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Title: Thinking About the Future


1
Thinking About the Future
  • The High School Student
  • and
  • the Job Search

2
Todays Job Market
  • Many companies want to hire persons who have
    earned their high school diploma.
  • Many companies want to hire persons who have
    gained some specific work experience or training.
  • In some cases the company will consider any
    applicants.

3
Education It Pays for the Rest of Your Life
4
Education Makes A Difference
  • For many employers, a diploma is a basic
    requirement for any job applicant.
  • High School graduates receive more training than
    non-graduates and so are more likely to get
    higher-paying jobs.
  • High School graduates have shown the ability to
    work steadily and complete a project.

5
Education Makes A Difference
  • Technical schools, community colleges require
    that one be a high school graduate.
  • High School graduates are likely to get jobs with
    more responsibility than non-graduates.

6
Starting Pay for Jobs Requiring High School
Graduation But No Experience
7
Work Experience and/or Training
  • Regional Occupational Program prepares student to
    enter specific career areas including Business,
    Computer, and Health Careers.
  • Acquiring skills can set an individual apart from
    other potential candidates who may be vying for a
    similar position.
  • The armed services provide training for many
    kinds of jobs.

8
Unskilled/Less-educated Workers
  • Benefits dwindle for the unskilled along with
    wages.
  • Mandated improvements in work conditions would
    likely be paid for by wage cuts.
  • In some cases, employers have turned to temporary
    and contract workers whose pay packages do not
    include time off and other benefits.

9
Contemporary Reality for the Unskilled Laborer
  • Contractors had no trouble getting Asbestos
    Removal workers to do the job without
    respirators.
  • A few years ago a nursing assistant cared for
    seven patients. Today, it could be as many as 16.
  • As the economy slows down the worker who has
    little or no training will be the one most
    threatened.

10
Its Your Decision
  • The world is changing rapidly, especially in the
    ways people work.
  • To find a job that is right for you, you must
    keep alert to trends in society and to the ways
    in which businesses respond to these trends.
  • Every worker counts. Whatever your job, you can
    be an asset to your employer, to consumers, and
    to the entire economy.
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