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Financial Fitness for Life, Chapter 4: Choosing a Career

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Matthew Gherman
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

– Discuss skills necessary to choose and excel at a career.

– Analyze changing and emerging job markets.

– Review relevant activities for students.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment, Market Structure

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In this personal finance webinar, find lessons and activities to help students identify skills needed for jobs in the next decade.

Description

An overview of Chapter 4: Choosing a Career.

We will look at activities, videos, articles and projects to help students with the skills and decision making questions important for choosing a new career.

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