Career Planning

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?