career enhancement workshop 5
DESCRIPTION
Career enhancementTRANSCRIPT
CAREER RESILIENCE & CAREER SELF-RELIANCE
Rosa Martinez April 19, 2012
WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
To become aware of one’s career resilience skills
To identify career self-reliance areas to work on
WHAT’S RESILIENCE?
Ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change (Merriam-Webster
Dictionary)
WHAT’S CAREER RESILIENCE?
Ability to adapt to changing circumstances even when they are adverse, disruptive or discouraging
TASK 1.
Self-assess your career resilience skills (Worksheet 1)
Discuss your findings and how you can build your resilience skills
DEALING WITH CAREER CHANGES1) Describe the change. What will you lose as a
result of this change? Example: Job loss Losses: Stable job; income; job status;
contact with co-workers; sense of belonging; professional purpose.
2) Find out everything about the change and how it affects you. Look for the positives
Example: The job loss was a result of relocation. My profession is a regulated one here so I first need to pass a series of regulatory bodies exams before working as a doctor again.
Positives: I ….
3) Allow yourself time to process what your learned about the change and about yourself
Example: Focus on your leisure activities or hobbies; do sports; read a book; meet new people
4) Explore the positives that result from this change and make some decisions about how you’ll respond to change
Example: Options: Change career; get a transitional job; get
accredited as a doctorDecision: I’ll look for my professional accreditationBenefit: Greater job satisfactionChallenge: It takes time and persistenceNext step: Start your accreditation & figure out budget
CAREER RESILIENCE SKILLS
Acknowledge change as part of your life Give yourself time to process it Look for opportunities change creates Know your skills and keep them updated Reframe career development around learning Be able to compromise and adapt to changes
TRAITS OF CAREER RESILIENT PEOPLE
Team players Effective
communicators Adaptable to
change Positive and flexible
attitudes
Focus on continuous learning
Self-confident Willing to take risks Committed to
personal excellence
TASK 2.
Explore your beliefs and attitudes towards work search in your field (Worksheet 2)
CAREER RESILIENCE PILLARS
Positive Attitude
s
Positive Skills
Positive Beliefs
CAREER SELF-RELIANCE
WHAT’S CAREER SELF-RELIANCE?
To depend or rely upon yourself; to be in charge of your own career
IF YOU ARE CAREER SELF-RELIANT
Growth & development mean: Moving sideways, downwards our
upwards in your current position Changing employers Changing occupations Specializing or generalizing Choosing self-employment
CASE STUDYJose, an electronic engineer, used to work as a production manager, in a textile company in his home country. When he arrived here, he first
worked as a technician for a small embroidery company and after a year he changed jobs. Now, he works for a nation-wide company and he plans to take his professional accreditation exam by October.In the long-term he would like to start his own business so he is saving to take some businees courses first.
TASK 3.
Complete the Self-Reliance Test (Worksheet 3)
Think about the ways you could growth in each of the career self-reliance areas
CAREER SELF-RELIANCE SKILLS
Self-awareness Self-promotion Exploring & creating
opportunities Action planning Networking Negotiation
Matching & decision making
Political awareness Coping with
uncertainty Development focus Transfer skills Self-confidence
AIMGA CAREER ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOPS
Career Development & Management
Career Awareness
Soft skillsInterpersonal Communication
Career Resilience & Self-reliance
BE THE HERO OF YOUR OWN STORY
REFERENCES
Brown, B. L. (n.d.). Career Resilience. ERIC Digest. In ERIC Digests. Retrieved April 18, 2012, from http://www.ericdigests.org/1997-3/career2.html
Careers: Self-reliance Skills (2010). In Moreton Bay College. Retrieved April 18, 2012, from http://www.mbc.qld.edu.au/mymbc/careers/careers-self-reliance-skills
Positive Works II (pp. 22-36). (2004). Edmonton, Canada: Government of Alberta, Human Resources & Employment.