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Career Search Skills& Career Planning
Jayadeva de Silva 2nd August 2010
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Career Search Skills & Career Planning
by Jayadeva de Silva.M.Sc,MBIM.FIPM,FITD
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Map Your SuccessMap Your Success
Career Search Skills & Career Planning
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Career
The occupational positions a person has had over many years.
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Career management
The process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills and interests and to use these skills and interests more effectively
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“Career Management for Individuals
Setting Career GoalsSetting Career GoalsSetting Career GoalsSetting Career Goals
Self-AssessmentSelf-AssessmentSelf-AssessmentSelf-Assessment Feedback on RealityFeedback on RealityFeedback on RealityFeedback on Reality
CareerCareerManagementManagement
CareerCareerManagementManagement
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Career development
The lifelong series of activities that contribute to a person’s career exploration, establishment, success and fulfillment
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Career planning
The deliberate process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations, and other characteristics and establishes action plans to attain specific goals.
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“Significant Developments
More horizontal “ladders” in middle management More strategic focus on core competencies Careers as a series of projects, not upward steps
in an organization Career development now extends to all
employees In “new career” era, the individual manages own
development, not the organization. Employees who change jobs and employers
frequently are now the norm.
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“How People Choose Careers
Social Social BackgroundBackground
Social Social BackgroundBackground
InterestsInterestsInterestsInterests
Self-ImageSelf-ImageSelf-ImageSelf-Image
PersonalityPersonalityPersonalityPersonality
Career Career ChoiceChoice
Career Career ChoiceChoice
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Selecting a Career is completely like selecting the LIFE
“The most important step is investing time in yourself to explore your passions, your strengths, your interests”
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What are Pre requisites ?
•Desire
•Ability
•Opportunity
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There is a PROBLEM
Mis-match between Education & World of
Work
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“Attitude
Society
Media
Home
School
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it
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“Dignity of Labour…
All the people like us are We,And everyone else is They
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“Higher Education
• Individuals are responsible for their career path.
• A university degree does NOT guarantee employment, but it sure helps give options.
• Individuals must accept risks that accompany employment and plan for the future.
• Commitment to lifelong learning will help keep an individual employable.
. . . learning has just begun!
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Become an Entrepreneur“We make Roads by walking”
Do things that are not generally done in the ordinary course of business
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“CAREER Key
You(needs, values,
abilities, skills,
aspirations, interests)
Matching
Occupation
(The Job's demands and potential for satisfying your
needs)
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What should YOU look at when considering a career?What should YOU look at when considering a career?
What are my strengths? What do I like to do? Will I be able to get a job if I do
what I like ??? Cost, Time and other Logistics!
What profession is in demand
TODAY? Will my progress be faster than
others? Would my earning capacity
grow exponentially??
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Seven Point Plan by Alec Rodgers (1968)
7 attributes to consider physical (height, weight, mobility, disability,
health) attainments (qualifications, achievements) general intelligence special aptitudes (artistic, technical etc) interests (intellectual, practical, physical) disposition (personality, temperament) circumstances (marriage, children, location
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“What is Talent
Knowledge Experience Intelligence Judgment Attitude Character Drive Energy Leadership Emotional maturity The willingness to learn Tact
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YOU- a brand
Setting yourself aside - brand “you”
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Tom Peters believes that answering the following questions will help to focus your brand related activities:
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1. What you are known for now and what you will be known for next year?
2. What is challenging you, which might include your current project or role?
3. What you have learned in the last 90 days? 4. Who has been added to your external network? 5. What does your visibility (marketing) programme
looks like? 6. What you are doing to enhance your resume over
the next 90 days? 7. What have you done over the last year that has
enhanced your resume?
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YOU are a BRAND
Brand loyalty Brand awareness Brand associations Brand quality
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- Reliable Hardworking, secure, efficient, trustworthy, careful - Intelligent Technical, serious - Successful Leader, confident, influential
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“Brand characteristics
Sincerity- Down to Earth - Honest Sincere, real, ethical, thoughtful, caring
- Wholesome Original, genuine,
- Cheerful Sentimental, friendly, warm, happy
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“Personality
- Daring Exciting, …- Spirited Lively, outgoing, adventurous - Imaginative Unique, humorous, surprising, artistic, fun - Up-to-date Independent, contemporary, innovative,
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“Your employability
Thinking like a vendor (or perhaps like a consultant).
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Have you seen a COW ?
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Make it stick
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“Dual-Career Paths for Engineers
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Current Current
Level Level
of Performanceof Performance
DesiredDesired
ResultsResults
LearningLearning
Behaviour Behaviour ChangeChange
Experience Soft skills
The Progression of your careerThe Progression of your career
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Objectives
Set GoalsPlan of ActionNetwork
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Progression of Your OccupationProgression of Your Occupation
CareerCareer
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Goal SettingGoal Setting
Write Your Goals Develop a Plan of
Action
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“How do I achieve my Goals?How do I achieve my Goals?
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Take Charge of Your Take Charge of Your DestinyDestiny
No LimitsNo Limits
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Career PlanningCareer Planning Have Realistic Career Have Realistic Career
Objectives Objectives
Discuss Your Career Discuss Your Career With a Coach, With a Coach, Mentor, Family, Mentor, Family, Friends, Peers & Friends, Peers & ProfessionalsProfessionals
Assess Your Assess Your StrengthsStrengths & Weaknesses & Weaknesses
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FeedbackFeedback Solicited comments Solicited comments
are intended to provide are intended to provide useful information for useful information for future decisionsfuture decisionsand developmentand development
Take time to evaluate Take time to evaluate commentscomments
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Plan of DevelopmentPlan of Development
Set Development Set Development GoalsGoals
Learn & Expand Your Learn & Expand Your KnowledgeKnowledge
Measure Your Measure Your PerformancePerformance
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Is There A “Key” to Is There A “Key” to Success?Success?
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First ImpressionFirst Impression Physical AppearancePhysical Appearance CommunicationCommunication Positive AttitudePositive Attitude ConscientiousConscientious RespectableRespectable ReputableReputable
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PerformancePerformanceStand OutStand OutTake ChallengesTake ChallengesIncrease Your Skill Increase Your Skill SetsSetsAdvanceAdvance
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NetworkNetwork
Your Opportunity to Your Opportunity to ShineShine
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NetworkNetwork
Make Your Presence KnownMake Your Presence Known Understand the CompetitionUnderstand the Competition Develop Reciprocal RelationshipsDevelop Reciprocal Relationships
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Ask Questions Ask Questions Offer Your Offer Your
ExpertiseExpertise Become InvaluableBecome Invaluable
NetworkNetwork
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The “Key” to SuccessThe “Key” to Success
Preparation
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Map Your Map Your SuccessSuccessSet Goals
Plan of ActionNetwork
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Choose a meaningful Career.Do More than Survive…
Choose to EXCEL!!!
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“What do employers review?
Communication Skills - oral & written Education - degree, major, GPA, projects Work Experience - especially related experience
such as an internship organizations, etc. Extracurricular Activities - student clubs, volunteer Leadership - examples from previous projects/work Creativity – related to problem solving, new ideas Computer Skills - hardware/software
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“Ask oneself three
questions
3
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“What do employers want to know?
Can you do the job?
Do you want to work here/
Are you going to stick around?
Will you fit in?
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Take the initiative and apply for a job.
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Come to work on time!
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And this… Dress nicely
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Be courteous
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And always…
Do a great job a work… …everyday!
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And don’t do the other stuff!
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Remember this!
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3 themes work for or against you
PerceptionSkillsSocial
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REMEMBER:No one should trust you if you can’t trust yourself
Take yourself seriously or no one else will either. It’s hard to overcome self doubt, but get comfortable with the following:
1. I will be wrong sometimes 2. I can admit it and move on when I am wrong3. I can always learn best after a mistake
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YOUAre
A Brand
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“Questions?
Questions ?
