Unit 3 – Understand lifestyle goals,
choices, and job search procedures
Unit 3 – Understand lifestyle goals,
choices, and job search procedures
Objective 3.01 – Classify
strategies for making
personal, education, and
job/career choices to
achieve lifestyle goals
Friday, November 18th
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Warm up –
12 Weeks Test – Elements -
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Current Event #12
Get Graded work out of basket
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Complete any incomplete worksheets and turn in TODAY!
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Turn in any missing current events (only exception to late work rule!)
Unit 3 – Goals, Choices & the Job Search!!
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3.01 Vocabulary – Write terms and definitions.
In order to accept late work –
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You must have been absent day work was assigned/due
AND – Must be turned in within 5 days of return to school!!
Monday, November 21st
 Warm
up – Problem Question of the DAY!!
 Unit 3 – Personal, Job, Career Choices
 Slide Show
Activities
 Handouts
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Tuesday, November 22nd
 Warm
up – Problem Question of the DAY!!
 Unit 3 – Personal, Job, Career Choices
 Career / Interest Discovery
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Quia – Learn More… Link at Bottom
 Register
 Career
Clickers Xpanded – Take quiz
 Follow instructions at end for how to utilize test
 Happy Thanksgiving!!
Monday, November 28th
 Warm
up – Problem Question of the DAY!!
 Unit 3 – Personal, Education, Career Choices
 Personality Interest
Quiz
 Score
 Group work
 Presentation
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 Problem
Questions Review
Tuesday, November 28th
 Warm
up – Complete Personality Poster
 Unit 3 – Personal, Education, Career Choices
 Personality Interest
Present Poster – Behavior style
 Invest In Yourself Slide Show
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 Occupation
 Problem
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assignment
Questions Review
Quia – take Problem Question Quiz – I until you
score 100!!
Occupation Assignment
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Go to http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Find an Occupation for each of the education levels covered
in the slide show “Invest In Yourself”
(hint – click on one of the occupation areas on the left to
choose a category and then choose an occupation)
For each occupation you report on – include:
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training and education needed
earnings
expected job prospects
what workers do on the job
working conditions
Problem ???? Of the Day!!
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Which of the following is NOT a part of Basic
Wealth protection?
[A]Cash Management
 [B] Credit and Debt Management
 [C] Risk and Tax Management
 [D] Building Financial Security
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Problem ???? Of the Day!!
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Which of the following is part of Wealth
Distribution?
[A] Building Long Term Wealth
[B] Estate Planning
[C] Risk and Tax Management
[D] Building Financial Security
Comparing Life Cycles
Stages in the
FINANCIAL Life Cycle
Stages in the
INDIVIDUAL Life
Cycle
Stages in the FAMILY
Life Cycle
High School student
13-17
Son or daughter in a
parenting family
Stage 1: Basic Wealth
Protection
Young adult 18-24
Beginning Family
Newlywed
Quit Giving Money to
others (think carefully
Adult 25-34 with or
without children
Child-bearing family
Expanding
About spending); start
job/career; form family
Adult 35-44 with or
without children
Parenting family
Developing
Stage 2: Wealth
Accumulation
Midlife Ages 45-64
Launching family –
middle age
Give money to yourself;
peak earning years
Pre-Retirement 55-64
Mid – years family
Stage 3: Wealth
Distribution
Retirement 65- and over
Aging family
What types of financial planning would occur
during each stage of the financial life cycle?
Stage 1: Basic Wealth Protection
(protecting your future)
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 1
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Develop emergency savings
Develop positive credit
Begin investing in retirement
Purchase insurance
Stage 2: Wealth Accumulation
(giving it to yourself)
• Investing to build wealth
• Purchasing a home
Stage 3: Wealth Distribution
(giving it to your chosen ones)
• Estate planning
Warm up - Answer These Questions!
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How well do you handle choices?
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Are you good at making decisions?
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Have you chosen a career for your future?
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What is it?
Why did you choose it?
How many times in your lifetime will you change careers?
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Career Crossroads Slideshow
CAREER CROSSROADS
Essential Questions
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What strategies can be used to make personal
choices that lead to achievement of lifestyle
goals?
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What strategies can be used to make
education choices that lead to achievement of
lifestyle goals?
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What strategies can be used to make
job/career choices that lead to achievement of
lifestyle goals?
Personal Choices - Strategies
 Individual
Interests
 Personality
 Personal
priorities and goals
Personal Choices - Strategies
 Individual
Interests
Consider key questions when identifying
interests
 Use career interest inventories
 Research careers in clusters based on
individual inventory results
 Match career paths with personal interests
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Personal Choices - Strategies
 Personality
Identify personal qualities , values and goals
 Choose a career pathway to make personal
qualities
 Develop personal qualities that employers
seek
 Become involved in informal experiences in
which qualities for success are learned
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Personal Choices - Strategies
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Personal Priorities and Goals
Analyze ideals and principles that are
important to you
 Identify types of work that would make you
feel you are making a difference
 Identify types of work where you have
developed skills
 Identify specific achievements you want to
realize
 Find work that is enjoyable and challenging
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Education Choices - Strategies
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Human Capital
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Community College, College, and University
Programs
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Occupational Training Programs
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Other Learning Opportunities
Education Choices - Strategies
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Human Capital
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Complete set of skills that a person has
acquired
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Invest in your own human capital to increase
productivity
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Invest in your own human capital to increase
earnings
Education Choices - Strategies
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Community College, College, and
University Programs
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Begin planning early for college
Choose a school that satisfies your goals and
reasons for going to college
Decide on the size of school in which you would
be most successful
Decide how close to home you would like to be
Investigate options for online courses
Cont’d
Education Choices - Strategies
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Community College, College, and
University Programs
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Consider costs
Consider your high school record and
performance
Compare available college/university choices
Education Choices - Strategies
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Occupational Training Programs
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Specialize in a specific field of employment
Consider occupational training programs that
match your talents, skills and interests
Evaluate carefully the quality and content of any
program before enrolling
Education Choices - Strategies
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Other Learning Opportunities
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Investigate internships and apprenticeships
Find out about military programs
Take advantage of opportunities for continuing
education
Job/Career Choices - Strategies
FACTORS
JOB
CAREER
Earnings
Earn wages – money for
hours worked
Earn salary – set amount
per pay period
Income Level
Generally – wages fixed,
ranging from entry to low
to midrange incomes
Generally provide higher
levels of income and
benefits
Length of Commitment
Usually relatively short
term – weeks or months –
but can be longer
More long-term
commitment – years or
even lifetime
Purpose
Work primarily to earn
income
Contribute to a profession
or life’s work
Job/Career Choices - Strategies
FACTORS
JOB
CAREER
Type of Training
Initial Training required;
additional training to learn
new procedures as
implemented
Continual training required
Work Schedule
Working hours are set
each week
One works until tasks are
completed
Extra Work Time
Hours over 40 week earn
overtime
No overtime for extra
hours worked
Opportunities to advance
Generally optional; seek
promotions within current
job, find better or switch to
career
Generally expected; obtain
work experience, develop
skills; earn higher degree
to advance within a career
field
Job/Career Choices - Strategies
 Generally
Select jobs for short-term purposes,
careers for longer
 Use jobs to supplement income while
going to college or working in career
 Use jobs to serve as stepping-stones to
reach career goals
 Think of a career as a lifetime investment
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