Unit I – NJROTC and Your Future

Chapter 2 - Career Planning

Section 1 – Your Career Path

Learn how to think about your career and your life goals

What You Will Learn to Do

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• Describe selecting and charting a good career path
• Explain careers versus jobs

Objectives

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• Working life progression
• Work someone does to make a living
• Promotion, as in rank
• Occupation or career
• One's regular source of livelihood

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The general course of progression of one's working life

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• Career
• Advancement

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The work someone does to make a living

• Advancement
• Promotion
• Job

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Promotion, as in rank

• Advancement
• Career
• Job
• Profession

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An occupation or career, especially one such as the law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study

• Advancement
• Profession
• Job

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An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood

• Advancement
• Occupation
• Internship

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Key Terms

Promotion, as in rank

Advancement -

living

The work someone does to make a

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of one’s working life

The general course or progression

Career -

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regular source of livelihood

An activity that serves as one’s

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considerable training and specialized

engineering, that requires

one such as the law, medicine, or

An occupation or career, especially

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List 2-3 things that are different between a career and a job.

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How confident are you in your academic abilities?

• Very Confident - School has always come easy to me.
• Confident - I am pretty good at academic performance.
• Moderate - I do OK in school.
• Not Confident - Getting good grades is a challenge for me. My strengths are in other areas.

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If you are interested in a career in technology or engineering, it would be good to take as many classes as possible in what areas?

• Math and Science
• Social Studies and History
• English and Languages

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Your Career Path

Everyone desires a career that is fulfilling, rewarding and enjoyable.

Today, finding the right career is not an easy task as the world is getting more competitive and technical every day.

Your Career Path

The good news is that technological breakthroughs mean that new opportunities are being created in the job market.

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These new jobs require skills, especially in math and science, so you should take as many courses in these fields as you can.

Your Career Path

For example… if you want to be a doctor or lawyer, you need good grades in high school to get into college, and then good grades in college to get into medical or law school.

Grades are important because having good grades will open doors of opportunities – and having poor grades may close those doors.

Your Career Path

So, it’s important to think about your future NOW.

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NJROTC can help you focus on your goals, and focus will go a long way to help you succeed in school and in life.

When should you start thinking and planning for your future career?

• During your senior year in high school
• When picking college courses
• When you meet with your high school career counselor
• Now!

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Put these jobs/careers in order from the LEAST schooling needed to the MOST.��(Using the letters at the bottom of the buttons, input the answers in the correct sequence, then push the ENTER button.)

• Surgeon
• Professor
• Cashier
• Social Worker

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Careers Versus Jobs

The words career and job are often used as if they mean the same thing. They are quite different.

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People take jobs to:

• Make money
• Meet a special need at home
• Pay for schooling
• To finance careers they want that don’t pay well

Careers Versus Jobs

In contrast to “just a job,” your career will define your working life. It includes learning, advancement and developing your talents.

My Career

Think of your career as a story, each phase leading logically to the next, going forward to a happy ending.

Regardless of what you do, any work that you would describe as a career will involve a path for advancement.

My Career

Profession and occupation are two other words with much the same meaning as career.

Some professions, such as medicine, require specific courses of study, while others require less formal education.

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Many careers don’t even require a college degree.

A Career is to a Job as a _____ is to a ______.

• President / Governor
• Aunt / Uncle
• Pro Athlete / Amateur Athlete

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Which one of the following factors BEST differentiates a job from a career?

• A career always makes more money than a job.
• A career includes health benefits while most jobs do not.
• A career involves a path for advancement while jobs typically do not.
• A career involves the need for a college degree while jobs do not.

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My Career

• Careers generally involve moving up a ladder of ___________ over a period of years.

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• At the upper rungs of the ladder you usually find
• More work
• More authority
• More money

responsibility

My Career

Even if you don’t reach the top of the work ladder, you can still get valuable experience in such things as self-discipline, pacing yourself at work, and treating others well.

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Your boss may give you a good reference for being

• Punctual
• Reliable
• Good with customers

My Career

… but where you finish.

In your work life, what counts is not where you start…

Start

Finish

Waiter

Cook

In college studying

Engineering

Careers take more time, effort and discipline to achieve than most jobs, but they are typically more rewarding, challenging and make more money over time.

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• False

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You must develop personal qualities that are important for a successful career in any field. Consider the following employees. ��Which TWO employees described below are in the best position for a successful career? �(Input the TWO correct answers; then push the ENTER button.)

• Mike has great computer skills, but always comes in late to work and acts as if he is entitled to special treatment because of his advanced knowledge of certain software programs.
• Kenny does not know as much as Mike, but shows up to work on time, is taking night classes to gain more skills, and always shows respect toward his boss and other co-workers.
• Darleen is friends with everyone in the office because of her quick wit and bubbly personality. However, she is always on Facebook and texting her friends when she should be focused on work.
• Cynthia is shy and keeps to herself most of the time. She always gets her work completed on time and even finds time to do extra projects that add value to the companies performance.

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What are some characteristics that you think an employer would value in an employee?

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