Tertiary Undergraduate Presentation (2010) : Future Career Success

Future Career Success: Taking Multiple Perspectives

Barry Horne , February 2010

Overview

• Multiple Perspectives

• Career Development Success Principles

• A Career Development Model

• A Marketing Metaphor

Multiple Perspectives

Actually I never really thought of it as a career, since a career suggests evolution and progress, whereas my professional life has been a series of advances and retreats: stagnation and renewals, lulls and surges, doldrums and typhoons. A career could be planned, my life was the result of chance and improvisation. It was plotless Source: Humphries (2002) my life as me

Multiple Perspectives - MetaphorsINHERITANCE

Predetermined Outcomes Passed from Background/Family CYCLES Identifiable Stages Through Which Inevitably Pass (Growth, Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, and Decline)ACTIONImposition of our Will in the World FIT Occupational Slots into Which Must Fit

Source: Inkson (2006)

Multiple Perspectives - Metaphors

JOURNEYS ROLES Acted Out in Theatre of Life

RELATIONSHIPS Networks of Contacts/Interactions RESOURCES Organisational Inputs

STORIES Life Narratives Tell Ourselves and Others

Career Development Success Principles

Lifelong Learning

• Suspend Assumptions / Judgements

• Admit Don’t Know Everything• Develop and Maintain Support

Network• Apply Learning and Persevere• Remind Self of Strengths /

Preferences• Be Kind and Patient While Learning• Take Risks• Be Curious

Work Satisfaction

• Achievement /Contribution • Valued Appreciated• Challenge• Social Interaction• Flexibility• Financial/Extrinsic Reward

Source: Denham (2003)

Career Development Success Principles

Positive Uncertainty

Be…• Focused and Flexible About What You

Want• Aware and Wary About What You

Know• Objective and Optimistic About What

You Believe• Practical and Magical About What You

Do

Source: Gelatt (2003)

Planned Happenstance

• Curiosity – Explore New Opportunities

• Persistence – Exert Effort Despite Setbacks

• Flexibility – Changing Attitudes and Circumstances

• Optimism – View New Opportunities as Possible and Attainable

• Risk Taking – Take Action in Face of Uncertain Outcomes

Source: Krumboltz et al (1999)

Career Development Model

Source: Denham (2004)

A Marketing Analogy

Scan Environment

Source: Patton & McMahon (1999)

Examples

• Asia• (Western) Abundance• Automation• Global Downturn

Know Your Product – Individual System

Source: Patton and McMahon (1999)

Know Your Product : Peak Thinking

Know Your Product : Career Drivers

Source: Schein (yyyy)

Quantitative Analysis Application of Technology

Creative Production

Managing People and Relationships

Influencing Through Language and Ideas Theory Development/Conceptual Thinking

Mentoring/Counselling

Enterprise Control

Source: Butler & Waldroop (yyyy)

Research Potential Markets

Research Potential Markets

Determine Success Criteria

Develop Marketing Strategy

Design Marketing Collateral: Principles

Design Marketing Collateral: Resume

Design Marketing Collateral: Profiles

Design Marketing Collateral: Profiles

A skilled lawyer who offers extensive experience at Board, Committee, Executive and Senior Management levels. Board appointments have been held with financial services, legal, and educational businesses and with professional bodies and not-for-profit community organisations. During corporate and legal careers with <companies>, deep expertise has been developed in stakeholder engagement, relationship management, strategic planning, business development, and risk management.

An experienced agribusiness manager with experience in both the private and public sectors, specialising in viticulture. Career has included exposure to asset management, relationship development, field operations, and research functions. Keenly interested in developing and empowering people to attain business outcomes.

Design Marketing Collateral: Career Narratives

Design Marketing Collateral: Career Narratives

Implement Strategy and Tactics: Recruitment and Selection Processes

Implement Strategy and Tactics: Employer Perspectives

Source: Hudson (yyyy)

Implement Strategy and Tactics: Employer Perspectives

Source: Hudson (yyyy)

Review Progress / Ongoing Career Management Tips

• Adopt Positive Uncertainty and Happenstance Stance

• Scan Environments Constantly (Economic, Industry, Company, People)

• Reflect on Changing Personal Circumstances• Succeed in a 5C World - Be a Problem-Solver• Document Your Successes• Maintain Current Marketing Collateral• Network Ceaselessly

Useful LinksOpportunity Structures• Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/66f306f503e529a5ca25697e0017661f/7cd8aebba7225c4eca25697e0018faf3!OpenDocument

• Graduate Careers Australia: Industry Career Profileshttp://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/25

• Australian Standard Classification of Occupationshttp://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/free.nsf/Lookup/A86A0162E6F672DFCA256ADB001D10D4/$File/asco.pdf

• United States Dictionary of Occupational Titleshttp://www.occupationalinfo.org/

• United States O*Net Online: Detailed Occupational Descriptionshttp://online.onetcenter.org/

• Job Guide 2009http://www.jobguide.dest.gov.au/

Useful LinksInterpreting Labour Market Information• Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information (2001), Elaine

O’Reilly, Canadian Career Development Foundation. http://www.makingcareersense.org/intros/preface.htm

Labour Market Trend Data• Australian Jobs 2008

http://www.workplace.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/FA91FB91-73A8-4F5D-83CF-D391BEDF3538/0/AustralianJobsforWorkplace.pdf

• Australian Job Outlook: Good Prospectshttp://joboutlook.gov.au/pages/goodprospects.aspx