Career Planning -2c

Career Planning

RGS

Organization of CP….

What is Career Planning ?

Glimpse of the Career Planning process

How important is Career Planning ?

Career Planning - done by Individuals or Organizations?

Guidelines

What is Career?

• Job vs. Career

Job – What can I do now to make some money?Career – Chosen Profession for life. Requires willingness to get needed training to build

the requisite skills for the future.

• Career is the sequence of jobs that an individual has held throughout his or her working life.

Example: Occupation of Nursing.

Career planning?What is that?

“Career Planning consists of activities & actions that is undertaken to achieve an individual’s career goals”.

Deeper insights … • It is the life- long process a person goes

through to learn more about himself such as– purpose– personality– interests– level of knowledge– skills – talents

• Develop self- concept. • Learn about varied careers and work situations.• Make a career choice• Develop coping & social skills

Career planning : An ongoing process

What do you do ? Here You…

• Explore your interests and abilities.

• Strategically plan your career goals.

• Create your current and future work success.

• Design the learning plan and action plan to help achieve your goals.

Contd..• The major focus is matching personal

goals and the opportunities that are available. (realistic based)

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

• A well-conceived career plan that is flexible.

• It helps accommodate changing opportunities for professional development

Career planning – Importance.

• People leave organizations due to lack of career growth.

• Growth of an organization is intrinsically linked with the growth of an individual.

• CP helps in upward mobility on the job.• Create deep focus on employee aims and aspirations • Provides high degree of clarity • Helps identify handicaps & blind spots to overcome. • Creates awareness of high-level vision and goals of

company • Clarity about vision – Individual and Organization.

Contd…

•Matching the organization vision to the employees aspirations a must ….

•A significant motivator •A key retention tool•A critical HR strategy

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A typical Employeeviews a CPviews a CP ProgramProgram

as a path toas a path to upward upward Mobility Mobility in careerin career

Win-Win situation for all concerned.

Career Planning Program.

Whose responsible for planning one’s career??

Individual Organization

Self Assessment

Academics - Career options

Relevant /PracticalExperience

Job Search Individual career planning process

1. Self- Assessment • Aware of the

interrelationship between self and occupational choice.

• Start by:– Aware about interests,

abilities, skills and work values.

– List out all accomplishments.– Understand physical and

psychological needs.– Assess aspirations and

motivation level.– Decipher personal traits and

characteristics.

Personality

Interests Abilities

Values

Competency Areas

• Gain self-awareness• Improve self-

confidence• Allocation of time • Stress management• Develop both

personal/professional management skills

• Maintain IPR

Strategies to gain Competencies

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

overcoming self-defeating behaviors.

• Identify symptoms of stress

• Coping mechanisms

1. Self- Assessment

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

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

• Start by:– Learning academic and career

entrance requirements.– Learning related majors and

careers of one's interests– Investigating education and

training required– Learning skills and experience

required for the job.– Planning academic alternatives– Learning job market trends

2. Academic / Career options

Competency Areas

• Gain research and investigative skills

• Develop and put to Practice

decision-making, problem solving critical thinking skills

• Increase understanding of how abilities, interests, and values match requirements-Career/Academic

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

• Gain transferable skills.

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

education etc..• Start by:

– Test new skills and try out and gain diverse experiences.

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

– Assess likes and dislikes in terms of work values, skills, work environments …

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

3. Relevant / Practical experience

Competency Areas• Gain experience of working

with individuals from diverse cultures.

• Understand and practice ethical work behaviors

• Gain all relevant skills -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

• Exchange varied experiences

• 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 completion of employment applications.– Learning and implementing job search strategies.– Learning and practicing skills concerning

interviews.– Narrow down your choice .

4. Job Search Competency Areas

• Ability correspondent to coherent, professional manners.

• Communicate verbally in a clear, concise manner.

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

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

Strategies For Gaining Competencies

• Register with Career Planning & Placement Services.

• Employment agencies – Public and Private

• Review resume with a career counselor

• Receive referrals

Direction

Career Time

Transitions

Career planning options

Projected Outcome

Organizational career planning process

Organizational career planning process

1. 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 up the

career path???

3. Transition – Relates to changes expected to career goal – Analyzing transition factors– Setting goals and a timeframe

Contd…

4. Career planning options

– Advancement. – Lateral growth– Changes in Lower grade – Mobility. – Job erichment

5. Projected Outcome– Calculate the risks attached – Pay offs?

Some important guidelines

• Employees– Discuss all concerns regarding career or

professional development with supervisors/managers /mentors

– Your career, hence take all necessary initiatives

• Supervisors/ Managers – Make career planning an ongoing process.– Explain importance of growth, need for change to

employees– Personal commitment

Cont.d– Acquire skills to be good at helping out employees

in career development.– Give essential feedback to employees.– Provide a conducive work environment that is

Supportive and Motivational. – Create an atmosphere of good will.

• Organizational – Create a supportive organizational structure

suitable to employees needs….

– Provide resources in terms of time and money.

Career Planning is NOT…

• Leaving the decision to chance or fate….• Getting information and never deciding…• Going along with someone else’s plans….

It’s YOUR future.

You need to make your career decision!!