________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Career Planning & Maintenance IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee Presenter: See Notes Pages for additional information

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Seminar Overview Why plan your career? How to plan your career How to maintain a rewarding career

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt What Is A Career? What is a career? What makes a good career?

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Why Plan Your Career? You are responsible for your own career. Jobs are not permanent. Increases your chances of job satisfaction.

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Why Is Career Planning So Uncommon? No sense of urgency Leads to difficult life questions Sets goals and increases stress Uncovers unexamined career assumptions

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt How To Plan Your Career

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Developing Your Career Plan Begin where you are right now Consider assignments or projects that you would like, as well as jobs or positions Include opportunities where you can contribute and learn

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Gather Personal History This personal history is your portfolio Good for constructing resumes Helps with self-assessment

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Self-Assessment Identify skills Identify field of interest Identify important work values

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Self Assessment – A Look Back Think of a time when you felt really good about your work. Make this a specific occasion. What were you doing or what had you just finished doing? Were others involved? If so, how? What made this time especially satisfying?

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Knowing What Is Important To You What were you doing? Lets you know what type of skills you enjoy using most How were others involved? Provides information about if and how you want to interact with others at work. What made this particularly satisfying? Gives information about some of your work values.

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Work Values Mental Stimulation Work-Life Balance Self Esteem Teamwork Helping Others Continuous Learning Security Recognition Responsibility Location Friendships Pleasant Environment Challenge Social Contribution

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Assessment Resources What Color Is Your Parachute? Corporate web sites Thomas Register Your network Resource: The Engineers Guide to Lifelong Employability

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Career Maintenance

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Maintenance Activities Keep current technically Keep current professionally Keep personal history up-to-date Network

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Networking Get good information on the state of the industry A network takes time to build When to network How to network

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT Success is what others see – company you work for, projects you complete, job title, etc. Fulfillment focuses on your level of satisfaction – how you feel about what you have done and are doing. May be higher on success and lower on fulfillment or higher on fulfillment and lower on success.

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt PERSONAL SUCCESS / FULFILLMENT Success Low High Fulfillment Low High

________________ Employment & Career Services Committee career-plan-maint.ppt Summary You are responsible for your own career Do a new self-assessment every few years Look for opportunities to work or volunteer that include the skills and values most important to you Be aware of your professional environment Network