Career Planning 959

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CAREERPLANNING

[email protected]

THE MENTORTHE MENTOR


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Organization of talk.

What is career planning ?

Glimpse of career planning process

How important is career planning

Career planning done by : Individuals

Organizations

Guidelines



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What is career??

Job vs. Career Job What can I do now to make money?

Career Chosen Profession for your life. Requires awillingness to get the training needed to build your skillsfor the future.

A career is the work a person does. It is thesequence of jobs that an individual has heldthroughout his or her working life E.g. occupationof nursing.



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Career planning whats that??

Career planning consists

of activities and actionsthat you take to achieve

your individual careergoals



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Deeper insight

It is the life- long process a person goes

through to learn about himself such as purpose,

personality

interests

skills

talents

Develop a self- concept, learn about careers,and work situations

Make a career choice, while developing and

coping social skills



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Career planning : An ongoing process

Here You

Explore your interests andabilities

Strategically plan yourcareer goals

Create your future worksuccess by designing

learning and action plansto help you achieve yourgoals.



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Contd..

The major focus is matching personal goals andopportunities that are realistically available.

Career planning is building bridges from ones

current job/career to next job/career.

Well-conceived career plan is flexible toaccommodate changing opportunities for

development



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How important is career planning?

People leave an organisation due to lack of careergrowth

Deeper focus on an employees aims and aspirations

Degree of clarity Helps in identifying handicaps & the blind spots to

overcome

Significant motivator

Key retention tool

Critical human resource strategy



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Contd

HighHigh--levellevel visionvision andand goalsgoals ofof companycompany

areare clearlyclearly mademade knownknown toto employeesemployees

GrowthGrowth ofof anan organisationorganisation isisintrinsicallyintrinsically linkedlinked withwith thethe growthgrowth ofof

anan individualindividual

MatchingMatching organizationorganization visionvision &&employeesemployees aspirationsaspirations isis mustmust



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The top management

view it as aview it as a

tool fortool for

succession planningsuccession planning

The manager

sees careersees career

planningplanning

as a retentionas a retention

AndAndmotivationalmotivational

tooltool

A typicalEmployee

views a careerviews a career

planningplanning

ProgrammeProgramme

as a path toas a path to

upwardupward

mobilitymobility

Win-Win situation

for all



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Whose responsible for planning ones career??

Individual Organization



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Self Assessment

Academic/ Career

options

Relevant /Practical

Experience

Job Search Individual careerplanning process



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1. Self- Assessment

Aware of theinterrelationship betweenself and occupational choice

Start by: Learning interests, abilities,

skills, and work values

Listing accomplishments

Under

standing physical andpsychological needs

Assessing aspirations andmotivation level

Deciphering personal traits and

characteristics

Personality

Interests Abilities

Values



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1. Self- AssessmentCompetency Areas

Gain self-awareness

Improve self-confidence

Understand time and

stress management

Develop

personal/professional

management skills

Strategies For Gaining

Competencies

Take exploratory classes

Identify personality style

Identify work values

Demonstrate skills in

overcoming self-defeatingbehaviors

Identify symptoms ofstress



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2. Academic / Career options2. Academic / Career options Investigate the world of work in greater

depth, narrow a general occupationaldirection into a specific one

Start by: Learning academic and career entrancerequirements

Learning related majors and careers toone's interests

Investigating education and tr

ainingrequired

Learning skills and experience required

Planning academic and careeralternatives

Learning job market trends THE MENTORTHE MENTOR


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2. Academic /

Career optionsCompetency Areas Gain research and

investigative skills

Practice decision-making,problem solving andcritical thinking skills

Increase understanding ofhow abilities, interests, andvalues matchcareer/academicrequirements

Strategies For Gaining Competencies

Read occupational resources

Get assistance from a counselor

Talk to people who work in yourareas of interest

Attend Job/Career Fairs and/orCareer Panels

transferable skills should be begained



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3. Relevant / Practical experience

Gain practical experience through internships,

cooperative education etc..

Start by:

Testing new skills and try diverse experiences

Deciding the type oforganization in which to

volunteer or work

Assessing likes and dislikes of work values, skills,work environments,

Assessing if additional/different courseworkor

skills are needed for your targeted career goalsTHE MENTORTHE MENTOR


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3. Relevant / Practical experience3. Relevant / Practical experience

Competency Areas

Gain an appreciation forworking with individuals fromdiverse cultures

Understand and practice ethicalbehavior

Gain supervisory/leadership/

teamwork skills

Enhance self-management skills

Obtain work related,transferable skills

Develop conflict resolution skills

Strategies For GainingCompetencies

Attend relevant conferencesand seminars

Become familiar with worksettings and job descriptions

Practice making decisions bysupervising a group of people

Talk to alumnus/a about yourcareer goals

Work part-time or duringsummer



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4. Job Search Start by:

Learning how to prepare resume and cover letters,

and complete employment applications

Learning and implementing job search strategies

Learning and practicing interviewing skills

Narrow your choices



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4. Job SearchCompetency Areas

Ability correspondent in acoherent, professionalmanner

Communicate verbally in aclear, concise manner

Effectively use networking,

problem-solving, anddecision making to reach

career goals

Develop budgeting skills inrelation to the job search,travel, and relocation

Strategies For GainingCompetencies

Register

with CareerPlanning & Placement

Services

Review resume with acareer counselor

Receive referrals



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Direction

Career Time

Transitions

Career planning options

Projected Outcome

Organizational career planning process



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Organizational career planning process

1. Direction Assessing employee wants and organizational needs

common goal setting

2. Career time Relates to distance & speed of an employee

How far & how fast can employee move on career path??

3. Transition

Relates to changes expected to a car

eer

goal Analyzing transition factors

Setting goals and a timetable



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4. Career planning options Advancement.

Lateral

Change to Lower Grade Mobility.

Job Enrichment

Exploratory Research

5. Projected Outcome Calculate the risks attached

How well will it pay off?



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Some important guidelines

Employees

Discuss anyconcerns regarding career or

professional development with supervisor

Its your career, take all necessary initiative

Supervisors/ Managers

Make career planning an ongoing process

Explain employees importance of growth, need for

change

Personal commitment



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Acquire skills tobe a good developer

Give essential feedback to employees

Provide a work environment that is conducive

Supportive and motivational atmosphere

Organizational Existence of supportive organizational structure suitable to

employees needs

Provide resources dollars and time



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Career Planning is NOT

Leaving the decision to chance

Getting information and never deciding

Going along with someone elses plans

Its OUR future. WE need to make

our career decision!!


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