FebruaryToday

• The Places You Will Go!• Examine Human

Capital• Define Transferable

Skills• Create a plan to

reach future goals

Last Class• Unit 1 Test

“You’re on your own. And you know what

you know.And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to

go.”– Dr. Seuss

• Concerns life’s journey and challenges

Key Terms• Job• Occupation• Career• Human Capital• Transferable Skills• Goals

Job, Occupation, and Career

• Job – a work role within a specific organization• Paid or unpaid

• Occupation – a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

• Career – a lifetime journey of building and wisely using skills, knowledge, and experience

Job

Job

Job Jo b

Jo b

Scientist

Cell Biologist

Chemist Animal Researcher

Which is the occupation?

“You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself any

direction you choose.”– Dr. Seuss

Human Capital• Human capital is defined as the

skills acquired through a process of self investment.• Provides for the future:

• Greater range of opportunities• Greater career success

• What are some ways an individual can increase their human capital?

How to Self-Invest• School

• Get good grades• Take an Art elective

class• Work

• Work at local art gallery

• Baby-sit and teach children how to paint

• Extra-curricular activities• Art club• FCCLA

Transferable Skills• Transferable skills are acquired

through life experiences that can be used in an individual’s job or career.• Enhances an individual’s human capital

• Examples:• Follow orders• Organization• Clear communication• Confidence• Cooperative problem solving• Creativity

Making the Job Switch

Transferable Skills• Marketing desserts Marketing

stories and ideas• Cleanliness Organization

• Jill has worked as a Waitress for 4 years

• Now she is applying for a job as a Journalist

Form a Plan• Choose a long-term career goal• Build human capital and develop

transferable skills• School

• Take elective classes that relate to the career• Work

• Get a part-time job in that career field• Extra-curricular activities

• Join activities that enhance the career potential

• When is the best time to put the plan into action?

SMART Career Goals• S – specific

• State the exact job, occupation or career you would like to obtain

• M – measurable• Describe how you will be able to measure if

the goal is achieved or not• A – attainable

• Determine how the goal can be reached, which is often determined by education level and other experiences

• R – realistic• Do not set the goal for something

unattainable or unrealistic• T – time bound

• State when you desire to reach the goal

“Today is your day!Your mountain is

waiting.So…get on your

way!”– Dr. Seuss

Oliver’s Dilemma• Oliver is a freshman in

high school and he is not sure what classes to take or what activities to get involved in.

• He has many interests but really enjoys working with animals on his family’s farm.

• Oliver loves reading books and has very good grades in school.

• Oliver is not sure what he wants to do when he graduates from high school but is thinking about either being a veterinarian or a lawyer.

Oliver’s Dilemma

• What is Oliver’s Long-term Career Goal?

• What classes should he take in school? Why?

• What kind of part-time job should he get? Why?

• What kind of extra-curricular activities should he get involved with? Why?

Assignment• Complete and Submit to

Schoology:• Notes• The Places You Will Go Worksheet• All About Me Worksheet