Career Planning

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• MBA can prepare you for a variety of careers

• Management education/skills are needed

everywhere including at home!

• Our career is our identity

 Abilities/Aptitude
Interest
+ Personality/Motivation

= Career Choice
Career Planning….How?

Who Am I?
Where Am I Going?
How Am I Going to Get There?
THE CAREER DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS

1. Self Assessment
2. Career Exploration
3. Analyze Information

4. Make a Career Choice

5. Develop a Plan of Action
Who Am I?
interest
aptitudes
 Doer

Organizer
Thinker

Creator
Persuader

Helper
• Who am I? • What major/career
(values, might be best for
interests, skills) me?
• What are my • What can I do with
career goals? a major in….?
• What do I want • What kind of work
to do xxx years environment might
from now? be best for me?
• Your abilities
• Your knowledge
• Your transferable skills
• Your practical/technical skills
• Your experience
• Your interests
• Your personality
• What opportunities are available?

• What do they require?

• What do they offer?

• Press adverts
• Internet
• Networking
• Presentations
The Key to your future…………….
18
“Would you tell me, please, which way
I ought to go from here,” said Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where
you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where,” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way
you go,” said the Cat.
There are many ways of
making decisions of any
kind:
• stick with what you know
• toss a coin
• take what comes first
• follow what others do
• let someone else decide
• put it off till tomorrow, or next
year……...
• Career Decision Making is a life long
process and you should allow
yourself this time to make the right
choice
General Skills in
High Demand
Specific Skills often
• communication skills
Required
• problem solving
• interpersonal skills - Numerical
• leadership/ - computer literacy
organisation - language ability
• motivation
• self-management
• initiative
• Understanding of and • Numerical
interest in Business • Thinking skills
• Communication skills • IT skills
• Rural AND Urban • Research skills
• People skills • Planning skills
• Analysing/problem • Project Management
solving
• MS Office- Excel
• Team skills
•
• Stress Management
• Job content • Values
• Job satisfaction • Constraints
• Rewards • Priorities
• Lifestyle • Status
• Type of organisation
• Type of environment
• Location
You have assembled this from:
• Your education - school
- college
- university
• Your work experience
• Your personal life

Knowledge + Skills + Attitude = Competence

• School - academic qualifications
- positions of responsibility
- achievements
• University - key subjects studied
- additional subjects
- dissertation, placement,
• Full time and/or long term
• Part time and/or vacation
• Work related experience in clubs, societies etc.
• Voluntary work
• Work shadowing
• Internships
• Externships/Job Shadowing
• Volunteer Work
• Community Service
• Summer Jobs
• Campus Organizations
• The way forward is to set yourself attainable goals
• Break it down into long term, short term and intermediate
steps
• Give yourself a realistic timescale to provide direction,
purpose and motivation
• Use the resources
• Review and modification
• 1st Sem: Self Evaluation and
Career Planning
• 2ndSem: Career Exploration and
Investigation
• 3rd Sem: Gaining Career
Experience
• Final Sem: Job Search &
Transition into Workplace
• You need to begin
career exploration
and think about the
job search process
as early as first
year.
• You need to be
marketable whatever
you plan to do in the
future.
• Academic achievement is key!
• Employers look for
relevant degree, % of
marks, leadership
experience, relevant
work experience,
good communication,
interpersonal skills,
involvement and
attitude
Personal Skills Leadership Skills Professional Skills

• Active listening • Conflict resolution • Budgeting

• Balance/boundaries • Delegation • Evaluation/research
• Communication • Planning • Event planning
• Decision making • Public speaking • Fundraising
• Organization • Running a meeting • Grant writing
• Planning • Teamwork • Marketing / public
• Reflection • Working with diverse relations
• Time management groups • Mediation
• Goal setting • Networking
• Public education /
advocacy
• Volunteer management

• depends on
profession/area chosen
 Coursework Experience

Required to
reach your
career goal.
Career
Goal

Technical People
Skills Network
 Coursework What you
Your current:
Experience wilI Need:
• Skills
Relevant • Skills
• Training Skills • Training
• Experience
Networks • Experience

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