1. Career Development Annette Weeres, RN BScN MN Heidi Birks, RPN

2. Overview Introduction to Career Directions© Why do you need a mentor? How do you prepare for your interview?

3. Why Career Planning is Important? Career planning is a strategy (donnerwheeler, 2009)

4. Career Plan = Successful Vision Professional Development is a life long process

5. Take Control to Make Dreams Reality Only you can make your career dream a reality

6. Career Directions© Scanning your Environment

7. Career Conversations

8. Career Directions© Self Assessment

9. Career Directions© Creating your Career Vision

10. Career Directions© Developing your Strategic Plan NOW HOW WHERE

11. Career Directions© Marketing Yourself

12. Career Directions© Sustaining your Career Plan Self Assessment Visioning Planning Marketing Scanning

13. Advancing Your Career Through Mentorship

14. Why have a mentor? Mentors have more experience and can provide access to information

15. How do I find a mentor?

16. Supports

17. Preparing for the Interview

18. Preparation

19. The Interview

20. Following Up

21. Resources To access the Interviewing Resources www.rpnao.orgwww.rpnao.org Careers Career Directions Marketing Interviewing For more assistance contact CareerAdvisor@rpnao.org CareerAdvisor@rpnao.org