Personal CareerFiguring Out Who You Are and What

Job Is Best For You…

UEQ and LEQ

• UEQ: How can determining a career or career path now give you more focus for your future?

• LEQ: What is the best career choice for you?

Vocabulary

• Career• Abilities• Interests• Work Preferences• Job Values• Career Goals• Job Skills

Warm Up: Reciprocal Reading• Discussing careers is an important concept that you must

start thinking about.• Read the Wall Street Journal Article– In your groups, complete a read-aloud by having one

person at a time read specific sections of the article. Every person must read!

– As you read underline, highlight, or circle some important points and statements that the article presents to you that help you understand the topic better, use these when you write.

– Once finished complete the four parts of the reciprocal reading entry handout. Write in full and complete sentences.

Warm Up: Group Write• Discussing careers is an important concept that you must

start thinking about.• Read the Wall Street Journal Article– In your groups, complete a read-aloud by having one

person at a time read specific sections of the article. Every person must read!

– As the reading progresses I will stop all groups from time to time to discuss what is being read and to also have you answer questions related to the reading.

– Once finished complete the four parts of the journal entry handout. Write in full and complete sentences.

Career

• What is It? Tell Me.

• A Career is…– Course Through Life– Your Work or Job– What you need an

education for– You earn a salary to

do

Think/Organize/Share: How Many Careers (Jobs) Exist???

• Group Activity (10 – 15 minutes)• Working in your groups and with your group

partners, you will be given poster paper and markers.

• You will be working together to figure out what kinds of jobs and careers you know already exist and as a group you will create a list. You will also create a personal preference list of jobs that you do not want to have.

• Follow the set up for your poster on the next slide

Poster Set UpCareers That Exist Careers We Don’t Want

Questions To Consider…

• After completing the group activity, with your group look back over your poster list of careers and answer the two questions as a group below.

1. What do you need to do right now to ensure that you find and get a good career in the future? Explain.

2. With so many jobs existing today, what are problems you see that could occur or exist with there being so many jobs?

Profile of A Worker

• Four Areas You Must Consider When Choosing A Career…

1. Abilities2. Interests3. Work Preferences4. Values• All are based on you

and are different from everyone else.

Profile 1: Abilities

• Your abilities are the things you can do well.

• Examples:1. Cook2. Fix Items3. Good Grades in a

Subject

Profile 2: Interests

• Your interests are things you like and enjoy doing.

• Examples:1. Hobbies2. Music3. Sports

Profile 3: Work Preferences• Your work preferences

are your feelings about your job activities and working conditions.

• Examples:1. Work with someone

or alone2. Be the boss or be

bossed3. Work with hands or

machines

Profile 4: Values

• Your values are beliefs and ideas important to you.

• Examples:1. Long/Short Hours2. High/Low Salary3. Benefits/Few

Benefits

Personal Characteristics

• Can you figure out, what can be classified as either an ability, interest, value, or preference?

• Complete the Personal Characteristics page in your workbook.

• Once finished, review your answers with another partner in your group and compare the answers to see if there are any differences.

The Resume• What is It?– Document that contains

a summary of relevant job experience and education for specific employment search.

– The first item that an potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants.

What A Resume Contains…