Careers

Careers

What are your plans?

Career Planning

Human capital refers to the combination of a person's education, knowledge, skill, experience, health, training, and talent.

People develop their human capital through formal and informal education.

People who have invested in their own human capital have the potential to produce more, ear more, and choose a career that is satisfying to them.

More on Career Planning

Career Planning starts with self assessment. After one self-assess (deciding what you are good at), its important to determine what training you will need.

There are various types of post-secondary (after high school) education: trade schools, community college, and traditional four year colleges.

Multiple Choice

Career planning starts with

• a resume

• entry test

• self assessment

• technology skills

What Employers Want?

Attitudes and behaviors that support a strong work ethic enhance career success.

Employers seek employees who demonstrate the attitudes and behaviors of a strong work ethic.

Multiple Choice

Which person displays the strongest work ethic?

• Jennifer is often late for school because her car is unreliable.

• Dee earns all A's and works an after school job for his uncle.

• Kendall was cut from the baeball team for missing too many practices.

• Stacey bikes to school when she misses the bus.

There is a correlation among skills, education, and income.

• Higher skill and/or education level generally lead to higher incomes.

• Supply and demand also influence job income.

Multiple Select

Which two statements about the work force are TRUE?

• Supply and demand influence job income.

• There is little correlation between skills and income.

• If a job is in high demand, the income will be low.

• More training and experience equals greater pay.

Technology and Careers

• Technology advancements create new jobs.

• Technology and information allows people to work across borders.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following careers did not exist fifteen years ago?

• television advertising

• app development

• nursing

• airline pilot

Multiple Choice

Because of advancements in technology, there are more people needed to

• assemble cars

• reserarch disease

• repair digital devices

• deliver newspapers

Multiple Select

Which two statements describe the effect globalization has on job opportunities?

• Competition is created between foreign workers and those working in US jobs.

• There are fewer jobs available overseas for US workers.

• US workers have opportunities to work for companies based in other countries.

• Technology and information flows limit the ability to work across inernational borders.

Being Fiscally Responsible

• Make careful spending decisions

• save and invest for the future

• having insurance

• keep to a budget

• use credit wisely

• understand how contracts, warranties, and guarantees can protect

Multiple Choice

_______________

1. Stick to a Budget

2. Have insurance

3. Make careful spending decisions

What is the best title for the list above?

• How to Get Into College

• Ways to Get Rich Quick

• Investing in your Future

• Ways to Be Fiscally Responsibile