Presented By:
CAREER PLANNING FOR
GRADUATES
Segun Akiode, ACIPM
At The
Household Retreat of ASF, OAU
March 7th, 2015
Introduction
I‟m a born Teacher…
A Chemical Engineer turned Human Resources Professional.
I‟ve a passion for knowledge sharing and committed to personal development.
I desire to make impact in my generation and die empty with my footprint on the sand of history.
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What is a Career?
Career is defined by the Oxford English
Dictionary as a person‟s “course or progress
through life (or a distinct portion of life)”.
The concept of a career is centered round an
individual‟s life.
You would agree with me that your career is
your life and not mine.
You are born to solve a problem, meaning
your Career is coded into your DNA.
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Career Planning – A Life-long Process
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Self Discovery
Career Goal
Develop Competence
Personal Branding
Self Discovery & Your Career
“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself
is enlightenment’ – Lao Tzu
Many fail to realize that looking for a job
without the realization of who they are is
planning to fail in their career journey.
„Can you tell me about yourself?‟
Who Are You? What are your interests,
skills, values and personality style?
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Setting Career Goals
A Career Goal is more like you deciding a
desired career end from the very beginning.
Where would your career be in 5, 10 or
15years?
How far can you envision your career?
What is my plan to get to my goal?
Take charge of your Career from now, never
leave it to chance. Decide on it now!
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Develop Competence
“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot
change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but
you can change yourself. That is something you have
charge of.” – Jim Rohn
Competence is the ability of an individual to do a job properly.
Competence is a combination of practical and theoretical knowledge.
Develop employability Skills – technology, professionalism, unpaid experience (Volunteer more while on campus).
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Personal Branding
The personal branding concept has to do with taking yourself and your career as a brand.
Personal branding suggests that career success comes from „self-packaging‟.
A brand is all about perception, so is your personal brand.
Build a Personal Brand that is Attractive to Employers, so the jobs can come to you literarily!
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Crafting A Winning Résumé
The right mindset for writing a résumé/CV is that of a marketing mindset.
You‟re a product being sold to a potential employer and the goal of your résumé is to communicate what you can do.
You have to see your résumé as a marketing tool because that is what it is; employers‟ first impression about you.
A résumé would not get you the job but it gives you an interview opportunity.
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The Right Interview Mindset
An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to elicit facts or statements from the interviewee.
In the case of a job interview, the interviewer (usually the employer or recruiter) assesses the interviewee (potential employee) on the suitability to do a job or otherwise.
A job interview is a game of perception than competence so make a great impression.
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Connect With Segun Akiode
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@segunakiode
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