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PF-Chapter 2 Notes Finances & Career Planning

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Journal EntryGet an article from the front and read: “College Students Pass Up That Free IPod”

Respond to the Questions:

1. Why do credit companies offer incentives to opening up a credit card?

2. Does credit impact your career? Why or why not?

THEN…


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Activities

Collect Financial CollageArticle, “College Students…”Chapter 2 NotesCareer PosterPresent Career Posters


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Chapter 2 Notes

Finances and Career Planning


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When you go to college you study a certain subject so you can have a…

CAREER!A long term job field that you find interesting, and will fulfill your personal and financial goals

A JOB: short term employments usually to earn moneyTo ensure that you get the right career you must plan accordingly


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Personal Factors that Effect Your Career Include…

Aptitudes: natural abilities that you possess (e.g. you are good at math or business)

Interest Inventories: tests that help identify what you enjoy the most

Economic Factors

Service Industries

Demographic trends: tendencies of people based on age, gender, income, education, ethnicity (e.g. baby boomers getting older=more health care jobs; more working parents=child care jobs)

Geographic Trends: where people live (e.g. Florida, Nevada have fast growing job markets)


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AssignmentLocate 1 career that you might be interested

Use the internetOccupational Outlook Handbook (PANDA)

Compile a Word Document of Information on the following: Job title, job description, education required, pay range, why you are interested, 4 other facts, & a picture showing you careerArrange into a collage and print in colorPresent the collage to the classSee sample


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Chapter 2 Quiz Today


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JOURNAL ENTRY

Have you ever had a part time or full time job? Babysitting, mowing lawns, working at the pool, doing chores?

What did you like about your jobs? What did you dislike about your job?


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How do you obtain experience?

Job Opportunities

Part-time workVolunteer WorkInternshipsCooperative Education (offered here at South)Class ProjectsAfter school activities

Career Resources

Library/Newspaper/Internet

School Counselor

College & Career Center/Job fairs

Professional Organizations (DECA, FBLA)

Networking: making contacts in the business world to help obtain employment/career info or jobs

Shadowing/Informational Interview


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Once you find a job you like, what’s next???

You apply for the job with a…RESUME: 1-2 page summary of you education, training, experience, and qualificationsCOVER LETTER: personal letter that you submit with your resume that tells why you are interested in the job and how you found out about it


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After you apply & interview…

You get a job offer

Salary: yearly pay that you incur for job duties performed

Salary includes

Health insurance

Life insurance

Pension/Retirement Plan

401K


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Financial Obligations your salary will fund…

House payment (mortgage)Lease/apartment paymentCar PaymentCar InsuranceUtilities

heating, electric, water, cable, phone, internet, gas

GroceriesEntertainment (movies, dinner out, dates, etc.)ShoppingWhen considering a job offer, you must take into account what bills you are obligated to pay and if your salary will be able to accommodate those bills


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Activities for Today!Get a Chapter 2 PacketNEFE: Read pages 95-104Complete pages 98, 99, 102, 104Review NEFE together

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