Understanding Taxes, Benefits, Insurance, & Career Planning

Be ready for all that paperwork on your first day at a new job.

What you'll learn

Understand W4s, W2s, & Income Taxes.

Understand health insurance, 401(k), IRAs, FSAs/HCAs, other types of insurance.

Understand why you need insurance, and how it works.

Understand how to develop your own career path.

Understand how to analyze a job offer.

Requirements

Learn everything you need to know with this course.

Description

Learn about everything related to starting a new job. Here are the things you wish they'd taught you in school, but now that you are adulting, you need to know.Understand what W4s and W2s are.How to withhold Income Taxes from your paycheck so the IRS doesn't come after you.Understand the benefits that may (or may not) come with your job, so you can make the choices that are best for your situation. Covers health insurance, 401(k), IRAs, FSAs/HCAs, other types of insurance.Why you need insurance, and how it works. Purchasing insurance, deductibles, the importance of having renters insurance, auto insurance, health insurance, making an insurance claim.Correcting your course, career development, career resilience, developing your own career path over the entire length of your career, taking stock of your talents and skills, College or Trades, learning a useful skill, importance of lifelong learning, working during the technological revolution, soft skills, pros & cons of traditional & non-traditional work, and entrepreneurialism.Working during the technological revolution, soft skills, pros & cons of traditional & non-traditional work, entrepreneurialism, multiple streams of income, keeping it professional on social media, finding a job today, starting at the top, when it's time to start looking for a new job, and analyzing a job offer.

Overview

Section 1: Understanding Taxes, Benefits, Insurance, and Career Planning

Lecture 1 The Taxman Cometh

Lecture 2 What Are Employee Benefits?

Lecture 3 How Insurance Works

Lecture 4 Finding Your Perfect Job, Part 1

Lecture 5 Finding Your Perfect Job, Part 2

This course is specifically designed for young adults, but is appropriate for anyone who desires a better understanding of career planning, benefits, taxes, and insurance.,The information in this course is specifically for residents of the United States.