Follow Your Dreams

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Follow Your Dreams

• A Guide To Planning Your Career Part I

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What is Career Planning?

• It is an ongoing system of decision making
  regarding the world of work which may be used
  throughout your life.

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Career Planning Steps

• Self-Assessment
• Career Exploration
• Career Decision
• Action Plan

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• Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to
  walk from here?
• That depends a good deal on where you want to
  go, said the cat.
• I dont care where- said Alice.
• Then it doesnt matter which way you walk, said
  the cat.
• Lewis Carroll

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STEP 1 Self-Assessment

• Anything that helps you learn more about yourself
  could be considered self assessment.

• Types of Self Assessment
• Basic Needs
• Values Inventories
• Interest Inventories
• Skills Assessments
• Personality Inventories
• Computer Assisted Career Guidance.

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Basic Needs Maslows Hierarchy

• Physiological food, water, air, sleep.
• Safety security, order
• Love/Belonging family, companionship
• Esteem confidence, recognition
• Actualization satisfaction, fulfillment

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Values Inventories

• What satisfactions do you seek in a career?
• In what ways must you be challenged and rewarded?
• In what type of work environment would you be
  happy?

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Interest Inventories

• What are you interested in doing?
• What activities have you enjoyed most?
• What kinds of people would you like to work
  around?
• What kind of job settings would you enjoy?

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John Hollands system

• Realistic (R) Machines, tools, outdoors
• Investigative (I) Science, theories, ideas,
  data
• Artistic (A) Self-expression, art appreciation
• Social (S) People, teamwork, human welfare
• Enterprising (E) business, politics, influence
• Conventional (C) organization, data, finance

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Skills Assessments

• What are my strengths and weaknesses?
• What are my most prominent skills and abilities?
• What skills do I want to use on the job?
• What skills do I need to acquire?

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Personality Inventories

• What personal qualities do I possess that will
  help me?
• How will my personal style influence my career
  choice?
• How will I get along with my supervisor/co-workers
  ?

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Myers-Briggs Types Indicator (MBTI)

• A system for understanding human behavior
• Based on belief that there are 16 personality
  types that do not change
• Personality type is based on a set of natural
  preferences.

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Preferences

• Extraversion (E) -----------------------
  Introversion (I)
• (Energy)
• Sensing (S)------------------------------
  Intuition (N)
• (Pay Attention To)
• Thinking (T) -----------------------------
  Feeling (F)
• (Base Decisions On)
• Judgment (J)----------------------------
  Perception (P)
• (Deal With The World)
• ESTJ INFP

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16 Personality Types
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Computer Assisted Career Guidance Assessments
(SIGI3)

• Included in SIGI 3
• Self Assessment
• Career Search
• Career Information
• Skills

• Preparation
• Coping
• Deciding
• Next Steps.

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Other Considerations

• Family Responsibilities
• Work Hours
• Travel requirements
• Benefits
• Finances
• Ability to pay for Education
• Basic Needs

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STEP 2 Career Exploration

• Gather as much information as possible regarding
  careers that interest you.
• Be Open Minded
• Also research job market and individual companies
  or employers

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Research Career

• Find Out
• What career options are available for your major?
• What qualifications are required to enter that
  career?
• What are the work conditions, expected salary,
  benefits, etc.?
• What additional training would you need?

• Resources
• Resource Materials
• (OOH, DOT, DOL, ONet, Journals, Internet)
• Personal Network
• (Family, friends, professors, advisors, career
  fair)
• Experience
• (Cooperative Education, Internships, employment,
  volunteer, study abroad)

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Research Job Market

• Find Out
• Fastest Growing Occupations
• Educational Requirements
• Job openings compared to job seekers
• Projected change in the work force.

• Resources
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (ONet Online)
• Internet sites
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Research Company/Employer

• Find Out
• Nature of business
• Size of company
• Products
• Locations
• Reputation
• Competition

• Resources
• Chamber of Commerce
• Trade Publications
• Business Journals
• Annual Reports
• Government Reports
• Human Resources

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• Choose a job you love and you will never have to
  work a day in your life.
• Confucius