Career Planning and Development example #75098

1.pay for things 2.be around others 3. make a contribution 4. self-fulfillment

Student answers will vary but should include three of the following: -Stop negative thoughts -Put things in perspective -Look for the silver lining -Learn from your mistakes -Be grateful -Cross-training -Break up the monotony -Mentor a co-worker -Volunteer for something different -Improve your job skills -Develop your own project

Student responses should include any four of the following: -Bickering co-workers -Conflict with your supervisor -Not being appropriately paid for what you do -Not having the necessary equipment or resources to succeed -Lack of opportunities for promotion -Having little or no say in decisions that affect you -Fear of losing your job -Work that you find boring or overly routine -Not using your education, skills or interests

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1. Examine why the stereotype exists 2. Evaluate why the stereotype persists 3. Encourage acceptance of differences 4. Think outside the box 5. Examine your own ideas

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Student responses will vary. One example of a work stereotype might be that women are better nurses, because they are better at taking care of people. You should be careful of stereotypes because they do not apply to all individuals and are not always true.

Student answers should include five of the following: race, ethnicity, religion, gender, politics and ideologies

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Student responses will vary. One example of a work stereotype might be that women are better nurses, because they are better at taking care of people. You should be careful of stereotypes because they do not apply to all individuals and are not always true.

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Advantages -lower turnover by selecting candidates who have similar traits to veteran employees -can reveal more information about applicant's abilities and interests -can identify interpersonal traits that may be needed for certain jobs Disadvantages -difficult to measure personality traits that may not be well defined -training and experience may have greater impact on job performance than personality -Responses may be altered by applicant's desire to respond in a way they feel would result in their selection

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Student answers will vary, but should include elements of the following: A learning style is an individual's unique approach to learning based on strengths, weaknesses, and preferences.

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism

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Engaging in new experiences and interactions with a variety of people can help you develop a more complete and healthy self-concept. Also, seeing yourself as you really are, not what you want to be; recognize what you like and dislike about yourself; and knowing what to change in order to raise your self-esteem.

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The Arts, Business, Crafts, Office Operations, Science, Social

Lifestyle goals are the ways you want to spend your time, energy and resources in the future. Questions students may ask themselves could include any three of the following: -What do I want to accomplish in life? -Where would like to live? -How do I want to spend my free time? -Do I want a lot of money, or just enough to be comfortable?

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People who find their work interesting are more likely to be happy and successful.

First, you can simply brainstorm a list of all of your skills. If you aren't sure what you are good at, your friends and family are always great resources to turn to. They have a good idea of your skills (others can sometimes see your aptitudes when you yourself cannot see them) You can also create a chart to break down categories, it may help you identify skills if you think of them in special categories.

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Novice, apprentice, master, mentor. Student examples will vary, but should follow the model. Example : Driving a car S1 - take a class, have someone teach you about the parts of a car, traffic laws etc. S2 - practice driving with parent/teacher - learners permit S3 - drive on own, accident free, follow all traffic laws - No tickets or accidents S4 - teach someone else how to drive

An aptitude is a natural talent, and a person with that aptitude has the potential to learn the skill easily and quickly. Abilities are skills that have already been developed.

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Even though Shannon may not feel confident, she can give the impression of confidence by standing up straight, smiling, dressing well, and focusing her nervous tension.

Job applications can be found in a variety of locations. In most instances, you can ask an employer in person for a job application. Applications can be mailed to applicants when requested over the phone. Many stores have a in-store kiosk where applications can be completed, and many companies have sites on the Internet where applications can be found.

The five categories of information gathered on job applications include: Identification; Employment History; Education & Certification; Special Skills; and References.

Using standard English shows that you have good writing skills, and it is a more effective and professional form of communication.

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Necessary Corrections: First Name and Last Name are recorded in incorrect boxes. Scribbles on errors instead of making corrections Does not include information in the SSN or Desired Salary blank Does not list which position she is applying for Has box checked that she has worked for the company, but does not say when For education just wrote "Yes" instead of listing the high school and address Justification: All of this make the applicant appear less professional and hurt her chances of getting hired. She is not following the directions properly, and she is not asking questions so that she can accurately fill out the application.

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Student answers will vary, but should include three of the following options: Provide an updated résumé - A résumé supplies a reference with easy access to dates of employment, employment history, duties, etc. Warn them when a potential employer has requested references - A reference will be able to give a better recommendation when they are prepared for a phone call instead of being caught off guard. Describe the job you are seeking - By explaining the job in detail, your references will better understand thechallenges you would face and see how you could meet those challenges. Explain to them why you are the best candidate - By letting them know how your skills will allow you to be successful, they will be able to relay this information on to the hiring department.

Equal Employment Opportunity laws protect job applicants by making it illegal for employers to ask certain information on job applications. The purpose of this is to help prevent discrimination. Employers cannot ask about a person's race, gender, age, religion, disability, marital status, etc.

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Print, Scannable, Electronic, and Web

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You have the qualifications needed to do the job well. You can meet the employer's needs. You are likeable and work well with others. You appeal to both human and electronic reviews.

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-Personal information -Education -Skills -Work experience -Activities -Interests

The résumés was scanned, and when it was converted to text the formatting caused the appearance to change. In this situation there was an underline beneath "Objective" that turned into "000000000000".

First stage - The résumé is used to eliminate job candidates. Employers may receive hundreds of résumés, and they do not have time to thoroughly read each one. They scan a résumé for anywhere between 15-30 seconds. Your résumé must catch their attention; otherwise, it goes directly into the reject pile. Second Stage - Once you have passed the initial review, the employers will have narrowed the résumés down significantly. These résumés will be read thoroughly, and the candidates narrowed down to the number they would like to interview (usually 10 or less). Third Stage -The résumé is used to guide the interview. The potential employer only knows you by what was included in your résumé. You want to make sure that your résumé highlights your strengths so that these will become the focus of the interview.

A résumé is one of the first documents that introduces you to a potential employer. It must catch their interest and attention right away, because they may never look at it again.

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You can write a cover letter argument in paragraph form, bullets, or as a T-letter. A paragraph is an easy way to summarize qualifications that fit the needs of employers. Using bullet points is a good way to highlight and bring focus to the qualifications you want to emphasize most. A T-letter is a creative way to compare your qualifications to the qualifications the employer is looking for.

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The internet, books, people. Should gather the employers information, your information and what you are going to write.

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4 main parts: -heading -intro -argument -closing Heading: -contact info -date -employer info Intro: -salutation -applicant introduces self -explains the purpose of the letter and how they learned about the position -includes job code or number if requested Argument: -highlights qualifications and how applicant fits the company -emphasizes interest in the company -provides evidence why applicant is best person for the position Closing: -explains future actions of applicant -notes any documents included with the cover letter

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Good health reduces off time, helps keep energy high, and improves the attitude.

Being over stressed can make your hair fall out or turn gray. It can cause you to feel depressed. It can affect your work and daily scheduled.

Having to much of one thing and not enough of another can cause you to get less/ more nutrients to your body. It might cause you to gain weight or lose weight. Can cause tiredness and lack of energy to serious problems with the function of vital organs and lack of growth and development.

Having a sedentary lifestyle can cause you to gain excess weight and cause health problems from being over weight.

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OSHA sets and enforces regulations for employers, employers maintain safe work environments and train employees to work safely, and employees are responsible for learning and following the workplace rules which regulate safety. Employees can suggest changes to employers, who can change safety procedures to work better.

Emergencies, by their very nature, are liable to happen without warning. The ability to react to emergency situations without hesitating or panicking can mean the difference between life and death.

Safety is important in every workplace. Even in low risk work places, there are certain occupational hazards, like musculoskeletal disorders, including carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive stress injuries.

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The purpose of active listening is to understand the speaker completely, and to communicate to the speaker, through verbal and non-verbal communication, that you are paying attention.

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If a customer files a complaint, then they are looking for some action to be taken. By taking notes, you are showing that you are concerned about the customer's opinion and that you are taking it seriously enough to make a record. It also shows the customer that you are going to remember the details of the exchange.

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Student answers will vary. Sample answers might include: Defining the decision is most important because without framing the issue, there can be no decision made. Analyzing your resources is the most important because your decision cannot be considered effective if it requires resources you do not have access to. Identifying your choices is the most important because you cannot actually decide without choices, you would have to do one thing. Gathering information is the most important because information is essential to the shaping of a consensus on a decision. Without gathering more information once the choices have been made, the decision making process will grind to a halt. Evaluating choices is the most important because it is where each decision is actually weighed and considered. This step has to be included for a decision to actually be made. Making a decision is the most important because it is the culmination of all the other choices. This is the step the other steps exist to support. Deciding how to implement decision is the most important because a decision has no weight unless you choose to go though with it.

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If the person performing the analysis wants one of the choices to succeed, they may choose inappropriate weights for each of the consequences, subtly skewing the results in favor of their choice. They may also exclude certain consequences in order to sway results.

If you organize your thoughts before you begin to speak, you can avoid sounding muddled and confused. If your thoughts are organized, your audience can more easily follow the logic of your statements or arguments, and they are more likely to remember your ideas.

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Grid analysis can be inaccurate if each consequence is not weighted properly. This can occur when the decision makers are not able to accurately measure the severity of a consequence, or when a decision maker changes weights to reflect their preferred course of action. It is also possible that the grid analysis will fail if all of the possible consequences are not considered. In any case, grid analysis is a tool, and cannot be 100 percent accurate.

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Generally, consumers must sign up to receive direct e-mailings and the recipient of the e-mail to opt out of future mailings. Spam is unsolicited, uninvited, and often it is impossible to opt out of spam.

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Software is a program which runs on a physical computer. All the pieces of the physical computer, including the keyboard, mouse, monitor, CPU, motherboard, and hard drive, are considered the hardware.

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The purpose of copyright is to encourage creators of works to contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and culture. This is done by allowing the creators complete control over the copying and distribution of those creations for a limited period of time.

WYSIWYG, or What You See Is What You Get, is the philosophy that a word processing program should graphically display how the program will output documents, in file view or printed. The purpose of WYSIWYG is to allow users to view their design and formatting in an intuitive way and to allow users to adjust the way their documents are viewed.

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Student answers will vary, but should include elements of the following: A learning style is an individual's unique approach to learning based on strengths, weaknesses, and preferences.

Even though Shannon may not feel confident, she can give the impression of confidence by standing up straight, smiling, dressing well, and focusing her nervous tension.

Student answers will vary. Sample answers might include: Defining the decision is most important because without framing the issue, there can be no decision made. Analyzing your resources is the most important because your decision cannot be considered effective if it requires resources you do not have access to. Identifying your choices is the most important because you cannot actually decide without choices, you would have to do one thing. Gathering information is the most important because information is essential to the shaping of a consensus on a decision. Without gathering more information once the choices have been made, the decision making process will grind to a halt. Evaluating choices is the most important because it is where each decision is actually weighed and considered. This step has to be included for a decision to actually be made. Making a decision is the most important because it is the culmination of all the other choices. This is the step the other steps exist to support. Deciding how to implement decision is the most important because a decision has no weight unless you choose to go though with it.

A speaker who misunderstands their purpose can use speech that is totally ineffective. If a person who is trying to be informative instead tries to persuade their audience, it can backfire as people misunderstand what they are being told.

Student responses will vary. One example of a work stereotype might be that women are better nurses, because they are better at taking care of people. You should be careful of stereotypes because they do not apply to all individuals and are not always true.