1. Strategic Early Career Planning Rachel O’Brien, Allegheny College Preparing for an Academic Career in Geosciences Workshop: Summer 2010

2. Strategic goal(s) Tactical actions The hierarchy of planning

3. Paving the path of your career

5. “Look, Ma...no hands!” Paving the path of your career

6. Who am I as a professional? Where do I want to be? What do I want to accomplish? Strategic Planning

7. Academics as intellectual entrepreneurs A key strategic notion

8. Entrepreneurs Autonomous (need to control and direct) Attracted to a challenge; hardworking Proactive; sense of urgency Focused on the customer Conceptual ability, comprehensive awareness, numerical literacy Ability to accept & create change Self-confident Disciplined Good health, emotional stability

9. Intellectual entrepreneurs The personal driver: Joy of generating and sharing new knowledge The Academy: Intellectual autonomy with a foundation of financial and logistical support The results: An opportunity to take charge and run with your ideas and imagination.

10. A maritime analogy You earn a captain’s license  You are selected to be a commander  Your institution provides the vessel and a navigational chart  You choose when and where to journey for the next 20-40 years

11. Research and observation Planning and managing Developing Participating Getting you there: key tactical actions

12. Research and observation on getting a job and early career success –Reading literature, attending workshops, building networks, using mentors Planning and managing Developing Participating Key tactical actions

13. Research and observation Planning and managing –All aspects of your career Developing Participating Key tactical actions

14. Early career metric Job candidate metric Semester on a page Examples of planning and management tools

15. Early career metric

16. Job candidate metric

17. Semester on a page

18. Research and observation Planning and managing Developing Participating Key tactical actions

19. Research and observation Planning and managing Developing –Your teaching, your research, your personal skills Participating Key tactical actions

20. Research and observation Planning and managing Developing Participating –As a citizen of your Department, institution, profession –As an individual: locally, globally Key tactical actions

21. Realization: You have the privilege of navigating Move forward intentionally, mindfully, strategically Remember your responsibility to others Enjoy the journey!