BALANCING LIFE’S ISSUES INC.

Career Development Strategies

OBJECTIVES

Look inside : Self Awareness

Look outside: Career Options

Put it all together

Look Inside – Know yourself

Your Personal ValuesYour SkillsYour Transferrable SkillsYour Passions

PERSONAL VALUES

Identify your Values

Job SecurityMoney/Benefits IndependenceChallenging EnvironmentRecognitionMaking a ContributionRelaxed Environment CompetitionDecision Making AbilityHelping OthersPower/Control Flexibility/Work Life Balance

Your Skills

What are you good at?

Advising Analyzing BudgetingCalculating Coaching CoordinatingDebating Facilitating InspectingInvestigating Leading ManagingMotivating Negotiating OrganizingPersuading Researching TeachingWriting Problem Solving Others??

Transferrable Skills

Communication SkillsResearch/Investigative SkillsCritical ThinkingInformation Management SkillsHuman Relations/Interpersonal SkillsDesign/Planning SkillsManagement/Administration

Job Satisfaction

What brings you joy in a job?What are you passionate about?Find FLOW!

Look outside

What’s out there for me ?

ResearchNetworkingMentors

Career Research

BooksIndustry Magazines and Trade JournalsLabor Market InformationInternet Websites

Networking

Networking is an excellent means to meet people in your field of interest – relationship building

Everyone can be your network (family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, community members, bosses, former bosses and co-workers)

Maintain regular contactUse social Networks

to connect and re-connect

Mentors…Help direct youOffer you benefit of their

knowledgeCan save you from making

mistakesCan offer more networking

opportunities

Putting it All Together

Self-reflection and Career Education is a work in progress, a life long endeavor, not a single event

Be true to yourself - spend the time really identifying your likes, dislikes, skills, interests and values.

Arm your self with information – Knowledge is power.

BALANCING LIFE’S ISSUES INC.

Career Development Strategies