Career vs Job - How They're Different and Why It Matters

People typically plan to have the same job for the long-term

• True

• False

Most people have a job until they decide or start a career.

• True

• False

Most jobs don’t require specialized skills, training, or higher education.

• True

• False

What is a career?

• Profession

• Specific Field

• Only hourly pay

• Open to anyone at any time

Are careers long-term or short-term?

• Long-term

• Short-term

Careers often require

• Specialized training

• Higher education

• High School diploma only

• No skills

Motivations to obtain a career include:

• Personal satification

• Advancement

• Higher earning ability

• Buy a house

A job gives you an opportunity to develop key

• specialized skills

• office skills

• soft skills

• components

Soft skills are those __ and social skills used in the workplace.

• balancing

• behaviors

• special

• career

Key soft skills are communication, dependability and __.

• mathematics

• teamwork

• eagerness

• special skills