WHAT JOB IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

By: Emily Bates

WHAT SKILLS DO YOU NEED? TOP 10!

1. VERBAL COMMUNICATION (Able to express your ideas clearly and confidently in speech)

2. TEAMWORK (Work confidently within a group)

3. COMMERCIAL AWARENESS (Understand the commercial realities affecting the organization.)

4. ANALYSING & INVESTIGATING (Gather information systematically to establish facts & principles. Problem solving.)

5. INITIATIVE/SELF MOTIVATION (Able to act on initiative, identify opportunities & proactive in putting forward ideas & solutions)

6. DRIVE (Determination to get things done. Make things happen & constantly looking for better ways of doing things.)

7. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (Able to express yourself clearly in writing)

8. PLANNING & ORGANISING (Able to plan activities & carry them through effectively)

9. FLEXIBILITY (Adapt successfully to changing situations & environments)

10. TIME MANAGEMENT (Manage time effectively, prioritizing tasks and able to work to deadlines.)

HOW YOU KNOW IT’S THE JOB FOR YOU?

Take a Look at all these things in Your Future Career.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

o What is the Salary?

( Is it High, Average or Low)o How much schooling do you need?

(do you need, 2, 4, or even 10 years)

CAREER CATEGORIES

1. Administration ( eg clerical, secretarial office work, business, financial)

2. Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations (promotions)

3. Agriculture, Animals and Plants (eg veterinary, landscape, horticulture, forestry)

4. Apprenticeships/Trades (carpenter, electrician, plumber, mechanic, hairdresser, see Fas list etc.)

5. Arts, Design, Sculpture

6. Business and Finance (eg accounting, banking, stockbroking, economics, pensions, insurance)

7. Civil Service, Local Government, Semi-State ( all categories of public service jobs)

8. Construction Professionals (architecture, surveying, engineering, technicians, Trades)

9. Computers / Information Technology

10. Education Teaching and Lecturing

11. Engineering / Technology/ Industry (eg civil, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, chemical)

12. Health & Safety (hygiene, cleaning, caring, supervision, best practices)

13. Human Resources and Recruitment (eg personnel/ employee services)

14. Humanities

15. Hotel, Catering (eg bar, hospitality, event management, food, drink )

16. Insurance and Pensions and Actuarial work

17. Languages (teacher, interpreter, translator, guide)

MORE…

1. Law Enforcement and Public Protection (eg defense, Gardaí, prison, security)

2. Legal Services, Political Services (eg solicitors, TDs, Ministers)

3. Leisure, Entertainment, Cultural, Sport and Performing Arts

4. Literary (author, writer, journalist)

5. Management - General

6. Manufacturing and Processing (eg products/goods production)

7. Maritime, Fishing and Aquatic Business (careers at sea)

8. Media, Communications, Publishing (eg communications, journalism, printing)

9. Medical, Para Medical, Health Care (eg medical, para-medical, nursing, pharmacy, complementary therapies)

10. Motor Industry

11. Music

12. Natural Resources and the Environment (eg planning, design, environmental care, landscaping, minerals )

13. Politics

14. Property Sales/Management (eg auctioneering and estate agency, health and safety, leasing)

15. Religion

16. Sales, Retail and Buying (eg customer services, wholesaling)

17. Scientific (eg laboratory research, physics, chemistry, food sc. earth sc. biology, medical )

18. Social Care, Psychology and Guidance Services

19. Tourism

20. Transport, Distribution (eg air, sea, road, rail, logistics, people, freight)

HIGH SCHOOL & POST-SECONDARY There are a lot of jobs that require

a second language so maybe think about in your future career requires one and if it does continue with one at your current high school.

Take electives that will benefit life after high school.

Take a look at all of your post-secondary options before deciding on one.

READ THIS…

JOB VALUES

Values are what are most important in your lives and careers. They are formed through families, real life experiences and most importantly our feelings. When talking about career planning, values generally refer to things we value in a career.

Ex: People value job security, money, structure

and a regular schedule. Others value leadership, excitement,

independence and family.

CAREER CHANGING…

The U.S. Bureaur of Labor Statistics through the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth in 1979 showed that people between the ages of 18 and 38 will hold more than 10 jobs.

Some Reasons: New challenges or opportunities that arise

(30%). Personal strengths and capabilities are not a

good fit with an organization (16%). The financial instability of an organization (13%). An organization relocated (12%). For the improvement of work/life balance (21%). The downsizing or the restructuring of an

organization (54%). Poor or ineffective leadership (25%). For better compensation and benefits (18%).

LIST OF PROFESSIONS

1. Academics,2 . Accountants,3. Actuaries, 4. Architects, 5. Audiologist ,

6. Clergymen, 7. Dentists,8. Economists, 9. Engineers, 10. Language professionals, 11. Lawyers, 12. Librarians,13. Nurses, 14. Pharmacists, 15.Physicians,16. Physiotherapists,17. Psychologists,18. Professional Pilots, 19. Radiographers,20. Scientists ,21. Social workers ,22. Speech-Language Pathologist ,23. Statisticians ,24. Surgeons ,25. Surveyors,26. TeachersETC…

THE ENDThanks For watching