Choose Your Own (Career) Adventure

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Choose Your Own(Career) Adventure

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Sarah@johnsons531

WHO ARE WE?

Lauren@laurengalanter

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1.Storytime

Let’s talk.

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PUBLISHED BY A NEWBIE.

SOLD 250 MILLION COPIES FROM 1979 to 1999.

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“Kids got it very quickly. You die, yes, but you take another

choice and go on.

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WORK HASCHANGEDAll experience is valuable experience.

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LIVING LONGER

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MULTIPOTENTIALITES

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○ Growing at same company○ Variety of responsibility

MODELS OF CAREER CHANGE

○ Switching jobs○ Down and across ladders

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You?

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2.Workshops

Let’s do.

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I Like To…

○ Fill in the circle next to each activity if it’s something you like to do.

○ At the bottom of Page 1, add the number of circles in each column.

○ See Page 2 for the descriptors of what type of activities you like.

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I Like To…

○ Which descriptors are your strongest?○ How does your career history align with

these descriptors?○ Which descriptors will you focus on when

selecting your next job?

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Adventure!The Setup○ You have 9 possible lives, each with a different

job/career.

○ It can be a job/career that doesn’t exist yet (did your current job exist 5-10 years ago?).

○ In none of these lives have you happened upon lots of money - you must earn a living. Whatever that dollar amount is, it’s enough for you to live comfortably.

The ChoiceChoose what 9 jobs you would have and describe them in as much detail as possible.

Adapted from Karen James Chopra, LPC, MCC, NCC of Chopra Careers)

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Adventure!The QuestionsNow trade with your partner and ask questions about their choices:

○ Why this job?

○ What do you like about it?

○ How is it different than what you’re doing now?

○ What would it take for you to have this job 1 year from now? 10 years from now?

image from Startup Vitamins

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Choose your own path.

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Take Home Exercises○ Resume Word Hunt

● Review your resume.● Circle the common or repeated words.● Do these words identify a theme in your work history?● Do these words match your likes and passions?● Are there words missing that should be repeated more often?● What can you do to make the missing words appear in your work

history?● What kind of job would you look for based on these common words?

○ Likes and Dislikes (from Career Lab)○ Career Blueprint (from Career Lab)

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THANKS!Any questions?

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