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What is career planning ?

Glimpse of career planning process

How important is career planning

Career planning done by : Individuals

Organizations

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± ob vs. Career
²  ² ´What can I do now to make money?µ

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² Chosen Profession for your life. Requires a

willingness to get the training needed to build your skills
for the future.

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career is the work a person does. It is the

sequence of jobs that an individual has held
throughout his or her working life E.g. occupation
of nursing.
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´Career planning
consists of activities
and actions that
you take to achieve
your individual
career goalsµ
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± It is the life- long process a person goes through to
learn about himself such as
² purpose,
² personality
² interests
² skills
² talents

± evelop a self- concept, learn about careers, and

work situations
± ake a career choice, while developing and
coping social skills
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± Explore your interests and
abilities
± trategically plan your
career goals
± Create your future work
success by designing
learning and action plans
to help you achieve your
goals.
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± he major focus is matching personal goals and
opportunities that are realistically available.
± Career planning is building bridges from one·s
current job/career to next job/career.
± Well-conceived career plan is flexible to
accommodate changing opportunities for
development
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± People leave an organisation due to lack of career

growth
± eeper focus on an employee·s aims and aspirations
± egree of clarity
± Helps in identifying handicaps & the blind spots to
overcome
± ignificant motivator
± ey retention tool
± Critical human resource strategy
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± High-level vision and goals of company are clearly
made known to employees
± Growth of an organisation is intrinsically linked
with the growth of an individual
± atching organization vision & employees
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ware of the interrelationship
between self and occupational
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² Learning interests, abilities,
skills, and work values
² Listing accomplishments
² Understanding physical and
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ssessing aspirations and

motivation level
² eciphering personal traits and
characteristics
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± Improve self-confidence ± ake exploratory classes

± Understand time and stress ± Identify personality style
management ± Identify work values
± evelop ± emonstrate skills in
personal/professional overcoming self-defeating
management skills behaviors
± Identify symptoms of
stress
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± Investigate the world of work in greater

depth, narrow a general occupational
direction into a specific one
± tart by:
² Learning academic and career entrance
requirements
² Learning related majors and careers to
one's interests
² Investigating education and training
required
² Learning skills and experience required
² Planning academic and career
alternatives
² Learning job market trends
 
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± Gain research and investigative ± Read occupational resources

skills
± Practice decision-making,
problem solving and critical
thinking skills
± Get assistance from a counselor
± alk to people who work in your
areas of interest

± Increase understanding of how ±
ttend ob/Career Fairs and/or

abilities, interests, and values Career Panels
match career/academic
requirements
± transferable skills should be be
gained
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± Gain practical experience through internships,
cooperative education etc..
± tart by:
² esting new skills and try diverse experiences
² eciding the type of organization in which to
volunteer or work
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ssessing likes and dislikes of work values, skills,
work environments,
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ssessing if additional/different coursework or skills
are needed for your targeted career goals
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± Gain an appreciation for
working with individuals from
diverse cultures
± Understand and practice ethical
behavior
± Gain supervisory/leadership/
teamwork skills
± Enhance self-management skills
± Obtain work related,
transferable skills
± evelop conflict resolution skills
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ttend relevant conferences and
seminars
± ecome familiar with work
settings and job descriptions
± Practice making decisions by
supervising a group of people
± alk to alumnus/a about your
career goals
± Work part-time or during summer
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± tart by:
² Learning how to prepare resume and cover letters, and
complete employment applications
² Learning and implementing job search strategies
² Learning and practicing interviewing skills
² Narrow your choices
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bility correspondent in a
coherent, professional manner ± Register with Career Planning &
Placement ervices
± Communicate verbally in a clear,
concise manner ± Review resume with a career
counselor
± Effectively use networking,
problem-solving, and decision ± Receive referrals
making to reach career goals

± evelop budgeting skills in

relation to the job search, travel,
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ssessing employee wants and organizational needs
² common goal setting
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² Relates to distance & speed of an employee
² How far & how fast can employee move on career
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² Relates to changes expected to a career goal
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nalyzing transition factors
² etting goals and a timetable
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± Employees
² iscuss any concerns regarding career or professional
development with supervisor
² Its your career, take all necessary initiative

± upervisors/ anagers
² ake career planning an ongoing process
² Explain employees importance of growth, need for change
² Personal commitment
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cquire skills to be a good developer
² Give essential feedback to employees
² Provide a work environment that is conducive
² upportive and motivational atmosphere

± Organizational
² Existence of supportive organizational structure suitable
to employees needs
² Provide resources dollars and time
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