Career Planning
Begin the process now You already know a lot about your career plan Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Begin the process now Know your skills Skills are at the core of any job You already have many skills Content skills reflect your knowledge Transferable skills reflect your abilities across different content areas Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Begin the process now Career planning is a choice, not a discovery It is the bridge between our dreams and the reality of our future Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Begin the process now We don’t find the right career— we create it! You might have several careers during your lifetime. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Begin the process now Prepare for the evolving job market Plan for the possibility of several careers List the transferable skills you want to acquire Respond to changes in your career field Define and document how your skills contribute to an employer Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Begin the process now Name names Name your job Name your company, agency, or organization Name your contacts Name your location Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
More Career Planning Tips Remember your purpose Test your career choice, and be willing to change Complete your education Create a long term career plan Develop expert thinking and complex communication Use résumés to get interviews Be prepared to act like a free agent Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cruising for Jobs on the Internet Use the Internet to research companies Begin with “gateway” sites Send your résumé within an e-mail If you post your résumé on a Web page, avoid ads Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cruising for Jobs on the Internet Remember there are pitfalls It can be difficult for employers to find you on the Web Jobs posted on the Web are heavily skewed to certain fields Most jobs aren’t posted on the Web Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Job Skills for the 21st Century Three foundations Basic skills Thinking skills Personal qualities Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Job Skills for the 21st Century Five core competencies Resources Interpersonal skills Information Systems Technology Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Link to the World of Work Use the strategies in your textbook to promote success on the job Ask yourself: Why is it important to plan for my career now? Ask yourself: What can I use from this text to help me? Ask yourself: How I can apply what I’ve learned to meet my career goals? Ask Yourself: What if I began creating the life of my dreams now? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.