Career Plan Development

Because of the changes in the workplace and workforce, you must provide your job seeker customers with career development services

Career Plan Development Your role as a workforce development professional is to help job seekers – Strategically plan for a career – Become more career focused Job seekers have to be – Willing to change – Creative in their approach – Logical in their analysis

Career Plan Development Change is “unknown” and can be scary You, as a workforce professional, will have to help job seekers move outside their comfort zone by – Helping customers see the positive aspects of their career change – Helping customers be creative in their approach to career changes through exploration – Helping customers logically examine the information from assessments and career research to make solid and attainable decisions

Definition What is Career Development? – A process by which individuals Define career goals Prepare for, search for and retain employment Build skills, advance, and change employment

Career Plan Development Process Career Exploration Assessments Planning

Conclusion Next: –M–Module two will lead you and Anny through the assessment process –M–Module three will guide you through the career exploration process –M–Module four will guide you through the development of an action plan