1. Career Planning

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 2 Begin the process now You already know a lot about your career plan

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 3 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

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 4 Begin the process now We don’t find the right career— we create it! Many people will have 5 careers in a lifetime.

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 5 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

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 6 Begin the process now Name names –Name your job –Name your company, agency, or organization –Name your contacts –Name your location

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 7 More Career Planning Tips Get back to your purpose Change your mind when appropriate Use résumés to get interviews Be prepared to act like a free agent

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 8 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

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 9 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

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Career Planning- 10 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?