Jobs And Careers
Today’s main occupations usually focus on the collection, use, and distribution of information on the computer. One of the highest paying career groups is called professional, such as a teacher, doctor, lawyer, or economists, where knowledge is essential.
Factors in Finding a Good Job
Salary is a large part in job research. Money is the main reason for working a job. You need to look at jobs that have a nice salary. Another factor in a job is its benefits. Benefits are company provided supplements to salary, such as sick pay, vacation time, profit-sharing plans, and health insurance.
Employee Expenses are a ↓ in finding a job. These include any costs of working such as the costs of parking or a bus fare which are not reimbursed by the company.
Job Finding Tools
The Occupational Outlook Handbook can provide in depth descriptions of jobs nationwide.
This provides descriptions in 11 categories:
Factors in Finding a Good Job
Salary is a large part in job research. Money is the main reason for working a job. You need to look at jobs that have a nice salary. Another factor in a job is its benefits. Benefits are company provided supplements to salary, such as sick pay, vacation time, profit-sharing plans, and health insurance.
Employee Expenses are a ↓ in finding a job. These include any costs of working such as the costs of parking or a bus fare which are not reimbursed by the company.
Job Finding Tools
The Occupational Outlook Handbook can provide in depth descriptions of jobs nationwide.
This provides descriptions in 11 categories:
Management
Professional Service Sales Administrative Farming |
Construction
Installation Production Transportation Armed Forces |
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) is an online searchable database for jobs.
Additional Statistics and graphic information is available in the Monthly Labor Review.
Monster.com will provide career advice and information about different open jobs in your area.
Job Analysis - An evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given type of work.
Salary - The amount of monthly or annual pay that you will earn for your labor.
Some companies offer frequent evaluations, merit raises, bonuses, and pay schedules that allow you to advance.
Benefits & Promotions
Benefits - Company provided supplements to salary, such as sick pay, vacation time, profit sharing plans, and health insurance.
Promotion - The ability to advance to positions of greater responsibility and higher pay.
Some features of employment could have a negative influence on your perspective of a job.
Employee Expenses - Any costs of working paid by the employee that are not reimbursed by the employer. ( EX: Costs of parking, transportation, and uniforms. )
Entrepreneurship
An entrepreneur is someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risks of a new business.
There are many opportunities for owning your own business:
Carry on a family business
Purchase an existing business or franchise
Start a new business from scratch
Lifelong Learner - Actively seeking new knowledge, skills, and experiences that will add to your professional and personal growth throughout your life.
Take More Classes to improve your knowledge level.
Upgrading - Advancing to a higher level of skill to increase your usefulness to an employer.
Retraining - Learning new and different skills so that an employee can retain the same level of employ-ability.
Many Companies offer technical courses to retrain their own employees.
Advanced Degrees - Specialized, intensive programs that prepare students for higher-level work responsibilities with more challenges and higher pay. ( EX: Master's Degree, Doctorate in a specialized field, Professional degree in specific field ).
Self-Assessment Inventory - Lists your strong and weak points along with plans for improvement as you prepare for a career.