CAREER WORK EXPLORATIONMs. LapointeChrista.lapointe@htcsd.cahttp://2014semester2.wikispaces.com

OUTLINE• Website• Introduction• Course Outline – three different courses in one class• Expectations• Course Calendar• Assignments due for Tuesday, February 4 – NO LATES• Videos /Stats• Your Job/My Job

MODULE 1 – INTRO TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Objectives:• Understand career development concepts and apply them to a personal career

development process• Career Development Model• What is a career?

• Differentiate between job, occupation, and career• definitions

• Concept of work• Why work? Reasons to work.• Changing workplace/force – labour market info

• Career Awareness• Experiences/Exposure/Active Role

CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODEL• Knowing Yourself• Personality; values; skills; interests;

knowledge; etc.• Explore Your Options• Trends, info, co-op, job shadows, ii, gain

experience, research, networking• Choose a Direction• Decision making, objectives, goals, life

long learning, options, networking, try things out, job shadow,

• Pursuing Your Goals• Course of action, plans, volunteer, Join

the workforce• Re-evaluate/Reflect/New Goals

HIGH FIVE MESSAGES

What doe you think the five messages are?

Video Intro to NCDW Videos

Handout

WHAT IS A CAREER?• Your Career is the sum total of your life experiences!• Examples …

Career

Activities with friends Clubs,

hobbies, sports

Lifestyle

School experience

s

Family activitie

sLife long

learning

Community involvement

Unpaid work

Paid work

RelationshipsLife Roles

KEY TERMS - HANDOUT• There will be a quiz on career, career development model and this terms

tomorrow on the quia site.

WHY WORK? REASONS?• Brainstorm …

WHY WORK? REASONS?• Money/Trade/Barter/Can’t do everything

You can get a lot out of working! It doesn’t have to be something you have to do!

• Economic Reasons• Food, shelter, clothing, independence, skills

• Social Interaction• Meet new people/network, new interests, acceptance, active, make friends, help people, allows you

to be with others, contribute to society,• Self Respect

• Sense of accomplishment, praise, self-confidence• Work Satisfaction

• Happy, healthy, less likely to be late or take days off, happier home life, enjoyment and satisfaction beats out money a lot of the time

• Team• Basic human psychological need (belonging), pride, love, group effort

• Feeling Useful, Being active• Sense of purpose and direction, community, contributing

ASSIGNMENT 1. Title Page – Why people work? Name, date, class2. Conduct your own research:

1. Interview two adults and ask the following questions:1. What are the main reasons you work?2. Do you enjoy your work?3. Did you plan to enter this line of work?4. Is your work rewarding and important to your life? How?5. What advice do you have for youth today in relation to working and career

choices?2. Answer the following questions for yourself.

1. In addition to money, list three other rewards/reasons for work that are most meaningful to you.

2. What occupations do you think are most valuable to our society?3. Why are some jobs seem to be valued more highly than other? Explain.4. Which occupations do you think are undervalued?

• Contribution - http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/15/which-occupations-contribute-most-to-society/

TYPES OF WORK - STATS• Examples …

• http://www.careers.govt.nz/plan-your-career/get-career-ideas/types-of-work-arrangement-and-hours/

CHANGING WORKFORCE/WORKPLACE

• Examples …

TYPES OF WORK• Full Time Employment• Part Time• Seasonal• Contract• Casual• Job Sharing• Virtual/Remote/Tele• Entrepreneurship• Consulting• Portoflio • Piece work

CHANGING WORKFORCE/WORKPLACE

• New skill set• Types of work• Outsourcing• Automation• Technology• Economy• Baby boomers• Community

• Global market• Changing work patterns• Pink collar/while collar• New Generation/X/Y/Milleniums• Education• Skills Shortage• Women/Parental Leave/Balance

ASSESSMENT• Mini Assignment #1• Hang onto notes for quia quiz after

self assessment unit.

• Next Unit Self Assessment - PORTFOLIO• Needs• Learning Style• Interests ($13 or Career Cruising)• Holland Personality • Multiple Intelligence• Values• Skills• Weaknesses• Self-Concept

MOTIVATION• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc• Daniel Pink