This document provides career development advice for young professionals. It discusses the importance of choosing a first job that allows for personal and professional growth. Key pillars of career development include networking, communication skills, time management, emotional intelligence, and grit. Continuous education through certifications, MOOCs, or higher degrees is also emphasized. Tools like personality tests can provide self-awareness, while mentoring encourages knowledge sharing. Maintaining an accurate CV and online profile are advised. Overall the presentation offers guidance on skills, mindsets, and strategies for effectively planning a career.

1. Career Development for
Young Professionals
Cayo Betancourt
University of Cauca
8 June 2018

2. Overview
After hard work during college times, young professionals are
struggling to find their north.
This presentation addresses the concerns about what skills and
attitude are required to set up a robust development plan since
the beginning.
Career development is a continuous cycle that is iterated across
the time.

3. Choose wisely your first job: prioritize
growth personally and professionally

4. The Career Development Pillars
Networking
Early connections shall be
cultivated
Doesn't matter how much
skilled are you,
networking is still
required
Communication (Soft)
Communicate the right
information at the right
time in the right way.
Presentation Skills.
Business writing.
Soft Skills
Intangible and
nontechnical skills,
personality driven.
Teamwork.
Problem Solving.

5. The Career Development Pillars (Cont)
Time Management
Manage your time by
planning.
Be stick to your promises.
Learn to say NO.
Emotional Intelligence
Understand your
emotions and the current
situation.
Be balanced, keep your
emotions out of it.
Don’t run behind
Be aware of priorities
Commit to complete tasks
Pass the token on time.

6. Career objective:
Your objective is personal and
not linked to third parties

7. Setup your Grit
Target
Grit, a personal passion for long-term
goals and their results.
Characteristics:
● Courage.
● Conscientiousness.
● Long-Term Goals and
Endurance
● Resilience.
● Excellence vs. Perfection.

8. Continuous Education
Certifications & MOOCs
Short-term results require periodic
validation.
Implications:
● Self-study discipline.
● Lower costs or free (MOOCs).
● Intended for immediate application.
Higher Education
Long-term results, lifetime degree.
Implications:
● Select accredited institution.
● Look for Master or Doctorate.
● Analyze costs and duration.
● Verify future usability.

9. The Importance of Mentoring and Coaching
● Encourage knowledge transfer between Coach/Mentor to the
individual.
● There are no levels during this process.
● Never is late to start, better during early career stages.

10. Tools - Disc
Findings
To develop self-awareness about your
personality profile.
Recommendations:
● Take once every five years.
● Keep the results and analize small
variations and improvement points.

11. Tools - Enegram
Findings
To identify your basic personality type.
Recommendations:
● Persons are born with one personality
type
● People do not change from one
personality type to another.
● Each personality is more suitable for
Some ones are better for different kind
of activities.
Source: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com

12. The
importance of
accurate CV
CV shall be accurate and
accumulative.
Keep short as possible.
Use social networks (i,e) LinkedIn.

13. Advise:
Don't be afraid taking
risks, evaluate them and
be courageous to jump
out of the comfort zone

14. More resources available at
http://linkedin.com/in/cayobetancourt