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DEFINING YOUR IDEAL JOB
CAREER SERVICES 2015-2016
TODAY’S PROGRAMME
• Professional interests • DISC
And/or: • Ofman’s core qualities • Belbin’s team roles • The wheel of work • Mining your stories • Peer coaching • Finding online information about industries and roles in your field
Deliverable: Blueprint of your ideal job
BEFORE WE START
CAREER GORILLAS
Drive (Decisive)
Compliance (Cautious)
YOUR BEHAVIOURAL PREFERENCES: DISC
Task oriented
People oriented
Outgoing
Reserved
Influence (Interactive)
Steady (Stability)
SUMMARY
YOUR USER’S MANUAL
In groups based on high scores, write a user’s manual describing, e.g.: • Main features • Most effective when… • Motivated by… • Key strengths • Ideal job/climate • Handle with care
Based on your communalities
BACK TO THE BLUEPRINT
Take 10 minutes to write down your insights and conclusions from the DISC model and your manual.
ANALYZING YOUR VACANCIES
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Analyze your vacancies with regard to the professional skills and knowledge: • What would you be doing? • What would you enjoy most? • What would you excel at? • Anything you would miss (or dislike)? • What are communalities? • What are blind spots? • How would you rank the positions based on content only? Time left? follow up each question with ‘why?’
BACK TO YOUR BLUEPRINT
Complete the section about professional interests, skills and knowledge in the Blueprint and/or Write down the steps to take to fill in the blind spots in this section
TIME FOR A BREAK
FILLING UP THE GAPS
• Strengths and pitfalls ? • Motivators and values ? • What you enjoy doing ? • Get input about blind spots ? • Research industries, companies and jobs
DANIEL OFMAN’S CORE QUADRANT
WHEEL OF WORK
MINING YOUR STORIES
In groups of 2: Nr. 1: Talk about achievements or activities which you really enjoyed/gave you lots of energy. Nr. 2: Observe, listen, ask questions. After 5 minutes share your observations and impression: • Key elements in this story • Why is this achievement important for nr. 1? • What else did you notice?
PEER COACHING
ONLINE RESOURCES – FEWEB CAREER SERVICES
Vault Career Insider
E-RESOURCES UB
Dow Jones Factiva
E-RESOURCES UB
Reach Powerful NL Business Intelligence
OTHER ONLINE SOURCES
• www.10minuteswith.com • Watch interviews with
• www.linkedin.com • Build your network online
• www.glassdoor.com • Read employees’ reviews and compare salaries
• www.efinancialcareers.com • For vacancies in finance and information about the financial sector
• www.resunate.com • Compare your resume to your target position
• www.magnet.me • Let employers find you
WRAPPING IT UP: WHAT’S NEXT?
• E: [email protected] • W: www.feweb.vu.nl/careers • BB: FEWEB Career services
2015-2016