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CHAPTER 2

Personal Finance

Financial Aspects of Career Planning

Kapoor Dlabay Hughes

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Financial and Personal Aspects of Career Choice

Consider the trade-offs of career decisions. Periodically evaluate the trade-offs related

to personal, social and economic factors. Formal training affects financial success. There are competencies that successful

commonly possess, such as willingness to cope with conflict and adapt to change.

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How Education Relates to Income

Two-year vocational

degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Professional or

doctorate degree

Estimated lifetime earnings (40 years) from Bureau of Labor Statistics

$2 million

$2.3 million

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$2.8 million

$1.5 million

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Personal Factors AffectingCareer Selection Aptitudes - What natural abilities, such as

physical dexterity or working well in team settings do you possess?

Interests inventories - Help you determine what gives you satisfaction.

Your personality - How much structure do you like? Do you perform best in low-pressure or high-pressure working environments?

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Stages of Career Planning and Advancement Assess and research personal goals, abilities, and

career fields. Evaluate the employment market and identify

specific employment opportunities. Develop a resume and cover letter. Apply. Interview. Assess your interview performance. Evaluate the positions you are offered. Plan and implement a program for career

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Social Influences on Career Opportunities

Demographic trends. Increase in working parents increases

demand for food service and child care. More leisure time for some means more interest in health,

fitness, and recreation products and services. An increase in the number of older people raises demand for

travel services, health care services, and retirement facilities. Increased demand for further employment training creates

opportunities for teachers and trainers. Geographic trends.

Where jobs are, salaries, and living costs.

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Economic Conditions AffectCareer Opportunities

Career opportunities are reduced by… High interest rates. Price increases. Decreased demand

for goods and services.

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Trends in Industry and Technology Affect Career Opportunities

Increased competition from companies in Asia, Europe, and other regions has reduced demand for American-made products.

Automated production methods have decreased the need for many entry-level employees in factories.

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Service Industries Expected to Have the Greatest Employment Potential Include Computer technology. Health care. Business services. Social services. Sales and Retailing. Hospitality and food services. Management and human resources. Education. Financial services. 2-9

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Employment Search Strategies Obtaining employment experience.

Part-time employment. - do you like the work? Volunteer work - develop organizational skills. Internships - experience helps obtain employment. Campus projects - helps obtain career skills.

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Identifying Job Opportunities

Job advertisements. Career fairs. Employment agencies. Job creation. Visit companies. Telephone and business directories. Web search. Talk with alumni in your field.

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Applying for Employment

Resume. Cover letter. Interview See Chapter 2 Appendix

for detailed help in these areas.

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Financial and Legal Aspects of Employment Research the job and the company before

accepting an employment position. The work environment.

Corporate culture. Company policies and

procedures. Factors affecting salary.

Education, training, company size, and comparable salaries.

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Financial and Legal Aspects of Employment (continued)

Evaluating employee benefits. Nonsalary expanded benefits may be available

to meet the needs of employees’ life situations. These include such things as child care, leaves of absence, and elder care.

Cafeteria-style benefits allow workers benefit credits that they can choose to meet their needs.Those with young children may choose more

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Financial and Legal Aspects of Employment (continued)

Evaluating employee benefits (continued) Flexible spending and medical savings accounts

allow you to set aside pretax dollars for health care costs.

Compare benefits of job offers based on market value (the cost of the benefits if you had to pay for them), or based on future value (long-term worth of benefits such as pension programs and retirement plans.

Know your employment rights regarding discrimination, minimum wage and overtime legislation, and worker’s compensation.

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Long-Term Career Development

Training opportunities. Career paths and advancement. Changing careers.

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Stages ofCareerDevelopment

Pre-entry and careerexploration.

Establishment andprofessional growth.

Advancement andmid-career adjustment.

Late-career andpre-retirement stage.

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Online Career Planning Career planning tips.

www.mapping-your-future.org Lists of available jobs.

www.careerpath.com, www.hotjobs.com and www.monster.com, and www.careermosaic.com.

Resume preparation help. www.monster.com and www.jobweb.com.

Career planning articles. www.money.com., www.kiplinger.com, businessweek.com.

Employee benefit information. www.ebri.org, www.benefitslink.com.

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Elements of Developing a Resume

Personal data section. Career objective section. Education section. Experience section. Related information section. References section.

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Three Types of Resumes

Chronological. Most use this type. It focuses on your

experience in reverse-time sequence. Functional.

If your skills are diverse this type focuses on your skills.

Targeted. Prepared for a specific job.

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Creating a Cover Letter Introductory paragraph.

Get reader’s attention. Overview your

qualifications. Development paragraph.

Specific qualifications. Refer to details on resume. Experiences and training.

Concluding paragraph. Ask for interview. Include how to contact

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The Job Interview

Prepare for the interview by getting information about your prospective employer.Library resources such as annual

reports or recent articles.Internet searches of company

and industry information.Observations during company visits.

Prepare questions to ask about your specific interests, the organization, policies, and benefits.

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The Interview Process Dress appropriately. Arrive about 10 minutes early. The interview process.

A screening interview is an initial, brief contact to reduce the pool of candidates.

“E-interviews” - Some screening is done online.The selection interview is for finalists, and may

involve a series of activities.

After the interview.Express appreciation with a follow-up letter.Self-evaluate your interview performance.

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