Career Action Plan

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 Set Goals
• Career Action Plan
• What do I need to have?
• What do I need to do?
• How and when am I going to do it?

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 Research
• Use Internet- job specifications, educational requirements, work patterns,
market and job trends
• Ask people involved
• Work experience- try it yourself.

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 How to Research
How and when am I going to do it? • Keep Records
Set yourself targets that are; On where you have found information
Measurable and where to look for more.

Achievable
Have Deadlines • Keep Records on Yourself
Your action plan should turn into your
C.V.
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 How to Research
• What do I need to have?
Sources include universities, colleges, profession organisations. Books such as ‘My
Career’ and ‘Degree Description’ plus the Progress Series in the Library
• What do I need to do?
Obviously the academics- but also related work experience, qualifications such as
health and safety.
Remember, the strength of an education is how far into the future it is still relevant.
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 Career Action Plan
• Divide your research into clear sections;
• 1. Current Career Interest
• 2. Possible Job Opportunities
• 3. Academic Requirements at Different Entry Levels
• 4. Other Aspects of Development
• 5. Other Ideas for Research

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 Career Action Plan
• Then plan how to achieve your aims;
• 1. What I need to achieve these holidays.
• 2. What I need to achieve over the 6 months.
• 3. What I need to achieve over the next year.

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 Career Action Plan

Then at the end of term REASSESS

• Assess from experience, regroup, begin anew?

• ADAPT AND BE FLEXIBLE- you can only plan so much, you will be
surprised where life takes you!

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 Self-Assessment Career Research

Interests Organizations
What organizations
What engages me?
reflect my interests?

Course Options/
Skills Job Functions
What do I do well? What job or job functions
within this organization
would need my skills?

Values Environments
What work environments
What makes
will be supportive of me
work meaningful?
and my values?
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Adapted from Source; Martin Tillman, President, Global Career Compass, October 1 2012
 Preparing “Global-Ready” Students
• Future of work & career will not look like what it is today
• Globalization will continue to impact Zimbabwe and alter regional economic life
• Student mobility for education & work will continue to offer promise and challenges
• Students need to consider implications of choices in light of changing regional
economic conditions
• Necessity of acting with purpose & intention
• New language skills: Portuguese, French
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Source; Martin Tillman, President, Global Career Compass, October 1 2012

 Develop your competitive
advantage

Global Perspectives course develops;

Research report writing skills
Presentation skills
Analysis skills

Use the opportunity to research an area of

career interest.

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 What does that mean for us?
• Don’t just prepare for the ‘next step’- unlikely that your college of choice will
require that you play hockey, or enjoy ....
• ALL education- school-based and otherwise- is of value.
• What will you be doing in 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 30 years?

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 Bibliography
• www.ucas.com
• Talk by Martin Tillman, President, Global Career Compass, October 1 2012,
US Public Affairs Offices, Harare.
• p165, Job Transition Guide, Johns Hopkins University
• Try something new for 30 days- TED Talk http://
www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days
• 8 secrets of success- TED Talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success
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 What to watch now
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9TVbAal5s

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