Career Planning

Presentation
By
A.V. Vedpuriswar
 Career Planning

 This presentation will help you in

planning your career by

• Understanding where you are

• Deciding where you want to be
• Making the changes and adjustments
necessary to get there
 Understanding Yourself
 What is the kind of work I like to do?
 What activities give me the most
satisfaction?
 What is the environment in which I
would like to work?
 What kind of people do I like to work
with?
 What kind of abilities do I want to build
on?
 How to Understand oneself?

 Reflect
 Talk to colleagues, friends and
mentors
 Undergo formal assessments
 Key Questions
 What motivates you?
 What is your idea of an ‘ideal’ job?
 What makes you excited?
 What kind of job would be most fulfilling?
 What kind of work should you stay away
from?
 Where are you weak?
 Where should you change or improve?
 What are your deep interests?
 Hands – Assembly, operation and repair of
machines
 Words – Reading, writing, speaking
 Senses – Observation, inspection, diagnosis
 Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing,
prioritizing
 Creativity – Invention, design
 Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things,
decoration
 Leadership – Initiating new projects, organizing,
direction, decision making
 The Art of Job Sculpting
 Job sculpting involves aligning career goals with
deeply embedded life interests
 Timothy Butler and James Waldroop have
identified the following embedded life interests:
- Application of technology
- Quantitative Analysis
- Theory development and conceptual thinking
- Creative production
- Counseling & mentoring
- Managing people & relationships
- Enterprise control
- Influence through language & ideas
 Skill Assessment

 Communication skills
- Writing
- Presentation
- Negotiating
- Conflict resolution
- Giving & receiving
- feedback
- Influencing
- Editing
 Skill Assessment

 Technology Skills
- Keyboard
- Word process
- Spread sheet
- Presentation
- Graphics
 Skill Assessment

 Financial Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Cost Accounting
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
 Other Skills
 Supervisory skills
 Interpersonal skills
 Self management skills
 Sales & marketing skills
 Project management skills
 Physical & manual dexterity skills
 Career Ladders
 Stages through which people move
on to more challenging positions
 What career ladders are available?
 How can I take advantage of them?
 What skills & experience are needed
to climb up the next step?
 What kind of gaps exist?
 What training is needed to fill the
gaps?
Thank You