1. 1 CAREER PATHWAYS Welcome to…. Module 3 Skills Assessment: Strategic Career Thinking

2. 2 CAREER PATHWAYS Sponsored by the Joint Career Transition Committee Module 3 in a series of 10 independent modules

3. 3 OBJECTIVES Save $ by creating 1 interdepartmental program Make career planning part of the culture Use modules for flexibility, affordability Create a ‘common language’

4. 4 Overview of Career Pathways 5 Core modules: 1.Career Planning 2.Testing & Assessment 3.Skills Assessment: Strategic Career Thinking 4.Personal Learning Plans 5.Career Portfolios 2 Supporting modules for managers 6.Performance Management 7.Career Coaching 3 Mobility modules 8.Competitions, 9.Resumes 10.Interviews

5. 5 SKILLS ASSESSMENT - Overview Comprehensive assessment or snapshot of where you are today Examination of skills Most important career values and contributions Strategic Career Thinking

6. 6 STRATEGIC CAREER MANAGEMENT Looking Inward Looking Outward Looking Forward

7. 7 BRAINSTORMING My dissatisfier What I have tried so far My ideas for improvement What do you think would help?

8. 8 SUCCESS STORIES Remembering and acknowledgment Writing into resumes and portfolios Telling others about your strengths Interviewing to identify your assets

9. 9 “The More Important Your Cheese Is To You, The More You Want To Hold On To It.” Who Moved My Cheese

10. 10 If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct.

11. 11 Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old.

12. 12 The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Find New Cheese.

13. 13 It Is Safer To Search In The Maze Than Remain In A Cheeseless Situation.

14. 14 Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come.

15. 15 The Handwriting on the Wall Change Happens They keep moving the cheese Anticipate Change Get ready for the cheese to move Monitor Change Smell the cheese often so you know when it’s getting old Adapt to Change Quickly The quicker you let go of old cheese the sooner you can enjoy new cheese Change Move with the cheese Enjoy Change Savor the adventure and enjoy the taste of new cheese Be Ready to Change Quickly & Enjoy It Again & Again

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17. 17 STRATEGIC THINKING “I skate to where I think the puck will be” Wayne Gretzky

18. 18 5 P’s Person Perspective Place Possibilities Plan

19. 19 EXPLORING OPTIONS L (lateral) E (enrich) V (vertical) E (explore) R (realign) R (relocate)

20. 20 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Putting it all together Journaling and sharing Wrap-up