1. Definition of career management Dr Tina Davies Windmills Champion 13 th January 2010

2. What is a Career? “the sequence of a person’s life and work experiences over time” “the sequence of a person’s life and work experiences over time” efinition adapted by Hughes and currently supported by Definition adapted by Hughes and currently supported by the Modernising Medical Careers Group ™

3. “work has to be framed within the “work has to be framed within the larger context of a life worth living!” larger context of a life worth living!” ‘’take control of your career” John Lees ‘’take control of your career” John Lees ™

5. Career management support can help trainees to: become more self aware become more self aware define what you want from a career define what you want from a career keep on a realistic and achievable track keep on a realistic and achievable track help to generate options help to generate options identify where and how to explore further or find out more information identify where and how to explore further or find out more information help to take things forward help to take things forward TAKE CONTROL

6. Career management opportunity to think and reflect on your career opportunity to think and reflect on your career crucial part of doctors training and development crucial part of doctors training and development

7. What is Career Management? create a definition of career management? ™

8. Modernising Medical Careers Definition Career Management: A proactive process to career development, career exploration, career decision making and personal learning which may be facilitated by a range of processes and activities ™

9. Factors that affect our career choices and situation personality personality values values ambition ambition drive drive experience experience qualifications qualifications motivations motivations finances finances health/stress causers health/stress causers social situation social situation drive to learn drive to learn strengths and weaknesses strengths and weaknesses skills skills self awareness self awareness vision/hopes for the future vision/hopes for the future perceived & real barriers perceived & real barriers

10. OBJECTIVES introduce Windmills and a 5 stage career model to support you moving forward consider your current career situation explore your motivation and commitment consider what motivates you in work create a 5 year plan/picture for work and life set specific actions for moving forward ™