Career Choices

PUTTING THE PIECES

TOGETHER
 CAREER AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

What is career?
A persons course or progress through life.
It also pertains to his occupational or profession that
usually involves special training or formal education and
is considered to be a persons lifework.

What is career development?

Career development is an ongoing process of gaining
knowledge and improving skills that will help an
individual to establish a career plan.
 WHY CAREER DEVELOPMENT?

Todays Generation Students.

Never plan for the future.
Follow the crowd
Choose by influence of others.
Accept the parents verdict(decision) by force
Get tempted by current trends
Jump into any career
Lack motivation
Fail to discover their lives
Live in a fantasy world
 CURRENT TRENDS

Focus is lost.
Effort to increase quantity.
Survival of the fittest.
Less influence by parents, teachers, etc.
Increasing Dropouts .
Checking quality in products such as food and clothing
but not education.
Increasing competition
Effort to increase quantity.
A-I-M LESS process
What then
do we
do????????
So what do you want to do with the rest
of your life ??????
 Why Select a Career?
We have been created unique. (Eg. Fingerprint).
We are born only once.
We spend almost 40 years on our work.
A total over 80,000 hours , we work.
Now ask yourself how you will spend these 80,000
hours before you die??????
 The Career Planning Process
A three-step process

Set
Career
Explore Goals
Career
Options
Assess
Yourself
THE CAREER DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
 STEP 1

Discovering Yourself
What are my interests? Values? Skills? Personality
preferences? Strengths?
What are three careers that interest me?
What are three college majors that I want to explore?
 STEP 2

Exploring Options
What information or individuals can help me to
explore my college or career options?
What classes or activities can help me to develop my
strengths?
How can I learn more about informational
interviews, job shadowing, exploratory internships,
service learning, civic honors, or student
organizations to gain firsthand experience?
 STEP 3

Making a Decision
How much time and energy am I willing to invest to
make a career decision?
Who is part of my support system to help me
evaluate the pros and cons?
What are my top priorities to consider for this
decision?
 STEP 4

Taking Action
How can I strengthen my readiness for success in a
college major?
What is one goal that I have? How can I reach it?
What action can I take now?
Which one of my talents can I develop through
classes or outside activities?
 STEP 5

Evaluating the Decision

Is my decision a realistic option?
Is there anything preventing me from achieving this
goal? What would it mean if I didnt have any
barriers?
Who in my support system can assist me with
achieving this goal?
 Stages in Career Decision Making
Assess yourself
Selection of a Assess credentials of institutes
suitable career Future opportunities
Find various courses available
Selection of right Evaluate their market reputation
Course Employment relevance
Selection of right Prepare list of colleges
college Rank them on various parameters
Familiarisation Pattern of entrance test
with admission Knowing calendar of events
process
Clearing Preparation for test
admission process Past record of test cut-off, No. of applicants etc.

Getting Final
Admission Cheers
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