How Do People in Different Stages of Their Careers Find Employment?

​Examine the question!

Many students take on after-school and summer jobs. Sometimes these are not related to their eventual career choice—they are ways to make income to meet the expenses of being a teenager. Many students find out about these jobs by signs in store windows, the school guidance department, online postings, and word-of-mouth.

When choosing a career, you usually choose a field of interest. You then need to develop skills in that area. Your career will be based on the training you receive in college, trade school, or on-the-job as an apprentice. All electricians, lawyers, teachers, plumbers, actors, doctors, dentists, and so on had to learn their trade before practicing it. How do you go about looking for employment in your field? You look at ads on online job and company sites, you connect with networking groups in your field, and again, word-of-mouth.

There are many Internet employment sites available to job seekers. These ads cover all types of employment, from summer jobs for teenagers to careers in all fields. You will find it helpful to learn the special shorthand that is used in employments ads. There are many abbreviations that are special for individual fields. Some commonly used abbreviations are shown in the table.

​View sample job resumes for the career you intend to pursue online.  what were some of the positive skills and abilities or knowledge you need in order to be success.  

Write a paragraph discussing the things that caught your attention.

Class Discussion

​Interpreting Employment Ads, computing salaries, and employment agency fees

Karen found a job with an annual salary of $67.3K. What is her monthly pay rounded to the nearest dollar.

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