Unit 1 - Career Planning
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What are the three steps involved in career planning? | 1. Identify what you are good at. 2. Match your skills to existing jobs. 3. Match your career goal to your financial need. |
| What other influences can have an effect on your career path? | 1. Your hopes and dreams 2. Influence of family and friends 3. Barriers |
| Name a possible barrier to getting a job. | Age, gender, weight, religion, race |
| Before you can research occupations or develop your resume, you should: | 1. Make a list of your skills. 2. Identify what you value in a job. 3. Make a list of your personal interests and discover your occupational ones. 4. Identify what life and/or job experiences you have had. 5. Research what education you will need to achieve your career goal. |
| What are skills? | Skills are something you do well. |
| What are the two categories of skills? | 1. Soft skills 2. Hard skills |
| Give an example of a soft skill. | Soft skills are personality traits such as being optimistic, mature, intelligent, lazy, caring for others, being a planner, etc. |
| Give an example of a hard skill. | Hard skills are also called technical skills such as computer-related skills; assembling, constructing or repairing things; creating and designing; writing; proofreading; playing an instrument, etc. |
| In order to be able to compete globally, all students should possess what types of skills? | Employers agree that, in order to compete for jobs and be globally competitive, all students should possess 21st century skills. |
| What are the four C's of 21st Century skills? | 1. Communication 2. Collaboration 3. Critical thinking 4. Creativity |
| What are values? | Values are things in your life that are important to you. |
| What are the ways you can gain experience if you have yet to have a job? | 1. Get a part-time or summer job. 2. Gain an internship or a mentor. 3. Volunteer. 4. Create high-quality class projects. 5. Find work through a Temp Agency. |
| How does education pay? | Education pays in higher earnings and lower unemployment. |
| What are the two systems of higher education in Pennsylvania? | 1. State-related universities--Commonwealth System of Education. 2. State-owned universities--Pennsylvania State System. |
| What are personality inventories? | Personality inventories are a way of looking at what you have in common with other people. |
| Who you really are is determined by what? | As you explore your personality, you begin to understand that who you are is really determined by the choices you make. |
| What are the five components of digital literacy as defined by 21st Century skills? | 1. Search strategies 2. Information credibility 3. Dealing with information overload 4. How to write for an online environment 5. Presentation skills |
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