So why is it important to have a job or a career? Here are six great reasons:
1. A good day is a pay day. If you have a job or a career, you can earn money. And if you can earn money, you can buy things you need, pay your bills, have a place to live, and basically do things you want to do. Without money, you can't do much!
1. A good day is a pay day. If you have a job or a career, you can earn money. And if you can earn money, you can buy things you need, pay your bills, have a place to live, and basically do things you want to do. Without money, you can't do much!
2. Having a job or career makes you feel good. That's right! Knowing
you can do something well and earn money for your skills is a great
feeling.
3. When you work, you contribute to the community. And you help
make the economy stronger. You're a productive citizen and a valued
community member.
4. Working helps you develop new skills, learn new things, and
create a record of employment. Later, when you want a better job, or
if you want to go to college, your work experiences can help you to
do that.
5. When you work, you meet new people and expand your circle of
relationships. And some of your "work friends" may stick with you
longer than a particular job.
6. Last but not least, when you have a job or a career, you
have self-respect, dignity, and self-worth. You are being
responsible and making sure that you can take care of yourself. You
are creating a solid foundation you can build on to have a
successful future.
Your first job may not be the kind of job you want forever, but it
will give you skills you can use for a career that will last much
longer. So how do you get started? Probably the most important thing
is to start thinking about you. Most people have to find out about
themselves before they can think about what they might want to do
for work. This site will help you start thinking about who you are, what you need and what you want.
continue to "What Do I Want to Do?"
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