Career Planning 10 Lesson 2.1.3: Career Preparation

Goals

Lesson 2.1.3

Warm Up Activity:

Assignment: Career Preparation

Classroom Expectations

• Be kind
• Ask questions
• Raise your hand to unmute
• Have fun!

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Reminder!

Since today is an assignment, you CANNOT submit this blank in edio.

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Career Planning

A career is a job or profession someone has done for a long time. In the two previous lessons, you considered careers that aligned with your skills and interests. Today, you will combine those lists to choose a career that best fits you. When your skills, interests, and career match, it can have numerous benefits, such as:

• job satisfaction
• long-term commitment
• better work-life balance
• personal growth
• collaboration

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Job Satisfaction

When your career matches your skills and interests, work becomes more fulfilling. Skills come from experience, while interests are what you enjoy. Merging them in a career boosts job satisfaction.

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Long-Term Commitment

When your career aligns with your skills and interests, you are more likely to commit to it for the long term. Spending multiple years with a company leads to career stability and typically more opportunities for advancement. Often, companies promote workers from within instead of hiring external employees with no experience at the company.

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Better Work-Life Balance

Aligning your work with your skills and interests can enhance enjoyment and help achieve a better work-life balance. When you enjoy and feel competent in your job, you're less prone to work-related stress, keeping it separate from your home life.

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Personal Growth

Your interests are things you enjoy learning about or doing, so often, they align with areas where you naturally excel or are willing to invest time in developing your skills. This alignment encourages personal growth and continuous learning, enhancing self-esteem and confidence.

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Collaboration

Pursuing a passionate career can create networking opportunities with like-minded individuals, leading to rewarding collaborations and significant career advancements. It also allows for skill development as you work with others on diverse tasks.

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Today

Today, you will choose your favorite career and see how it aligns with your skills and interests. Recall that when looking at the list of careers, you were given three main items to help you refine your options.

• Wages
• Outlook
• Education

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Job Descriptions

A job description is a summary of what a person does in that position. Reading it can provide you with a better idea of if you would be a good fit for the company or not. Three great resources for looking at career descriptions are:

• Pennsylvania CareerZone
• O*NET OnLine
• CareerOneStop

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Employability Skills

Recall that skills are the ability to do something from training, experience, or practice. When your skills align with your chosen career, you are more likely to excel. This might lead to career advancement opportunities and better job satisfaction!

• People Skills: Teamwork, communication, respect
• Workplace Skills: problem solving, decision making, planning & organizing, business fundamentals, customer focus
• Applied Knowledge: Critical Thinking and writing
• Personal Skills: Integrity, initiative, dependability, reliability, adaptability, and professionialism

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Career Ready Skills

• Self Awareness and Self Management: Recognize and regulate emotions.
• Establish and Maintain Relationships: Communicate and collaborate among diverse groups.
• Social Problem Solving Skills: Demonstrate empathy and respectful choice.

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Location of Skills for Your Career

PA CareerZone

O*NET OnLine

CareerOneStop

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Holland Code Review

Once you have a list of careers that align with your interests, you can begin recording your responses. On the left-hand side of the results page, you will see a table with your interests separated into six categories:

• realistic
• investigative
• artistic
• social
• enterprising
• conventional

These categories are the Holland Code. Rarely will one person fit into just one type, so Holland's Code allows for 720 different combinations of patterns. Holland's theory is that different personality types work best in different settings.

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Holland Code Review

Check out your Holland code on PA CareerZone and O*Net. CareerOneStop does not display interests.

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Today's Assignment

You are going to complete a worksheet that helps prepare you for a career that you believe aligns with your skills and interests. To begin, you are going to save it and then read the directions on the next page to complete it. If you would like, you may print and complete it on paper and then upload an image, or you may complete it in Microsoft Word. Follow the directions if completing the worksheet on your computer.

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Directions

Download and Save the Worksheet

• Download the Microsoft Word Document called Skills Comparison Worksheet (edio page 8)
• Open it and save it to your digital career portfolio folder that you created earlier in this course. Save it as: First Name_LastName_IdentifyaCareer
• Return to the lessons on identifying your skills and interests to record your top three careers from each. Circle the one you want to research.
• Begin researching.
• Record the job description.
• Complete the table using your known skills and the list of skills needed for your career.
• Consider what interests you have that align with this career choice.
• Review your worksheet to make sure it is all complete.
• Submit your assignment.

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Step 1: Decide on Your Favorite Career

Return to the previous lessons labeled "Identifying your Skills" and "Identifying your Interests." At the end of the lessons, you recorded your top three career choices after taking the self-assessment. Write each of them down for a total of six careers. If some or all of them were the same from each lesson, it is okay to have less than six. Write next to the career "same for skills and interests," so your teacher knows. Circle the career that you believe would be the overall best fit for your interests and skills.

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Step 2: Begin Researching

For the steps that follow (and possibly to help you identify your favorite career from Step 1), it will be beneficial to use the following three websites that were shown earlier in the lesson: Pennsylvania CareerZone O*NET OnLine CareerOneStop Each identifies job descriptions, skills, and interests you should have to succeed in this career.

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Step 3: Record Job Description

Using any of the three websites, record the job description for your favorite career. Remember, a job description is a summary of what a person does in that position. On each of the websites, they are found in different spots.

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Step 4: Record Your Skills

Record both skills you have, and skills you would like to develop.

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Step 5: Record Your Interests

Compare your Holland Code from the lesson "Identifying Your Interests" with the interests shown on the O*NET OnLine or PA CareerZone career profile. Record the Holland Code categories that are the same. The categories are:

• realistic
• investigative
• artistic
• social
• enterprising
• conventional

Additionally, if you have general interests such as an interest in art, education, building, or outdoors, and your career is associated with that, include it here. You will not find general interests on the websites.

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Step 6: Check Your Work

Go through the checklist below:

1. My top six careers are there, and I circled my favorite one. (2 points)
2. I recorded the job descriptions for my chosen career. (2 points)
3. I included my skills that I have that align with career. (2 points)
4. I included the skills I need to develop as it relates to my chosen career. (2 points)
5. I wrote my Holland Code that overlapped with the code for my career and included any additional interests that were related. (2 points)

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Submit Your Assignment and Reflect

Submit your assignment in edio (page 13) and be sure to complete the reflection (page 14). The teacher will be available for questions and help during the live lesson or for office hours. Be sure to use the Bookings link in edio to sign up if you need help - it's his job!

See you next time!

Next Time: Changing Workplaces and Career Opportunities

Realistic individuals are often practical and enjoy working with their hands. They may have interests in mechanical or technical fields, and their abilities may include physical coordination, problem-solving, and attention to detail.Career examples include:

• engineering
• construction
• farming

Conventional individuals are often detail-oriented and enjoy working with numbers and data. They may have interests in fields such as finance, accounting, or administrative work, and their abilities may include attention to detail, organization, and accuracy. Career examples include:

• accountant
• cashier
• informational technology specialist

Artistic individuals are often creative and enjoy expressing themselves through art or design. They may have interests in fields such as fashion, graphic design, or photography, and their abilities may include imagination, visual perception, and creativity. Career examples include:

• chef
• interior designer
• actor

Social individuals are often outgoing and enjoy helping others. They may have interests in fields such as education, counseling, or healthcare, and their abilities may include communication, empathy, and interpersonal skills. Career examples include:

• doctors
• teaching
• social worker

Enterprising individuals are often ambitious and enjoy taking risks. They may have interests in fields such as business, entrepreneurship, or sales, and their abilities may include leadership, persuasion, and networking. Career examples include:

• customer service representative
• lawyer
• entrepreneur

Investigative individuals are often analytical and enjoy problem-solving. They may have interests in scientific or mathematical fields, and their abilities may include critical thinking, research, and data analysis. Career examples include:

• computer science
• librarian
• healthcare