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Understanding
understanding myself and my options
Knowing the options
Defining work terms
Sometimes people
use words like "career", "occupation"
or "job" to talk about the same thing. However,
each of these terms means something different:
- Career is a sequence of occupations
and other life roles that express a person's commitment
to work and reflects a pattern of self-development.
Each person has one lifelong career that may include
many occupations and jobs.
- Occupation is a grouping of jobs with common tasks that require similar skills.
- Job is a paid position with specific
duties, tasks and responsibilities in a particular
place of work.
| James'
friend Claire knew she wanted a career where
she could give back to the community. She
eventually settled into the occupation of
social worker, with a job as a child advocate for the county. |
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| Ella's
friend Ben spent his entire career in the
health care industry. When he first
started out he chose nursing as his occupation
and got a job as an emergency room attendant
at the local hospital. |
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