Personal Career Development Plan Tech 190A Week 3 Lecture Personal Career Development Plan

Personal Career Development Plan A Career Development Plan is a written list of the short and long-term goals that employees have pertaining to their current and future jobs, and a planned sequence of formal and informal experiences to assist the employees in achieving their goals.

A Career Plan Should Ask and Answer the Following Questions: What do I want to be? Propose your career goal e.g. Vice President manufacturing, CEO xxx corporation, Director of engineering, general manager, director of operations etc. It should have: Specific career Specific job Full job description (Needs copy of sample announcement or job posting)

A Career Plan Should Ask and Answer the Following Questions: What do I need to get there? (Find competencies that make up the career goal) Full qualifications of folks who do such job or career Full description of requirements for those who do such career or job What do I have now? (Determine which competencies you possess)  Full description of the competencies you presently have

A Career Plan Should Ask and Answer the Following Questions: What more do I need to get what I want? Determine competencies you don't yet possess  Full description of what is required – what you don’t yet have How can I get what I need to meet my need? Determine how to acquire competencies you don't yet possess  Should show your planned pathway to meet the need.

Video Module 3: Business Verbal Communication Five (5) Rules of Effective Business Communication: Get their attention Communicate clear and concise information Get acknowledgement that the other person understood you Listen when someone is talking Properly terminate the communication cycle to ensure it is completed well   Body language plays a major role in business communication. Avoid negative body language.

Video Module 4: Introduction to the Business World Issues recent graduates entering the business world said they faced: Setting my own schedule or time management Not finding or seeing results/answers Balancing social life and work life Nobody knows anything

Seven (7) Points that will Help You Transition into Business World Integrate into the corporation (dressing etc.) Observe and follow corporate start times Take problems to your superior or boss Distinguish rumors from facts Learn to work with people and teams Create a positive reputation Network and learn

Video Module 11: Business Written Communication Ineffective business writing is a major problem in businesses today Most business writing is poorly written, muddled, plagued with jargons, and incomplete 33% of the nation’s workers don’t possess basic writing skills required for their positions Businesses are really crying out they need to have people who can write better Employees who have good business writing skills are at the top of promotion list

Five-Step Process to a Well Written Power Point Presentation Determine your objective and audience Gather and organize your information Begin writing Proofread and edit Verify proper distribution

Three Additional Rules in Writing Add background information Use summaries Suggest solutions Filling out forms