Money Management Chapter Two Notes Planning Your Career

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Money ManagementChapter Two NotesPlanning Your
Career

• Why People Work
• People work to meet their ________________________
  _________________________________________.
• If work doesnt make goals possible people often
  times are frustrated or unhappy.
• People work to gain a sense of ___________________
  _________________________________________.
• Work is typically one of THE central activities
  in a persons life so it often becomes a way of
  life, strongly linked to that persons identity.
• For example, as a student, your main activities
  center around school, sports you play, clubs you
  belong to, or other school-related activities.
• When adults are introduced, the first question
  asked is What do you do for a living?
• Factors Affecting Career Choice
• _________________________________ are the things
  in life that are important to you.
• Develop over time. Often reflect values in your
  home. By the time your in high school you may
  start to have some values that diverge from your
  family.
• _________________________________ is the way
  people choose to live their lives based on the
  values they have chosen or rejected.
• Your lifestyle is evident to others by the
  clothes you were, the things you buy, rent, use,
  do, enjoy and feel. With careful planning, a
  career can be a rewarding and satisfying means
  to the lifestyle you desire.
• An __________________________ is a natural
  physical or mental ability that allows you to do
  certain tasks well.
• Certain types of work requires certain types of
  aptitudes.
• ____________________________ are the things you
  like to do and the reasons you enjoy doing them.
• By examining the things you enjoy, you can better
  choose a career that has similar activities. That
  way you might actually have some fun at work.
• _________________________________ made up of the
  many individual qualities and traits that make
  you unique.
• Examples creativity, sense of humor and your
  general attitude. Most jobs require people with a
  certain type of personality.
• Steps in Career Planning

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Money ManagementChapter Two NotesPlanning Your
Career

• Importance of Goals
• A ____________________ is a desired end toward
  which efforts are directed.
• We all need goals in order to have a sense of
  direction and purpose in life. There are three
  types of goals.
• _____________________________ expect to reach
  in a few days or weeks.
• _______________________________ - those you wish
  to accomplish in the next few months or year.
• _____________________________ those which you
  expect to meet in the next five to ten years.
• Making the Right Choices
• How can you possibly decide what you want to do
  with the rest of your life while your in high
  school?
• It is a hard! And maybe a bit unrealistic. Of
  course, things may change ... You might change.
• However, SOOOOO many people are
  _____________________________ to jobs they dont
  like because of decisions they made in their late
  teens and early twenties.
• _____________________________ a feeling that
  you cannot change to another type of work.
  Usually because you cant afford to take the cut
  in pay that accompanies starting over.
• So the best you can do is try to make educated
  and enlightened choices based on knowing THYSELF!
• Job Search Techniques
• Finding the right job takes hard work, careful
  planning, and often a great deal of time.
• Dissatisfaction leads to frequent job changes,
  which may damage your employment chances in the
  future.
• _________________________________ record of the
  jobs youve held and how long you stayed with
  each employer. Provides important information to
  employers.
• For example If you switched jobs six times in
  the past year they may think youre immature and
  unstable.
• Key elements to a successful job search
• ___________________________________