Discovering Your Career Passion

Location: POD 60Phone: (416) 979 – 5177Email: career@ryerson.caHours: Mon – Thu 8:30 am – 6:30 pm/Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

PDAP: Career Development Workshops

Get ReadyKnow yourself and what you

want

Get SetPresent yourself with style

GOMake your move

• Discovering Your Nutrition Career Passion

• The “Wow” Factor: Resumes & Cover Letters that Stand Out

• Job Search Strategies that Maximize Results

• Interview Techniques that Land the Job

• LinkedIn: Developing Career Connections & Effective Profiles

• Nutrition Grad School Application Essentials

“Most job-hunters who fail to find their dream job, fail not because they lack information about the job market, but because they lack information about

themselves.”

~ Richard Bolles

Agenda

1. Objectives of Career Exploration

2. Components of Self Assessment

• Values – Card Sort• Interests• Personality• Skills – Card Sort

3. Career Resources• Mega• Macro• Micro

4. Summary

Objectives of Career ExplorationSelf-assessment is the first step of the career planning process. It allows you to learn more about your:

• An informed career decision• Information for a strong resume• Self knowledge for interviews

• Interests • Skills • Personality • Values

• Natural talents• Work styles • Unique strengths in

relation to career fields and titles

The result is:

Components of Self Assessment

Values What is important to you

• E.g.) Wealth, status, independence, security, etc.

Interests What you enjoy doing

• E.g.) Taking photos, playing basketball, socializing, etc.

Personality

What drives/motivates you, communication styles, needs, and attitudes

Skills

What you are good at

• E.g.) Public speaking, computer programming, coordinating, etc.

VALUES

Values• Beliefs we develop early in life

– right and wrong, good and bad

• Shaped by family, culture, education, religion, socialization processes

• Some maintained for life, others may change

• E.g.) Career choices, children, financial stability, health, religious beliefs, job security

Identifying Values: Card SortSort cards according to 3 parameters:

• What I Strongly Value• What I Value At Times• What I Don’t Value

After:• List your 10 Most Essential Values

These 10 essential values will help you:• Identify appropriate career choices by matching

your work values with characteristics of occupations

INTERESTS

Interests Activity

List 5 activities you enjoy…

List 3 activities you find boring…

If you had no schedule, how would you spend:• A day…• A week…• A year…

I prefer to work with:

People ____ Ideas ____ Things ____

PERSONALITYCommunication and

Work Styles

Driver

Must be free and not tied down

Like to try new things

Are impulsive Can survive major

setbacks Enjoy the

immediate Are generous Enjoy action Are cheerful Like working with

things

Like to belong to groups

Feel obligations strongly

Have strong work ethic

Need order Are realistic Find tradition

important Are willing to do

a job when asked Are serious Are committed to

society’s standards

Like to control things

Want to be highly competent

Are the most self-critical of all temperaments

Strive for excellence

Judge people on their merits

Cause people to feel they don’t measure up

Live for their work Are highly

creative Tend to focus on

the future.

Are constantly is search of their “self”

Want to know the meanings of things

Value integrity Write fluently Are romantics Have difficulty

placing limits on work

Are highly personable

Appreciate people

Get along with all temperaments

Conservative Investigative Social

SKILLS

Skills Assessment

Hard / Technical Skills:• Measurable• Factual knowledge • Specific processes/

procedures• Learned during formal

training, at school or on the job

Soft / Transferable Skills: • Talent that can

“transfer” from one field of study, job, leisure activity to another

• Acquired throughout entire life: school, work, extracurriculars, volunteering, hobbies

Identifying Skills: Card SortSort cards according to 3 parameters:

• What I Like To Do• What I Would Like To Learn• What I Don’t Like To Do

After:• List the top 10 skills you would like to use or learn

These 10 skills will help you:• Identify appropriate career choices by matching

your work skills with characteristics of occupations

IntroductionDiscover resources to learn about:• Career options• Skills & qualifications• Wages & salary• Work conditions

• Expanding/contracting fields• Occupational outlooks• Work availability (i.e. local,

provincial, national)

Business

EntrepreneurshipAdvertising & Promotions ManagerMarketing Communications/DevelopmentMarket ResearchProduct SpecialistHuman Resource ManagerConsumer Relations ConsultantHealth Care Sales RepresentativeProgram Coordinator

Dietetics / Registered Dietitian

ClinicalHealth CarePrivate PracticeCommunity Health Centre DietitianPublic Health Nutritionist

Education

Elementary School TeacherHigh School Teacher (Science/Family Studies)Educational Consultant

Food Industry

Food StylistNutrition ConsultantFood Specialist / EconomistFreelance Writer

Food Service Management & Hospitality

Nursing Home AdministratorDietary TechnicianHospitality ManagerDirector of Hospitality Services

Health Promotion

Public Health Policy & AdministrationHealth Promoter / EducatorConsultanteHealthLactation Consultant

Regulatory Affairs

Food InspectionQuality Assurance Manager / Director

Health Research & Food Science

Food ScientistLab TechnicianResearch and DevelopmentProcess TechnologistProduct DevelopmentTest Kitchen Assistant / ManagerHealth Researcher

MEGA: National Occupational Classification (NOC)

Used to learn & understand Canadian occupations:

• Aptitudes• Education requirements • Work settings

• Duties• Skills • Interests

MEGA: National Occupational Classification (NOC)

Step 1 Go to: http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc

Step 2

Search for occupations in Canada:• On the left: Search the NOC• Choose: Index of titles• Select: Alphabetical search

Step 3

Employability Skills Identification: • Review NOC info for your chosen profile• Identify main skills required for position • Use description as a guide to build your

resume and cover letter

MEGA: Working In Canada (LMI)

What is Labour Market Information (LMI)?

MEGA: Working In Canada (LMI)

Step 1 Go to: http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca

Step 2

Explore Careers by:• Occupation• Wages & Outlooks• Education Program • Skills & Knowledge

Additional Tips:• Review list of local employers to get an idea of

companies you might be able to work for

Explore Careers By Occupation Job Market Report Where to Look for Job Opportunities Local Employers

MACRO: Career Cruising

4 Main Sections:

• Explore Assessments• Explore Careers • Education and Training• Employment

Additional Sections:

• Weekly quiz• Featured careers• Portfolio building

MACRO: Career Cruising

Activity

Complete the Career Cruising work sheet for an occupation that you are interested in

Username: ryersoncruise

Password: 00ru01f

http://www.careercruising.com

MICRO: Almanacs & Directories

Find out who is doing the type of work you like, and/or if there are opportunities available:

Examples

The Canada Student Employment Guide

The Canadian Hidden Job Market Directory

Scott’s Directories

Canada’s Top 100 Employers

Canadian Almanac & Directory

MICRO: Online Resources

Find out who is doing the type of work you like, and/or if there are opportunities available:

• www.ryerson.ca/career • www.talentegg.ca

• www.ca.indeed.com • www.careeredge.ca • www.211toronto.ca • www.charityvillage.com • www.linkedin.com/studentjobs • www.canadastop100.com/national

MICRO: Eluta

www.eluta.ca/search_new_grad

Introduction

What is LinkedIn?

NetworkingBuild your network on LinkedIn:• Add connections• Groups• “People” search

• Find Alumni• Contacts

“Be LinkedIn, or be left out!”

SummaryTo discover a career that is suitable for you, it is important to conduct a self-assessment on your:

VALUESINTERESTS

PERSONALITYSKILLS

Resources

Career Assessments:• Strong Interest Inventory &Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

(CDEC offers on line MBTI and SII standardized testing)

Additional information: http://www.ryerson.ca/career/students/planmycareer/

selfassessment/

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Contact Information:

Location: POD 60

Phone: (416) 979 – 5177

Email: career@ryerson.ca

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