Career Ready: Creating a career path Getting started, thinking ahead Career Development Centre
Career Ready: Creating a career path Thinking ahead about work in the 21st century Knowing yourself Discovering opportunities Making decisions Taking action
Where are you going? UP ANYWHERE EVERYWHERE THERE ACROSS SOMEWHERE
DON’T PANIC
change is constant uncertainty can be helpful
We can imagine the future but we can’t predict it.
environment technology globalisation
Imagine… 6-12 major career shifts variety locations situations, environments, teams cycles of paid, unpaid work, study and training full-time, part-time, casual, solo, team and project roles
6 job titles that didn’t exist before 1989 Social Media Strategist E Commerce Consultant App Developer Information Architect Genetic Counsellor 3-D Printing Professional
What will your career path look like?
Career Development Association of Australia Career development refers to the process of managing learning, work, leisure and transitions at all ages and stages of life. Career Development Association of Australia
my ning skills a career plan
Career cycle model
reflect research make decisions plan take risks persist collaborate THINGS TO DO research make decisions plan take risks persist collaborate learn
What do you know about change? recovering from an illness starting school doing new subjects moving house making a new friend learning to drive beginning uni leaving home starting a part-time job moving schools facing loss travelling
Key points about work in the 21st century It’s your career – you need to manage it. Your career is a work-in progress and you’ll make many career decisions throughout your life. Change will keep happening. Uncertainty is part of life. Life-long learning, resilience and a growth mindset will help you navigate change and create your own career pathways.
Next step: Work through the readings and activities on ‘thinking ahead about work in the 21st Century.’