Career Planning

This presentation will help you in planning your career by This presentation will help you in planning your career by Understanding where you areUnderstanding where you are Deciding where you want to beDeciding where you want to be Making the changes and adjustments necessary to get thereMaking the changes and adjustments necessary to get there

Understanding Yourself What is the kind of work I like to do? What is the kind of work I like to do? What activities give me the most satisfaction? What activities give me the most satisfaction? What is the environment in which I would like to work? What is the environment in which I would like to work? What kind of people do I like to work with? What kind of people do I like to work with? What kind of abilities do I want to build on? What kind of abilities do I want to build on?

How to Understand oneself? Reflect Reflect Talk to colleagues, friends and mentors Talk to colleagues, friends and mentors Undergo formal assessments Undergo formal assessments

Key Questions What motivates you? What motivates you? What is your idea of an ‘ideal’ job? What is your idea of an ‘ideal’ job? What makes you excited? What makes you excited? What kind of job would be most fulfilling? What kind of job would be most fulfilling? What kind of work should you stay away from? What kind of work should you stay away from? Where are you weak? Where are you weak? Where should you change or improve? Where should you change or improve?

What are your deep interests? Hands – Assembly, operation and repair of machines Hands – Assembly, operation and repair of machines Words – Reading, writing, speaking Words – Reading, writing, speaking Senses – Observation, inspection, diagnosis Senses – Observation, inspection, diagnosis Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing, prioritizing Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing, prioritizing Creativity – Invention, design Creativity – Invention, design Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things, decoration Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things, decoration Leadership – Initiating new projects, organizing, direction, decision making Leadership – Initiating new projects, organizing, direction, decision making

The Art of Job Sculpting Job sculpting involves aligning career goals with deeply embedded life interests Job sculpting involves aligning career goals with deeply embedded life interests Timothy Butler and James Waldroop have identified the following embedded life interests: Timothy Butler and James Waldroop have identified the following embedded life interests: - Application of technology - Application of technology - Quantitative Analysis - Quantitative Analysis - Theory development and conceptual thinking - Creative production - Creative production - Counseling & mentoring - Counseling & mentoring - Managing people & relationships - Managing people & relationships - Enterprise control - Influence through language & ideas

Skill Assessment Communication skills Communication skills - Writing - Writing - Presentation - Presentation - Negotiating - Negotiating - Conflict resolution - Conflict resolution - Giving & receiving - Giving & receiving - feedback - feedback - Influencing - Influencing - Editing - Editing

Skill Assessment Technology Skills Technology Skills - Keyboard - Keyboard - Word process - Word process - Spread sheet - Spread sheet - Presentation - Presentation - Graphics - Graphics

Skill Assessment Financial Skills Financial Skills - Financial Analysis - Financial Analysis - Cost Accounting - Cost Accounting - Budgeting - Budgeting - Forecasting - Forecasting

Other Skills Supervisory skills Supervisory skills Interpersonal skills Interpersonal skills Self management skills Self management skills Sales & marketing skills Sales & marketing skills Project management skills Project management skills Physical & manual dexterity skills Physical & manual dexterity skills

Career Ladders Stages through which people move on to more challenging positions Stages through which people move on to more challenging positions What career ladders are available? What career ladders are available? How can I take advantage of them? How can I take advantage of them? What skills & experience are needed to climb up the next step? What skills & experience are needed to climb up the next step? What kind of gaps exist? What kind of gaps exist? What training is needed to fill the gaps? What training is needed to fill the gaps?

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