DEVELOP PROFESSIONALISM

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.Identify possible career directions in industry
or organization
2. Identify and prioritize personal work goals
3. Discuss future work/career directions with
appropriate persons and identify additional
skills required
4. Take into account personal values and
attitudes regarding work and business when
planning future work/career directions
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
5. Identify work, life and study experiences relating
to business
6. Assess current skills, knowledge and attitudes
against a checklist of target competencies in
conjunction with immediate supervisor
7. Discuss results of self-assessment with trainer or
assessor and identify further skills development
identified
8.Identify and discuss types of evidence required
9. Collect examples of evidence for portfolio
10. Complete application for recognition of current
competency or personal resume with assistance
from the supervisor
PLEASE CLICK THIS BUTTON
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION
During the last twenty (20) years, people
have changed the way they think about and
plan their careers.
 Decades ago, when someone chose a
career, he or she worked his way up the
ladder in one organization, or stay on that job
for the next 20 or 30 years. Today, things are
often different. Some people even change
employers every two years.
 Constant changes within the marketplace
and in people’s lives have affected how
individuals view their career paths.
 IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION CONT
Changes such as freelancing, work-at-home
concepts, frequent job changes have all
made a great impact on peoples’ choices.
 Rather than letting jobs define who they are,
more persons are setting goals for the type
of lives they want to lead, and then use the
type of jobs to meet those goals
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION CONT

What is a
career
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION CONT
 Career is an occupation undertaken for a
significant period of a person's life and with
opportunities for progress.

What is the
difference
between a job
and a career
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION CONT
 A job is more short-term oriented and tends
to focus purely on earning money.
  On the other hand, a career is a series of
related employment in one field that
provides experience for your future and helps
you earn a better paycheck and living status
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION CONT
 People pursue careers to fulfill personal
needs/objectives. The distinction between
the way individuals and organizations view
careers is significantly different.
 There are many types of career opportunities
available to you in the office.
 To make wise career choices, you will need to
understand what these opportunities are, the
skills needed for the various specialty areas,
and some of the professional growth
opportunities that are available to you.
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAREER
DIRECTIONS IN INDUSTRY OR
ORGANIZATION CONT
 Career opportunities for office professionals exist in almost every type
of business or industry.
 Since the service industry grows at such a rapid rate, there will always
be major sources of job opportunities for you.
Some of these industries are:

• Legal
• Medical
• Educational
• Technical
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Management
• Business
• Scientific
• Service Areas
 CHECK POINT

Why is it
necessary to
plan your career
path?
IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE PERSONAL WORK
GOALS

Define the term goal

 IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE PERSONAL WORK
GOALS CONT
 Is the object of a person’s ambition or effort;
an aim or desired result.
 Once you have understood some of the
opportunities that exist within business
administration and some of the skills that are
necessary, you may want to consider your
career path.
 NB: Goals must be Specific, Measurable,
Achievable and Realistic time bound
(SMART).
 IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE PERSONAL WORK
GOALS CONT
You may need to ask yourself these questions:
• What are my goals?
• Where do I see myself within the next five (5)
years?
• What steps do I need to take to get there?
 IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE PERSONAL WORK
GOALS CONT
Personal goals involve setting short term and
long term goals.
 In order to set your goals you will need to
take a critical look at yourself.
 CHECK POINT

• Define short-term goals?

• Define long-term goals?
• How do these goals help you to realize your
career direction?
 ACTIVITY
Create a chart clearly setting out your short
term and long-term goals, each on a
separate piece of paper.
DISCUSS FUTURE WORK/CAREER DIRECTIONS
WITH APPROPRIATE PERSONS AND IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Advancing in career is important to most of
us. We want to be able to be in a position
where we have enough money to satisfy our
needs and the needs of our families.
 We want to achieve a high level of personal
and professional satisfaction in whatever
career we have chosen.
 Being with a company for some time, at
some point you may pose these questions to
yourself:
DISCUSS FUTURE WORK/CAREER DIRECTIONS
WITH APPROPRIATE PERSONS AND IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL SKILLS CONT
 Being with a company for some time, at
some point you may pose these questions to
yourself:
• Where do I go from here?
• How do I move to a higher level?
• Are there other companies or careers that I
might be interested in pursuing?
 CHECK POINT
Who are the appropriate person to discuss
future career with in an organization.
PERSONAL VALUES AND ATTITUDES REGARDING
WORK
 The choice you make will be influenced by
your values or the values of those who can
influence your decision.
 The more specific you are in knowing and
prioritizing what is important to you, the
easier it will be for you to make your choice.
 If you are hesitant about making a decision
you should gather information that is
relevant to the problem.
PERSONAL VALUES AND ATTITUDES
REGARDING WORK CONT
 Once you have decided that you want to
achieve from your career, you have to
prepare yourself for it.
 You must be prepared not only to work hard
but also to develop additional skills,
knowledge and attitude that will prepare you
for moving in that direction.
 Your personal values and attitudes will be
tested as you will have to demonstrate your
commitment to your job and yourself.
 CHECKPOINT
 What is value
 How does this have bearing on planning
future work/career directions?
IDENTIFY WORK, LIFE AND STUDY
EXPERIENCES RELATING TO BUSINESS
 Planning your career or what direction you want it to
go, means that you focus on your career needs.
 This is done by you, analyzing your individual goals
and skills. Such efforts may take into consideration
situations both inside and outside of the organization
that you hope will expand your career opportunities.
 Traditionally, career development efforts target
managerial personnel to look beyond their current
jobs and to prepare them for a variety of future jobs
in the organization.
 But career development for all employees, not just
managers is necessary for organizations to have the
needed human resources capabilities for growth and
change.
 IDENTIFY WORK, LIFE AND STUDY
EXPERIENCES RELATING TO BUSINESS CONT
The changing workplace that has been
affected by mergers, restructurings and
layoffs has influenced the way people and
organizations look at careers and
development.
 You are encouraged to manage your own
career development. Such development will
consist of personal education experiences,
training, organizational experiences, projects
and even changes in occupational fields.
ASSESS CURRENT SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES
AGAINST A CHECKLIST OF TARGET COMPETENCIES

An assessment or performance appraisal can

help you to understand the areas of
improvement needed.
 In addition to providing ongoing feedback
from your Supervisor or Department Head,
most companies will carry out a performance
assessment during the first three (3) to six
(6) months on the job.
 Thereafter, the evaluations will be done on a
yearly basis.
ASSESS CURRENT SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES
AGAINST A CHECKLIST OF TARGET COMPETENCIES

 On going feedback or assessment from your

supervisor or department head is important.
 It will not only highlight the strong and weak
points of your job,
 but it also assists in building your self-
confidence and your ability to improve your
performance on the job.
 CHECKPOINT
 What is performance appraisal
 What is the purpose of self assessment
exercise
RESULTS OF SELF-ASSESSMENT ARE DISCUSSED
AND FURTHER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
To further develop your skills into becoming a
true professional, you might want to take
action before it is time for your evaluation
exercise and do a self- assessment to better
prepare yourself for your formal evaluation
with your Supervisor or Department Head.
 This is an excellent means of ensuring that
once your evaluator asks questions, you are
in a better position to answer readily and
accurately
 CHECKPOINT
 What are your strengths
 What are your weakness

 How does this impact on the level of your job

performance
 FURTHER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ARE
IDENTIFIED

 If you wish to succeed, you must treat the

learning process as your own responsibility
and seek out the opportunities and people
who can help you.
 Your supervisors, tutor, learning facilitator
are all people who are employed to assist
you with your role as a worker, trainee or
both.
FURTHER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED
 These may be acquired in the following ways:
 On- the- job coaching or mentoring

• Formal course participation

• Attendance at workshop or demonstration
• Work experience
 CHECKPOINT
 What are the advantages and disadvantages
of on the job training
IDENTIFY, DISCUSS AND COLLECT EXAMPLES OF
EVIDENCE FOR PORTFOLIO

What is a
portfolio
 IDENTIFY, DISCUSS AND COLLECT
EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE FOR PORTFOLIO
 A portfolio is a compilation of materials that
exemplifies your beliefs, skills, qualifications,
education, training and experiences. It
provides insight into your personality and
work ethic..
IDENTIFY, DISCUSS AND COLLECT
EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE FOR PORTFOLIO
 Here is a list of some of the documents that will assist you
to put together a professional, acceptable portfolio:
• Résumé
• A Fact sheet highlighting your skills and what you like to do
best
• Biography - if there is anything unusual about you not
described in your résumé
• Certificates, Awards, Honors
• Clippings of any accomplishments, community
involvement, or activities
• Letters of thanks, commendation, or recommendations
• Writing samples
• Creative writing, artwork, or design samples
• Examples of training programs or educational tools
developed, and responses indicating successes
COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF
CURRENT COMPETENCY OR PERSONAL RESUME

 Once you acknowledge your interest in a

position or job, the first step is to write an
application letter.
 It is standard procedure to apply for a job. It
is important to note that the first contact is
what makes the initial impression on an
employer so be careful what you put down on
paper
COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF
CURRENT COMPETENCY OR PERSONAL RESUME
 Your resume or personal data sheet is a
concise statement of your background,
education, skills and experience.
 In writing your résumé it is important to
remember that this is one of the tools that is
necessary for you to get a job.
 Your résumé is your calling card and should
represent you. Personal information on the
résumé should include:
• Name • Address • Contact Information •
Career Goal/Objective • Hobbies
COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF
CURRENT COMPETENCY OR PERSONAL RESUME
 The next step would be to complete the
qualifications section of your résumé. This
should include:
• Education
• Personal attributes skills and strengths
• Work Experience or Professional
Development
• Achievements and Accomplishments
COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF
CURRENT COMPETENCY OR PERSONAL RESUME
 Most organizations welcome persons who are
otherwise involved or affiliated with other
organizations, which shows a certain degree
of community spirit in the individual.
 These can be included in your résumé, and
can include the following:
• Participation in Organizations
• School or community activities
• Civic/volunteer activities