IFWF Educational Program for Teenagers
Careers
About Us
Contents
1 Set Your Goals
1.1 Understanding Yourself and Individual Differences
1.2 Career Goals .
2 Exploring Industries and Career Paths
2.1 Exploring Key Industry Sectors
2.2 Finance Careers
3 Job Search Strategies
3.1 Types of Jobs
3.2 Job Applications
3.3 Interviews
3.4 Benefits
4 Qualities for Workplace Success
4.1 Professionalism and responsibilities
4.2 Organization and productivity
4.3 Teamwork and communication
1 Set Your Goals
1.1 Understanding Yourself and Individual Differences
Key Vocabulary:
• Individual Differences: The ways people are unique based on their background, skills, and interests.
• Values: Principles or standards that are most important to you and guide your decisions.
• Self-Reflection: The process of thinking deeply about your feelings, values, and experiences to understand yourself better.
Sample Activity:
• Personal Inventory Worksheet: Create a list of your hobbies, favorite subjects, and achieve ments. Then, write about how these reflect your values and strengths.
• Self-Reflection Questions: Answer questions like, “What makes me feel proud?” and “What activities do I enjoy most?”.
• Diversity Game: Write down the different interests and goals with your classmates and friends to see how individual differences affect career paths.
Further Resources:
• Free online personality tests like 16Personalities.com to learn more about yourself. • TED Talk: ”The Power of Individual Differences” by Rita Pierson.
1.2 Career Goals
Key Vocabulary:
• Career Goals: Objectives related to the type of work you want to do in the future. Example: A career goal might be becoming a doctor to help people stay healthy.
Real-world Example: Someone who loves animals might set a career goal of becoming a veterinarian.
• Short-term Goals: Goals you want to achieve soon, like in the next few months or years. Example: Completing a computer programming course this year.
• Long-term Goals: Goals that take more time to achieve, often involving big accomplish ments.
Example: Becoming a manager at a tech company in ten years.
Sample Activity:
• Imagine Your Future: Create a visual representation of your dream career and the steps to get there, using images and words from online sources.
• Career Role Models: Research a successful person who shares a hobby or interest with you. Write a short paragraph about how their interests shaped their career.
• Goal Setting: Write one short-term and one long-term career goal.
Further Resources:
• Career planning tools from websites like CareerExplorer.com or CareerOneStop.org.
2 Exploring Industries and Career Paths
(To include: Industries, Extractive, Manufacturing, Service, Trades, Research and Development, Arts and Culture, Nonprofit and government, Finance careers - accountant, Cash manager, trea surer, CFO, Controller)
2.1 Exploring Key Industry Sectors
Key Vocabulary:
• Industry: A group of businesses or organizations that produce similar goods or services. Example: The healthcare industry includes hospitals, clinics, and pharmaceutical companies.
Real-world Example: The technology industry consists of companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
• Extractive Industry: Industries that involve taking natural resources from the earth. Example: Mining, fishing, and oil drilling are extractive industries.
• Manufacturing Industry: Industries that make products using raw materials and machinery. Example: Factories that produce cars, clothing, or electronics.
• Service Industry: Industries that provide services rather than physical products. Example: Education, healthcare, and hospitality.
• Research and Development (RD): The process of creating new products or improving exist ing ones through innovation and experimentation.
Real-world Example: Pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer invest heavily in RD.
• Arts and Culture Industry: Industries focused on creative expression and preserving cultural heritage.
Example: Careers in music, theater, or museum curation.
Real-world Example: Broadway productions are part of the arts and culture industry.
• Nonprofit and Government: Organizations that focus on public service rather than profit making.
Example: Charities, public schools, and government agencies.
Real-world Example: The American Red Cross is a nonprofit, while city hall is part of local government.
Sample Activity:
• Local Industry Research: Research one major industry in your community. Write a para graph about its impact on jobs and the economy.
• Industry Matching Game: Match a list of jobs (e.g., nurse, software developer, miner) to the correct industry.
Further Resources:
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Industry Profiles.
• Interactive tools from CareerOneStop.org.
• Local government websites for information on public sector jobs.
2.2 Finance Careers
3 Job Search Strategies
(To include: Online research for a job, Internship, Informational Interviews, Networking, Testing, Internet, Newspapers, Headhunters, Full-time and part-time, Contract work, Telecommuting, Ben efits, Salary, Job applications and resumes, Cover letters, Interviewing and tips, Jobs and economy)
3.1 Types of Jobs
3.2 Job Applications
3.3 Interviews
3.4 Benefits
4 Qualities for Workplace Success
(To include: Job performance - behavior, Professionalism and responsibilities, Organization and productivity, Teamwork and communication, Written communication, Honesty)
4.1 Professionalism and responsibilities
4.2 Organization and productivity
4.3 Teamwork and communication