What is Work?

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What is Work?

• Just FACS

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I Think I Want to Work

• Choosing your career can be an exciting
  experience.
• Most people spend an average of forty years in a
  work force.
• Making money is the key reason that most people
  work.
• Even though some people work just because they
  love what they do.

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What is work? 1

• On a sheet of paper, write down your definition
  of work.
• List some tasks that you would consider work.
• (Keep this sheet of paper as there will be
  questions throughout the presentation turn this
  sheet in before you leave.)

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Different Meanings for Different People

• Some people consider work any task that you get
  paid for.
• However, what about people that do that same job
  and do not get paid.
• What you consider work, may be fun or play for
  others.
• Example Something that you consider hard to
  complete may be considered work for you however,
  that same task may be easy for someone else and
  considered fun.
• You may even consider school work because of a
  set schedule.

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Definitions of Work

• Work any activity that produces something of
  value.
• Career a planned sequence of work in a field or
  profession. (Has a purpose)
• Job a group of tasks performed as a part of
  work. (A Way to earn money)

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Careers

• Careers usually involve some sort of training or
  preparation.
• It also usually progresses through a number of
  stages.
• Usually can progress and gain promotions.

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Reasons People Work 2

• List 5 reasons people work.

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Reasons People Work

• To make money to live comfortably
• Some people work to get ahead in life.
• Work gives people a chance to interact and
  socialize with people they may not otherwise
  associate with.
• Gives people a sense of belonging.
• Work contributes to a persons identity.
• There are certain things that come to mind when
  people know what kind of job you have.
• However, try to steer away from stereotypes.
• Work provides self-esteem and makes people feel
  good about themselves.
• Work provides independence and financial freedom.
• It provides a physical and mental outlet and
  keeps individuals active.

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Choosing A Career

• Everyone has a dream job or an idea of a career
  that they think would be perfect for them.
• To decide on a career, one should look at their
  personal interests and identify their aptitudes
  and abilities to make sure that a career is
  suitable for them.

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What Interests You?

• First one needs to identify what their interests
  are.
• Hobbies and leisure time activities usually
  indicate strong interests that you have
• One also needs to know their aptitude
• A natural talent for a certain physical or mental
  skill.
• Having an aptitude for a skill means that you can
  perform that activity easily.
• Even though you have an aptitude for a skill, you
  may not have the ability.
• Means you are capable of performing a certain
  skill.

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What are your skills? 3

• List 10 some skills that you have developed
  through training and practice.
• Do you believe that you can learn to do anything?
  Why or why not?

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Make the Most of Your Abilities

• Sometimes it is helpful to identify your
  strengths and your weaknesses so that you know
  what you need to work on.
• Most fears and dislikes are usually due to lack
  of ability
• Learning what aptitudes and abilities are
  required in a career can help you decide if it is
  right for you.
• You may not have the aptitude or the ability to
  learn skills needed to be successful in some
  careers.
• However if it is something that you really want
  to do, work harder and develop those skills
  because you are capable of any and everything.

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Make it Personal

• Recognizing your unique traits and
  characteristics is helpful in finding job
  satisfaction.
• Different work requires certain personality
• Personal priorities are objects, beliefs, or
  principles that are important to you.
• Personal priorities fall into two categories
  tangible and intangible
• Tangible can be seen or touched and intangible
  are beliefs or principles.

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Personal Priorities 4

• List five tangible personal priorities and 5
  intangible personable priorities.

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Be All You Can Be

• Everyone has basic needs that need to met
• Food, shelter, security, love and acceptance and
  self-esteem
• Self-actualization is the highest level of need.
  
• This is the need to be everything you are capable
  of being.
• When you are fulfilling your goals and are happy
  with yourself, then one is said to be
  self-actualized.

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What Affects Your Priorities

• Everything in life will have some sort of effect
  on your personal priorities
• They include
• Family and Peers
• Culture
• Society
• Mass Media
• Your personal priorities affect your career
  choice.

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What Else Affects Your Career Choice

• Your health
• Most employers hesitate to hire employees with
  health problems
• Your Lifestyle
• Everyone has a chance to live beyond the way they
  live now. It is your choice and ultimately up to
  you
• The income needed to support your lifestyle will
  affect the kind of career you want
• Everyone has a certain standard of living they
  live now and either want to continue living or do
  much better.

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Setting Goals

• Goals are the aims you want to reach
• Goals should be ranked in order of importance
• Goals should be realistic and attainable
• Everyone should have short term and long term
  goals
• Many put deadlines on their goals in order to
  determine whether they have reached their goal.

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What are Your Goals 5

• List 3 long term goals and 3 short term goals
• How do you plan on accomplishing these goals.

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In Conclusion

• Choosing a career is an important task
• Once you have your career chosen, you have to
  decide what are you going to do to get to that
  place.

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Class Assignment

• Essay Paper Where do you see yourself 10 years
  from now?
• Include
• Education
• Family (Married, Single, with or without
  children)
• Living/Location (Home, apartment, with parents)
• Income/Job and/or Career
• What are you doing now to help you get there
• What else could you do now to help you get there
• Must be at least 2 pages and written neatly in
  blue or black ink.
• Be very specific and very creative!