Career Planning

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Organization of talk….

What is career planning ?

Glimpse of career planning process

How important is career planning

Career planning done by : Individuals Organizations

Guidelines

What is career??

• Job vs. Career– Job – “What can I do now to make money?”

– Career – Chosen Profession for your life. Requires a willingness to get the training needed to build your skills for the future.

• A career is the work a person does. It is the sequence of jobs that an individual has held throughout his or her working life E.g. occupation of nursing.

Career planning what’s that??

“Career planning consists of activities and actions that you take to achieve your individual career goals”

Deeper insight …

• It is the life- long process a person goes through to learn about himself such as– purpose,– personality– interests– skills – talents

• Develop a self- concept, learn about careers, and work situations

• Make a career choice, while developing and coping social skills

Career planning : An ongoing processHere You… • Explore your interests

and abilities • Strategically plan

your career goals• Create your future

work success by designing learning and action plans to help you achieve your goals.

Contd..

• The major focus is matching personal goals and opportunities that are realistically available.

• Career planning is building bridges from one’s current job/career to next job/career.

• Well-conceived career plan is flexible to accommodate changing opportunities for development

How important is career planning?

• People leave an organisation due to lack of career growth

• Deeper focus on an employee’s aims and aspirations

• Degree of clarity • Helps in identifying handicaps & the blind

spots to overcome • Significant motivator • Key retention tool• Critical human resource strategy

Contd…

• High-level vision and goals of company are clearly made known to employees

• Growth of an organisation is intrinsically linked with the growth of an individual

• Matching organization vision & employees aspirations is must

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Whose responsible for planning ones career??

Individual Organization

Self Assessment

Academic/ Career options

Relevant /PracticalExperience

Job Search Individual career planning process

1. Self- Assessment

• Aware of the interrelationship between self and occupational choice

• Start by:– Learning interests, abilities,

skills, and work values– Listing accomplishments– Understanding physical and

psychological needs– Assessing aspirations and

motivation level– Deciphering personal traits

and characteristics

Personality

Interests Abilities

Values

Competency Areas• Gain self-awareness• Improve self-

confidence• Understand time and

stress management• Develop

personal/professional management skills

Strategies For Gaining Competencies

• Take exploratory classes• Identify personality style• Identify work values• Demonstrate skills in

overcoming self-defeating behaviors

• Identify symptoms of stress

1. Self- Assessment

2. Academic / Career options• Investigate the world of work in

greater depth, narrow a general occupational direction into a specific one

• Start by:– Learning academic and career

entrance requirements– Learning related majors and

careers to one's interests– Investigating education and

training required– Learning skills and experience

required– Planning academic and career

alternatives– Learning job market trends

2. Academic / Career options

Competency Areas• Gain research and

investigative skills

• Practice decision-making, problem solving and critical thinking skills

• Increase understanding of how abilities, interests, and values match career/academic requirements

Strategies For Gaining Competencies

• Read occupational resources

• Get assistance from a counselor

• Talk to people who work in your areas of interest

• Attend Job/Career Fairs and/or Career Panels

• transferable skills should be be gained

3. Relevant / Practical experience • Gain practical experience through internships,

cooperative education etc..• Start by:

– Testing new skills and try diverse experiences

– Deciding the type of organization in which to volunteer or work

– Assessing likes and dislikes of work values, skills, work environments,

– Assessing if additional/different coursework or skills are needed for your targeted career goals

3. Relevant / Practical experienceCompetency Areas• Gain an appreciation for

working with individuals from diverse cultures

• Understand and practice ethical behavior

• Gain supervisory/leadership/teamwork skills

• Enhance self-management skills

• Obtain work related, transferable skills

• Develop conflict resolution skills

Strategies For Gaining Competencies

• Attend relevant conferences and seminars

• Become familiar with work settings and job descriptions

• Practice making decisions by supervising a group of people

• Talk to alumnus/a about your career goals

• Work part-time or during summer

4. Job Search

• Start by:– Learning how to prepare resume and cover

letters, and complete employment applications– Learning and implementing job search

strategies– Learning and practicing interviewing skills– Narrow your choices

4. Job Search

Competency Areas • Ability correspondent in a

coherent, professional manner

• Communicate verbally in a clear, concise manner

• Effectively use networking, problem-solving, and decision making to reach career goals

• Develop budgeting skills in relation to the job search, travel, and relocation

Strategies For Gaining Competencies

• Register with Career Planning & Placement Services

• Review resume with a career counselor

• Receive referrals

Direction

Career Time

Transitions

Career planning options

Projected Outcome

Organizational career planning process

Organizational career planning process1. Direction

– Assessing employee wants and organizational needs

– common goal setting

2. Career time– Relates to distance & speed of an employee – How far & how fast can employee move on

career path??3. Transition

– Relates to changes expected to a career goal – Analyzing transition factors– Setting goals and a timetable

Contd…

4. Career planning options

– Advancement. – Lateral – Change to Lower Grade – Mobility. – Job Enrichment – Exploratory Research

5. Projected Outcome– Calculate the risks attached – How well will it pay off?

Some important guidelines

• Employees– Discuss any concerns regarding career or

professional development with supervisor– Its your career, take all necessary initiative

• Supervisors/ Managers – Make career planning an ongoing process– Explain employees importance of growth, need

for change – Personal commitment

Contd…

– Acquire skills to be a good developer– Give essential feedback to employees– Provide a work environment that is conducive – Supportive and motivational atmosphere

• Organizational – Existence of supportive organizational

structure suitable to employees needs

– Provide resources dollars and time

Career Planning is NOT…

• Leaving the decision to chance

• Getting information and never deciding

• Going along with someone else’s plans

It’s OUR future. WE need to make our career decision!!