain skill easily and quickly
Ability: a skill you have already developed
Average person has many different aptitudes and abilities
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Identifying Aptitudes and Abilities Brainstorm a list of your skills Ask friends and family members Create a three-column chart
Mental Physical Social
• Problem solving
• Creativity• Decision
making
• Coordination• Running• Drawing
• Good communication
• Leadership• Persuasion
ACTIVITY!
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Developing Abilities Gain experience by getting involved
Join clubs and organizations Volunteer Play a sport
Feedback How well you are performing Identify what to work on
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Stages of Ability Development
Stage 1 - NoviceLearn about the skill Length depends on complexity
Stage 2 - ApprenticeHands-on practice Supervised by mentor
Stage 3 - MasterSkill becomes natural Consistently complete skill
without error
Stage 4 - Mentor
Share skill by teaching others
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Aptitudes, Abilities, and Career Selection
Aptitude/Ability and interest in an area Successful in a related
career
No aptitude/Ability in an area At a disadvantage
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The Bottom Line
Lifestyle Goals
Interests
Develop
Values
Ability
Aptitude Natural