Chapter 4 Career Decisionsand Preparing for 21st Century Careers

Chap. 4 p. 93

Balancing life goals

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575468162805877990.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY

DID YOU KNOW….

Do Americans really go through careers like they do cars or refrigerators?

Among the most-repeated claims is that the average U.S. worker will have many careers—seven is the most widely cited number—in his or her lifetime. Typical American worker's tenure with his or her current employer was 4.1 years in 2008, the latest available data. Bls.gov.

Standard of living

The way you live as measured by kinds and quality of goods and services you can afford.

If Americans’ standard of living was the same today as in 1949….

– The average American household’s income would be $27,500 a month instead of the $4,400 a month that it is currently! (75% decrease 56 yrs)

– http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/15833-federal-regulations-cut-standard-of-living-by-75-percent-over-56-years

July 2012 NEWSWEEKhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/07/15/generation-screwed-young-americans-on-their-crisis-photos.html

The June ‘13 jobs report shows unemployment rate at 7.6%.

unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds is at a staggering 16.1%.

: http://shark-tank.net/2013/07/05/youth-unemployment-rate-hits-16-1/#sthash.VdcfxZyx.dpuf

UNDEREMPLOYMENT

Every five minutes, a 2012 college graduate starts a job for which he or she is overqualified.

Though the outlook may seem dim for recent college graduates, their prospects of finding a job are better than their high school counterparts with only a high school diploma.

Underemployment vs. Entitlement

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/04/30/get-over-it-the-truth-about-college-grad-underemployment/

CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES- Many future career opportunities will evolve

around identifying a problem or need and coming up with an innovative solution.

http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/startingup/start-ups/how-this-car-sharing-company-is-growing-up-fast/

Top 5 personality traits employers are looking for:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/10/04/top-five-personality-traits-employers-hire-most/

New research shows that the vast majority of employers (88%) are looking for a “cultural fit” over skills in their next hire as more and more companies focus on attrition rates.

Can you guess the 5 traits?

Top 5 personality traits

Professionalism (86%), high-energy (78%) and confidence (61%) self-monitoring (58%) Intellectual curiosity (57%) 

Changing Work place policies/benefits

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1947844,00.html

What does GOOGLE look for in their employees?

http://www.google.com/about/jobs/lifeatgoogle/hiringprocess/?gclid=CKW_jbvvgrkCFchaMgodHTYAFA

21st CENTURY SKILLS for LIFE/CAREER

Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career

skills.

Look at the skills listed on handout…– How do these skills compare with the

7 Habits of Effective Teens?

Application:

Compare the 7 habits to 21st century skills. Divide into groups- each assigned a habit.

– Identify appropriate statements that apply to your habit.

Job sharing

Two people share

one full time job.

Requires strong communication skills. Ability to work well together.

EAP’s

Employee Assistance Programs:– Free or low cost counseling available for many

issues.– Confidentially get help with stress, personal relationships,

illness, death of family members, legal advice, substance abuse, etc.

– Why would a company offer this?

Family & Medical Leave Act

Provides an entitlement of up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12-month period to eligible, covered employees for the following reasons:

1) birth and care of the eligible employee's child, or placement for adoption or foster care

2) care of an immediate family member (spouse, child, parent) who has a serious health condition.

3) employee's own serious health condition.

To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must:

work for a covered employer; have worked for the employer for a total of 12

months; have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous

12 months; and work at a location in the United States or in any

territory or possession of the United States where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer within 75 miles.