1. Your Career:
Doing What Matters Most

2. Job vs. Career

3. Relationship of Career and Earning Power

4. Reasons Employees Are Rewarded
• They add value with their
ideas.
• They learn new skills.
• They help the business
grow.
• They take on additional
responsibility.
• Can you think of others?

5. The Opportunity Cost of Working
• Take an evening shift • Give up time with
job family and friends
• Decide to stay in • Instead of relocating to
current position… take a better job
• Going to college and • And getting a better-
starting work later on paying job as a result

6. Key Employee Skills
Start
Here
Basic Skills Thinking Skills
Resource Management
Personal Skills
Skills
Interpersonal Information Management
Skills Skills
Systems Technology Skills
Skills

7. Key Employee Skills
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Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Basic Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Organizational Skills
Able to read, write, perform
Thinking Skills basic math computations;
Resource listens well; speaks clearly
Management Skills
Information
Management Skills
Technology Skills

8. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Personal Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Organizational Skills
Goal driven, positive self image,
Thinking Skills sociable, realistic self-assessment,
Resource demonstrates honesty
Management Skills
Information
Management Skills
Technology Skills

9. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Team player, able to teach
Organizational Skills
Thinking Skills
and lead other employees
Resource
with diverse backgrounds,
Management Skills
meets customer
Information
Management Skills expectations, negotiates
Technology Skills
well

10. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Organizational
Interpersonal Skills Skills
Organizational Skills
Thinking Skills
Works well in an
Resource
Management Skills organization, can monitor
Information
Management Skills
and correct performance,
Technology Skills suggests improvements to
the organization

11. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Thinking Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Creates new ideas, makes
Organizational Skills
Thinking Skills
decisions, solves problems,
Resource
organizes information, learns
Management Skills
efficiently, can reason things
Information
Management Skills out
Technology Skills

12. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Resource
Interpersonal Skills Management Skills
Organizational Skills
Thinking Skills
Makes good use of time,
Resource
Management Skills money, materials, and
Information
Management Skills
employee resources. Thinks of
Technology Skills more efficient ways of doing
things

13. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Information
Interpersonal Skills Management Skills
Organizational Skills
Thinking Skills
Acquires, assimilates, and
Resource
Management Skills organizes information; has solid
Information
Management Skills
analytical and problem-solving
Technology Skills skills

14. Key Employee Skills
Menu
Basic Skills
Personal Skills
Technology Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Organizational Skills
Solid skills in various electronic
Thinking Skills media (computers), can operate
Resource various types of equipment
Management Skills
Information
with ease, can maintain and
Management Skills
repair equipment
Technology Skills

15. Ranking Order of Key Employee Skills
5
1
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to Find Out
What
6
Employers
2 Want
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12
8
11
13
Source: Job Outlook 2006,
4 National Association of
Colleges and Employers
3

16. Career Pathway
Explore Career in HS Years
Internship / PT Job in Related Field
Receive Formal Education/Training
Take First Job
Promote to Higher-paying Position
Go back to School to Study
More in Chosen Field
Take Next Job at Higher Pay
School at Night
On-the-job training
Promotion
Take new, better job

17. ready
Set
Go