CAREER ADVOCACY / WORK 7 WAYS TO CHOOSE A CAREER

IMMERSION 1. Perform a self-assessment.

LESSON 1: Definition of Career 2. Identify your must-haves.
CAREER 3. Make a list of jobs to explore.
 It can be define as an occupation for a 4. Research jobs and employers.
significant period of a person’s life
and with opportunities for progress. 5. Get training (if you need it) and update your
 It is an individual's metaphorical resume.
"journey" through learning, work and
6. Find and apply for jobs.
other aspects of life.
 A career means that each of your jobs, 7. Continue growing and learning.
experiences, and training programs is
helping you advance in pay or
responsibility. BEST JOBS IN 2020

 Software Developer.
JOB  Dentist.
 A job can be just going to work to earn  Physician Assistant.
a paycheck.  Orthodontist.
 Nurse Practitioner.
 Statistician.
“The real difference between a job and a
 Physician
career is your ATTITUDE.”

WHAT JOB MAKES THE MOST MONEY? –

TOP 10 TIPS FOR BUILDING A HEALTH CARE
SUCCESSFUL CAREER
 Anesthesiologists.
1. Know your values  Surgeons.
2. Play to your strengths  Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeons.
3. Live your passions  Obstetricians-Gynecologists.
4. Use your favorite skill SET  Orthodontists.
5. Figure out how much money you need  Prosthodontists.
to make  Psychiatrists.
6. Have a plan  Family and General Practice Physicians.
7. Stay flexible
8. Network
9. Get support
10. Be good to yourself
6 SIMPLE TASKS TO TURN YOUR JOB HARD SKILLS
INTO A CAREER
 Technical skills.
1. Make Your Contacts Your Own. You may be  Computer skills.
dealing with people as a representative of your  Microsoft Office skills.
company, but it's important to make those  Analytical skills.
contacts your own.  Marketing skills.
2. Be Known as You, Not Your Job.  Presentation skills.
 Management skills.
3. Maintain Your Integrity.  Project management skills.
4. Be Responsive.

5. Be Interesting.

6. Invest in People.

LESSON 2.1: Career Coaching

8 STEPS TO AN EFFECTIVE CAREER PLAN CAREER COACHING
1. Identify Your Career Options  It provides a bridge between school
2. Prioritize and work.
 It assists young adults in choosing
3. Make Comparisons an appropriate and sensible career.

4. Consider Other Factors

LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
5. Make a Choice
 What are you doing now will have an
6. Set SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable,
impact in what you do in the future.
Attainable, Realistic, Timely)

7. Create Your Action Plan

WHO ARE YOU?
8. Meet with a Career Advisor
1. What do I like doing? What are the
activities I don’t like?
2. What are my interests?
SOFT SKILLS 3. What values are important to me?
4. What are my talents?
 Communication.
5. What am I good at doing?
 Organization.
 Teamwork Skills.
 Punctuality. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
 Critical Thinking.
1. What are my goals?
 Social Skills.
2. What kinds of jobs are available?
 Creativity.
3. What are the different jobs that match
 Interpersonal Communication.
my skills?
TAKE ACTION! WRONG QUESTIONS

1. Set goals for yourself.  What jobs are in demand?

2. List down all the kinds of jobs you can  What are the highest paying jobs?
do.  What jobs can I do abroad?
3. Find out more about the jobs that you  What jobs require minimal effort for a
can do. high salary?
4. Find out what college courses you can  What jobs have the shortest hour?
take to develop skills for these jobs.  Which career can get me promoted
5. What are the other things you can do? faster?
 What jobs are expanding quickly?

STEPS

1. Learn about yourself RIGHT QUESTIONS

2. Learn about careers
3. Make a plan  What job will make you happy?
 What am I passionate about?
 What do I dream of doing?
 What do I really want to do?
CAREER MAP

Elementary High School

HOW TO KNOW YOUR INTERESTS?

1. Take RIASEC test

2. Personality type test
Work College / 3. Values test
Vocational 4. Skills for School and Workplace test
5. World of Work test

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

 It is important to go to college or
vocational school
 Students who go to college or vocational
can get BETTER JOBS than those who
don’t.
 There are some jobs available to high
school graduates, but there are MORE
JOBS available to college and
vocational graduates.
LESSON 2.2: Work Ethics 9. COOPERATION

WORK ETHICS 10. RESPECT

 Ethics is a collection of values,

behaviors, and actions which people
feel are moral and appropriate in the
work place.

LESSON 3: Professionalism
WORK ETHICS PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS PROFESSIONAL / PROFESSIONALISM

 To be successful in a career you must  A professional is a member of a

possess both strong occupational skills profession or any person who earns
and good work ethics. their living from a specified
professional activity or a person
engaged in a specified activity,
10 AREAS OF WORK ETHIC TRAITS AND especially a sport or branch of the
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS YOU WILL performing arts, as a main paid
BE PRESENTED AND EXPECTED TO occupation rather than as a pastime.
EXHIBIT IN THE WORKPLACE:  Genuine professionals practice good
1. ATTENDANCE self-regulation. This means they stay
professional under pressure. They are
2. CHARACTER polite and respectful to the people
around them. They show a high degree
 Loyalty of emotional intelligence, and are
 Honesty careful to consider the emotions and
 Trustworthiness needs of others.
 Initiative
 Self-discipline or self-responsibility
PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE
3. TEAMWORK
 A professional is punctual (to class and
4. APPEARANCE laboratory meetings) because he/she
respects the valuable time of others;
5. ATTITUDE
 A professional follows the supervisor's
 Demonstrate a positive attitude instructions;
 Appear self-confident  A professional in the field respects
 Have a realistic expectation of self private and public property;
 A professional arrives ready to work,
6. PRODUCTIVITY appropriately dressed.

7. ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

 Time management techniques

8. COMMUNICATION
5 QUALITIES OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE HOW TO DRESS PROPERLY DURING THE
INTERVIEW?
1. Knowing your stuff.
2. Standing for something. MEN'S INTERVIEW ATTIRE
3. Keeping your word.
4. Being honest.  Suit in a solid color such as navy, black,
5. Supporting others. or dark gray
 Long-sleeved shirt that is white or color
coordinated with the suit
6 TRAITS OF PROFESSIONALISM  Leather belt
 Tie
1. Be the best  Dark socks and conservative leather
2. Be dependable shoes
3. Be a team player  Little or no jewelry
4. Be respectful  Neat, professional hairstyle
5. Be ethical  Limited amount of aftershave
6. Be positive  Neatly trimmed nails
 Portfolio or briefcase
10 CHARACTERISTICS OF
PROFESSIONALISM WOMEN'S INTERVIEW ATTIRE
1. Appearance  Suit in navy, black, or dark gray
2. Demeanor  Suit skirt just below or above the knee
3. Reliability  Coordinated blouse
4. Competence  Conservative shoes
5. Ethics  Limited jewelry
6. Maintaining Your Poise  No very large dangling earrings or arms
7. Phone Etiquette full of bracelets
8. Written Correspondence  No jewelry is better than cheap jewelry
9. Organizational Skills  Professional hairstyle
10. Accountability  Light make up and a limited amount of
perfume
STEP-BY-STEP RÉSUMÉ BREAKDOWN  Clean, neatly manicured nails
 Portfolio or briefcase
1. Decide Which Type of Résumé You
Want.
2. Create a Header. TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST INTERVIEW
3. Write a Summary. IMPRESSION
4. List Your Experiences or Skills.  Make sure you have appropriate
5. List Your Activities. interview attire and everything fits
6. List Your Education. correctly.
7. List Any Awards You've Won and When  Get your clothes ready the night before,
You Won Them. so you don't have to spend time getting
8. List Your Personal Interests. them ready the day of the interview.
  If your clothes are dry clean only, take  It simply means working, cooperating
them to the cleaners’ right after an and behaving in a normal and
interview, so you're prepared for the ordinary way, as any responsible
next interview. person would expect an employee to do.
 Be sure to polish your shoes the night
before.
PUNISHMENT
WHAT TO BRING TO THE INTERVIEW  It refers to discipline as a condition
 Interview location/directions that must exist for an orderly
 Contact name and number for the behavior in the organization.
person you're meeting with
 Identification TYPES OF PUNISHMENT
 Notepad and pen
 Extra copies of your resume ORAL WARNINGS
 List of three references
 An oral warning at work typically serves
 Work samples (depending on the job)
as a verbal notification to an
 Laptop or tablet to showcase your work
employee regarding their unsatisfactory
(depending on the job)
performance, behavior, or violation of
 Breath mints with you to use before
workplace policies.
entering the building

WRITTEN WARNING

 A written warning is a formal document

issued by an employer to an
employee, typically following an oral
LESSON 4: Employee Discipline warning or as a first step in a
progressive disciplinary process.
DISCIPLINE

 It is the force that prompts individuals

LOSS OF PRIVILEGES
or groups to observe rules,
regulations, standards and  It is a disciplinary measure that involves
procedures deemed necessary for an restricting or revoking certain rights
organization. or benefits that an individual may have
within a specific environment, such as
the workplace, educational institution, or
EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE
community.
 It is a learning that promotes self-
control, dedication, and orderly
conduct.
 It refers to a condition or attitude,
prevailing among employees, with
respect to rules and regulations in an
organization.
FINES LESSON 5: The RIASEC Test
 The imposition of fines in the workplace JOHN HOLLAND (1919–2008)
is relatively uncommon, and it's crucial
to note that employment laws and  He was an American psychologist
regulations vary widely across known for his work in personality
jurisdictions. psychology and career choice theory.
 He developed the Holland Codes, also
known as the RIASEC model, which
PUNITIVE SUSPENSION categorizes individuals into six
personality types based on their
 It refers to the practice of suspending
interests and preferences.
an employee from work as a form of
punishment for misconduct, policy
violations, or other unacceptable RIASEC
behavior.
 It is commonly used test to determine
career interests.
WITHHOLDING OF INCREMENTS

 This refers to the decision by an

employer to delay or deny an REALISTIC
employee's salary increase, often in
 "What hands-on activities or practical
response to performance issues, policy
tasks do you find most fulfilling?"
violations, or other reasons.
 Mechanical Careers
 You are: mechanical
DEMOTION  You like: working with mechanical or
electric equipment, building things,
 It is the process of lowering an using tools
employee's rank, title, or job  JOB PROSPECTS:
responsibilities within an organization.  Engineer
 Military Officer
 Architect
TERMINATION
 Crafts Person
 It is also known as dismissal or firing,  Forester
is the involuntary separation of an  Fish and Game Warden
employee from their job.  Pilot
 Industrial Arts Teacher

INVESTIGATIVE

 "What complex problems or mysteries

pique your curiosity and drive you to find
answers?"
 Technical/Science Careers
 You are: curious and science-oriented
  You like: science, technology, SOCIAL
research, investigating or studying
natural science  "In what ways do you enjoy helping and
 JOB PROSPECTS: connecting with others?"
 Chemist  Social Service/People-Oriented Careers
 Economist  You are: service-oriented
 Physician  You like: teaching, helping,
 Anthropologist counseling
 Dentist  JOB PROSPECTS:
 Engineer  Counselor
 Physicist  Social Service Director
 Production Planner  Interviewer
 Biologist  Teacher
 Psychologist  Nurse
 Research or system analyst  Therapist
 Surgeon  Training Director
 Recreation Leader
 Educational Administrator
ARTISTIC

 "How do you express your creativity and ENTERPRISING

imagination in your daily life?"
 Creative/Artistic Careers  "What ambitious goals or ventures do
 You are: creative and artistic you feel compelled to pursue, and how
 You like: painting, designing, singing, do you plan to achieve them?"
dancing, writing, reading literature,  Business and Sales-Oriented Careers
listening to music  You are: business-oriented
 JOB PROSPECTS:  You like: selling, persuading,
 Artist directing, influencing, supervising,
 English Teacher managing a business
 Musician  JOB PROSPECTS:
 Singer  Manager
 Actor  Salesperson
 Interior Decorator  Contractor
 Interpreter  Personnel Recruiter
 Orchestra Conductor  Market Analyst
 Advertising Executive  Insurance Underwriter
 Public Relations Specialist  Broker
 Writer  Salary Administrator
 Reporter
CONVENTIONAL

 "How do you prefer to organize your

tasks and work environment to ensure
efficiency and accuracy?"
 Office-based or Financial-oriented
Careers
 You are: highly organized
 You like: maintaining orderly
files/records, designing systematic
procedures
 JOB PROSPECTS:
 CPA
 Banker
 Business Teacher
 Clerk
 Financial Expert
 Office Manager
 Secretary
 Data Processor
 Proofreader
 Credit Manager