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Career Management 3.03 Notes
A. The importance of career information to your career planning (CM3.A1)
1. Careers are constantly unfolding and new careers are being created.
a. New Technology
b. Changes in Organizational Design
c.
Trends Towards Global Business
2. Planning allows
a. Goals to be developed
b. Strategies to be developed
c.
Options to be created
B. Career information includes occupational, education and training, employment, and
economic information and that there is a range of career information resources
available (CM3.A2)
1. Library
a. Books
b. Periodicals
2. Career information guides
a. www.CareerOneStop.org
b. www.JobCenterUSA.gov
c.
O*NET – www.onetcenter.org
d. Occupational Outlook Handbook – www.bls.gov/ooh
e. DOL Employment and Training Administration –
http://www.doleta.gov
f. America’s Learning Exchange – http://www.alx.org
g.
CFNC – www.cfnc.org
3. School Counselors/Career Development Coordinators
4. Career Events
5. Consultation/Informational Interviews/Job-shadowing
6. Service Learning/Volunteer Experiences
C. Quality of career information resource content varies (e.g., accuracy, bias, and how
up-to-date and complete it is) (CM3.A3)
D. Ways to classify occupations (CM3.A4)
1. NAICS Codes
2. Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
3. National Career Clusters® Framework from the NASDCTEc
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Business Management & Administration
Education & Training
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
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i.
Hospitality & Tourism
j.
Human Services
k.
Information Technology
l.
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
m. Manufacturing
n. Marketing
o. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
p. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
E. Occupations that you might consider without regard to your gender, race, culture, or
ability (CM3.A5)
1. Non-traditional careers – Visit the Department of Labor to access a list of nontraditional careers for women.
http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/nontra2002.htm . Also visit
http://www.iseek.org/sv/10114.jsp?tex tOnly=Y to access a list of nontraditional careers for men.
a. Male
b. Female
2. Myths/stereotypes regarding non-traditional careers
a. Women in clerical jobs make more money than trade workers.
b. Men are not nurturing enough to work with small children.
c.
Women are not strong enough to perform in trade or construction jobs.
d. Men who work in non-traditional careers are not masculine.
e. Women who work in non-traditional careers are not feminine.
f. Men who choose non-traditional careers are not strong enough or
killed enough to perform traditionally male careers.
g.
Men or women employed in non-traditional careers earn less than
others employed in traditional occupations.
h. Females do not have a strong aptitude for math and science and
therefore, won’t perform well in associated careers.
i.
Women and men are represented equally in most occupations.
j.
Certain jobs are “men’s work” and other jobs are “women’s work”.
k.
Women will leave employment to get married and have children;
therefore, the best jobs should go to males.
l.
Women on a job site make it difficult for men to concentrate.
F. Advantages and disadvantages of being employed in a non-traditional occupation
(CM3.A6)
1. Advantages
a. Intrinsic motivation of following dreams
b. Empowerment/autonomy
c.
Receive more attention on the job
d. Makes an impact on society; opens the door to others
e. Higher wages (women)
f. Job satisfaction
g.
Opportunities to learn while you earn (Apprenticeships) (women)
h. Acquire transferable skills
i.
Better benefits (women)
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j.
Job security (women)
k.
Better work environment (men)
2. Disadvantages
a. Hazardous workplaces (women)
b. Discrimination/harassment
c.
Sense of isolation
d. Non-supportive friends and family
e. Physical requirements
f. Shift work vs. traditional schedule
g.
Seasonal lay-offs
h. Lack of mentors
i.
Potential for physical and mental challenges