Career Week 2_U1L1 Jobs and Requirements

Career English
Week 2

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Announcements

Grouping (5 in a group)

My ET ( ) Signup (See the link on Moodle)


Begin Your Career


What are the differences?

Career


Job vs. Career
A job is something you do to Careers are about your lifelong
make a living. goal.

A job is usually without much Careers usually start with
concern about long term. education.

Education or training may not Careers are about building on
be required. experience and advancing
your job skills and knowledge.
Part-time job---> students,
senior citizens

References: http://www.job-interview-site.com/job-vs-career-the-difference-between-a-job-and-a-career.html
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Career_vs_Job


Jobs and Requirements
p.2


Where could you ﬁnd information about
job posting, descriptions, and
requirements?

JOB SEARCH


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How to make a job search?
On the internet

Job search engines

Company ofﬁcial site

Bulletin Board System (BBS) - Work / Job

Newspaper classiﬁed

Job fair

What else?


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How to Develop Your Career

pp. 3-6

stick your head above the parapet:
-to be brave enough to state an opinion that might upset people
-to take a risk


HOW?


What’s the “grown-up” way?


What, Who and How?


What, Who and How?
1.Take it with you. 6.Understand what matters.

2.Think about it. 7.Take a long hard look.

3.Are you compatible? 8.To boldly go.
9.Give yourself a break.
4.Find a mentor.
10.Get noticed.
5.Be ﬂexible.


1. Take it with you.



transferable skills



transferable skills

- general skills that you can use in every job



transferable skills

- general skills that you can use in every job
- e.g. multi-tasking, speaking a foreign language, utilizing
computer software, research skills,......


2. Think about it.


2. Think about it.

Spend some time thinking about your career plan


2. Think about it.

Spend some time thinking about your career plan

- identify the opportunities and make the most of them
make the most of something
--- to use to the greatest advantage


3. Are you compatible?



Are you well-suited in the organization?




- Find out about the culture and values of it.
Do they meet those of yours?




- Find out about the culture and values of it.
Do they meet those of yours?

- foster creativity
--- to encourage or promote the development of sth.

What are other nouns that collocate with foster?


v. n.

relationship or links
attitude or atmosphere
foster awareness
learning


4. Find a mentor.


4. Find a mentor.

How do you ﬁnd a mentor?
Who is your mentor?


5. Be ﬂexible.

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6. Understand what matters.



Understand your environment and the skills required to makes
success in the environment



Understand your environment and the skills required to makes
success in the environment

e.g. Product designer? Accountant?


sector vs. industry
A sector is one of a few An industry refers to a group
general segments in of companies with similar
the economy within which a business activities.
large group of companies can
be categorized.


sector vs. industry
A sector is one of a few An industry refers to a group
general segments in of companies with similar
the economy within which a business activities.
large group of companies can
be categorized.

Financial
Sector

insurance, bank,
investment funds...

7. Take a long hard look.



To assess your impact



To assess your impact

dandy: (informal) excellent
e.g. Things are all ﬁne and dandy.


8. To boldly go.


8. To boldly go.

boldly: with conﬁdence and courage to take risks


9. Give yourself a break.


9. Give yourself a break.

Give yourself time to do something else.


10. Get noticed.


After you read


Job Advertisement
Please read the job ad and answer the questions that follow.

p. 15

Job Ad

Identify the following information in this ad:

- Name of the Company
- Position to fill
- Job description
- Qualifications
- Additional Information
- Contact details
- Benefit package


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Job Ad

When was the position start?

Is there any other information that the company may add to a
job ad like this?

salary, working time, beneﬁt package/welfare, job application
deadline...


JOB ADVERTISEMENT


Product Development Engineer, Verizon Wireless,
Warren, New Jersey

http://jobview.monster.com/Product-Development-Engineer-Job-Warren-NJ-97401105.aspx


Assignment: DUE 3/9/2011 (WED) 23:59

Exploring Careers -FORUM


About the assignment

This is a collaborative assignment.

The assignment was designed for you to do online search about
some possibilities / options for your career life.

First of all, what is your major? What can you do with a major
in...?


What to do?

Please go online and conduct some research about it.
List 3 jobs opportunities (including job descriptions &
requirements) for your major. (Pick the ones you may be more
interested in.)

Please summarize the information you collected and post it to
Moodle.


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