1. Career
orienta*on
-­‐
Some
personal
perspec*ves
-­‐

2. What
is
a
career?!
• ca·∙reer/
kəˈri(ə)r/
Noun:
An
occupa*on
undertaken
for
a
significant
period
of
a
person's
life
and
with
opportuni*es
for
progress

3. What
is
a
career?!
• A
career
is
the
sum
total
of
all
of
your
work-­‐related
contribu*ons
to
society
in
a
life*me.
This
includes
*me
and
effort
spent
to
provide
goods,
services,
or
benefit
to
others.
• A
career
includes
paid,
un-­‐paid,
volunteer,
part-­‐*me,
and
full-­‐*me
posi*ons.
Your
career
includes
many
life
roles
you
may
not
think
of:
student,
homemaker,
babysiMer,
office
worker,
doctor,
and
lawyer.

4. Professional
choices
Career
op*ons
in
the
modern
world
of
work:
-­‐ Self-­‐Employed,
-­‐ Organiza*on
Employed,
-­‐ Project-­‐Employed.

5. Challenges
in
your
career
• Priori*es
• Opportuni*es
• People
• Money
• …
• Choices

6. What’s
out-­‐there
for
me?
• State
of
the
world
• Globaliza*on
• Romania
• Social
media
• Technology
• Personal
brand/
reputa*on
• Personal
choices

7. Why
star*ng
a
business?
• Because
you
can
• Because
you
have
ideas
• Because
you
want
to
make
money
• Because
you
want
to
help
• Because
you
want
to
contribute
…
because
YOU

8. Q&A
BeMer
look
stupid,
than
be
stupid
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