Career planning

A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON
‘CAREER PLANNING’

Good plans shape good decisions. That‘s why good planning helps to make elusive dreams
come true.
… in the words of Geoffrey Fisher
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Have you plannedyour career or still Thinking…
Yeah! Still Thinking, Right?
Then my dear students, its high time you stop thinking and start planning your career. It‘s a
known fact that students study in order to make a brilliant career then why in the course of
time we ignore this most important aspect. We never forgot to plan activities like vacations,
weddings and school reunions well in advance and down to the last detail. But how much
planning have you put into your career? Here is how this presentation will guide you to plan a
pretty much brilliant career and eliminate all your doubts & questions.
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of
determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."
- Jesse Owens
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When to Start?
still at
School
Phase
1
A School
Leaver
Phase
2 an adult
adding
on skills;
or
Phase
3 an adult
changin
g your
job or
career.
Phase
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You can always plan your career at this 4 phase of life. Phase 1 and 2 are the Early Phase of life
when the career seeker is still a student or school leaver whereas Phase 3 and 4 are the Mid-
Stage of career when the seeker is a professional or an employee
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Know Career Planning before moving on!
Career planning is a lifelong process in selecting an occupation, locating career opportunities,
professionally developing one‘s self in a career, and possibly changing one‘s career. It may
happen once in your lifetime, but it is more likely to happen several times as an individual
gains experience and redefines his or her self due a combination of their personal and/or career
goals.
Career planning is the continuous process of:
 thinking about your interests, values, skills and preferences;
 exploring the life, work and learning options available to you;
 ensuring that your work fits with your personal circumstances; and
 continuously fine-tuning your work and learning plans to help you manage the changes in your
life and the world of work.
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4 Steps of Career Planning: Early Stage
knowing
yourself
Step 1
finding
out
Step 2
Making
decisions
Step 3
Taking
action
Step 4
Title
At an early phase of life Students and School Leavers can take up this 4 steps of career planning
to finalize the best occupation suitable for them. Lets follow the steps:
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Step1: Knowing Yourself…
Begin by thinking about where you are now, where you want to be and how you‘re going to get there.
 Once you have thought about where you are at now and where you want to be, you can work on getting to
know your skills, interests and values.
 Begin by asking yourself the following questions:
 Where am I at now?
 Where do I want to be?
 What do I want out of a job or career?
 What do I like to do?
 What are my strengths?
 What is important to me?
At the end of this step you will have a clearer idea of your work or learning goal and your individual preferences.
You can use this information about yourself as your personal ‗wish list‘ against which you can compare all the
information you gather in
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Step2: Finding Out…
This step is about exploring the occupations and learning areas that interest you. Once you have
some idea of your occupational preferences you can research the specific skills and
qualifications required for those occupations.
 Explore occupations that interest you and ask yourself how do my skills and interests match
up with these occupations?
 Where are the gaps?
 What options do I have to gain these skills or qualify for these occupations?
 What skills do I need?
 Where is the work?
 At the end of this step you will have a list of preferred occupations and/or learning options.
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Step 3: Making Decisions…
This step involves comparing your options, narrowing down your choices and thinking about
what suits you best at this point in time.
Ask yourself:
 What are my best work/training options?
 How do they match with my skills, interests and values?
 How do they fit with the current labour market?
 How do they fit with my current situation and responsibilities?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option?
 What will help and what will hinder me?
 What can I do about it?
At the end of this step you will have narrowed down your options and have more of an idea of
what you need to do next to help you achieve your goals.
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Step 4: Taking Action…
Here you plan the steps you need to take to put your plan into action.
Use all you have learnt about your skills, interests and values together with the information
you have gathered about the world of work to create your plan.
Begin by asking yourself:
 What actions/steps will help me achieve my work, training and career goals?
 Where can I get help?
 Who will support me?
 At the end of this step you will have:
 a plan to help you explore your options further (eg work experience, work shadowing or more research); or
 a plan which sets out the steps to help you achieve your next learning or work goal.
 Decide which step is relevant for you right now and start from there.
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Small Illustration on Early Stage
If the student or school leaver is born
passionate to love and care for animals
and have a strong aptitude for science
he/she can pursue a satisfactory career
as a Veterinary and set plans
accordingly. For example you can
volunteer at a veterinary clinic or local
animal shelter. This will increase your
likelihood of being accepted to
veterinary school, and give you hands-
on experience working with animals,
and determine whether this is indeed
the right field for you. Once your mind
is fixed you can take action to gather
all other qualifications like being
graduated, Graduate Record
Examinations, Letters of
Recommendation etc to achieve the
targeted goals
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Looking for a job change: Mid-Stage
Hey Guys!! Hope by this simple guidelines now you have a fair idea how to design your career
and start planning for it. Another phase when a person feels for job change is the mid- stage
where the candidate is an employee but can still look for job for various reasons.
Changing careers later in life can happen for a number of reasons, whether a job is obsolesced
by technology or you're simply interested in pursuing a field that holds more interest for you.
But don't take this lightly; a little planning, foresight and self-awareness can go a long way to
helping you land your dream job.
Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.‖ -
Bikram Choudhury.
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The 5 Analysis before change:
–Reason for change
–Pay vs Experience
–Terms of Employement
–Spope for growth
–Networking
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Looking for a job change: Point 1
1. Reason for Change: Evaluate thoroughly your reason for changing your current job.
Evaluating one's decision is an excellent way to demarcate the true reasons behind this
decision. Quitting a job on the grounds of discord with colleagues or for the lack of job
satisfaction are not the best of reasons. If you feel that your issues can be resolved with some
counseling, then you can put your decisions to quit on hold.
Often people choose a career field in desperation and fester in their poor choice. However, if
one has a clear-cut reason for switching careers, they should definitely abide by it and make
it the right decision,' informs Ashish Arora, founder & managing director of human capital
consulting firm HR Anexi.
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2. Pay vs Experience: One should assess the value that will be added to the person's experience
if he/she changes jobs. Switching jobs only on the basis of a better remuneration package is not
enough, if the learning opportunities are slim.
Often employees switch jobs due to a higher salary. However, in the long run if the value of
experience and knowledge gained diminishes, it could hamper your major career progression.
'Remember, if both work and money aren't satisfying, it is time to look for another job. If
work's not satisfactory, then also, looking out is better. But if it's only for money, think again
and hard
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3. Terms of Employment: Gauge the difference between the current salary package and the
one you will get in the new company. Sometimes the figures of salary package are bloated to
give a wrong impression and lure an employee towards taking up that job. However, keep one
detail in mind; even if the salary is more, one should understand the expectations from the new
organization in terms of work thoroughly before taking up the job. Ask yourself if you are
absolutely ready for the additional responsibilities.
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4. Scope for Growth: When the work you do becomes monotonous and you feel that your
potential is not being used and your career growth is stifled, it's high time that you look out.
'The present company might lure you with a better job profile, but it is always better to move
out when there is little or no scope for career growth. Even a good salary hike should not stop
you then,' says Arora.
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5. Networking: Leveraging professional networks is a crucial step in helping you get the ideal
job. When choosing an alternative job, it is advisable to get in touch with people from the same
field. They will be able to point you in the right direction in terms of references, vacancies and
requirements.
Maintain good relations with your current colleagues as they too will know people in various
companies and could help you get in touch with them.
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Resume Writing
After discussing career guidelines
for both fresher's and experienced
another important aspect that
comes to the mind which is very
much necessary for career growth is
resume writing.
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Why is a resume important…
 A resume describes where you have been, what you have done, and where you are currently
directing your career.
 Most employers ask for a resume – many will not even consider inviting you for an interview
you without it!
 It is the quickest way for a potential employer to get a picture of your qualifications.
 Unlike a job application, where you have little choice as to what information to provide the
company, resumes give you the opportunity to select only your strongest qualifications and
skills.
 It is not just a list of past jobs, but a reflection of how your past experiences are related to your
desired career or the job you are applying for.
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Points to be included in resume
Resume Heading:
 Includes your contact information
 List your name, address, phone number (include area code), and email address.
 If you are residing at a temporary address, include both current and permanent addresses.
 Some employers will prefer to email - make sure your address is professional.
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Job Objective
 Including an objective on your resume to show:
 There is a match between the kind of work you are seeking and your experience.
 Tell an employer what skills you have to offer, rather than what you want from them.
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Education
 Complete title of your Associate degree followed by the program name; do not abbreviate.
 The month and year of your graduation date, or anticipated graduation date.
 Name of the college from which you received your degree - include the city and state
 If you hold more than one degree, list the most current related degree first and the remainder in
chronological order
 Include your cumulative GPA if it is 3.0 or above
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Experience/Work History
 Describe your experience in that position emphasizing accomplishments, skills, and abilities
which are appropriate to the position that you are applying for.
 Include Full Time and Part Time Jobs, Seasonal Employment, Internships and Co-op‘s,
Volunteer & Service Learning experiences, Work Study/On-campus Jobs, & Military Service.
 You may wish to include two separate sections:
 Related Work Experience - to highlight only the experience directly related to the job
Other Work Experience - to list all other jobs you have held and to show employment
stability.
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References
 References should be presented separately upon request and typed on the same quality of
paper as the resume.
 However, you may include a statement that ―references are available upon request‖ at the
bottom of the resume.
 On your separate reference page, be sure you include the following information
 Name of person
Phone number and extension (most references prefer to be reached at work) Address
Job title & Company name
Email address
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SUMMARY OF PRESENTATION
Hey Guys!! Hope by now you have a fair idea of resume writing. Keep your resume simple and use
your own words and don‘t try to copy paste it from someone else. Your own words will make your resume
unique and different from others. Be focused about your career and plan it nicely. Consider all the elements
given in this presentation and make a good analysis of yourself, your interest, your values, expectation as
well as satisfaction. Students life is full of stress and failure but never fall depressed and tired and use
stress and failure in a positive way. Here let me tell you some motivational story….

MOTIVATE YOURSELF…
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1. Bill Gates: Gates didn‘t seem like a shoe-in for success after dropping out of Harvard and starting a failed first
business with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen called Traf-O-Data. While this early idea didn‘t work, Gates‘ later
work did, creating the global empire that is Microsoft.
2. Walt Disney: Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks around the world, but Walt
Disney himself had a bit of a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor because, ―he lacked imagination and had
no good ideas.‖ After that, Disney started a number of businesses that didn‘t last too long and ended with bankruptcy
and failure. He kept plugging along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked.
3. Henry Ford: While Ford is today known for his innovative assembly line and American-made cars, he wasn‘t an
instant success. In fact, his early businesses failed and left him broke five time before he founded the successful Ford
Motor Company.
4. Albert Einstein: Most of us take Einstein‘s name as synonymous with genius, but he didn‘t always show such
promise. Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven, causing his teachers and
parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social. Eventually, he was expelled from school and was
refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. It might have taken him a bit longer, but most people would
agree that he caught on pretty well in the end, winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern physics.
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Remember always be energetic and crazy to hit
the world. Well let me wind up in the words of
Steve Jobs, Co-founder & CEO of Apple Inc:
―Here‘s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the
rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the
square holes… The ones who see things differently
— they‘re not fond of rules… You can quote them,
disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the
only thing you can‘t do is ignore them because
they change things… They push the human race
forward, and while some may see them as the
crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who
are crazy enough to think that they can change the
world, are the ones who do.‖
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