Career Planning

Career Planning:

Career Planning Presentation By A.V. Vedpuriswar

Career Planning:

Career Planning This presentation will help you in planning your career by Understanding where you are Deciding where you want to be Making the changes and adjustments necessary to get there

Understanding Yourself:

Understanding Yourself What is the kind of work I like to do? What activities give me the most satisfaction? What is the environment in which I would like to work? What kind of people do I like to work with? What kind of abilities do I want to build on?

How to Understand oneself?:

How to Understand oneself? Reflect Talk to colleagues, friends and mentors Undergo formal assessments

Key Questions:

Key Questions What motivates you? What is your idea of an ‘ideal’ job? What makes you excited? What kind of job would be most fulfilling? What kind of work should you stay away from? Where are you weak? Where should you change or improve?

What are your deep interests?:

What are your deep interests? Hands – Assembly, operation and repair of machines Words – Reading, writing, speaking Senses – Observation, inspection, diagnosis Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing, prioritizing Creativity – Invention, design Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things, decoration Leadership – Initiating new projects, organizing, direction, decision making

The Art of Job Sculpting:

The Art of Job Sculpting Job sculpting involves aligning career goals with deeply embedded life interests Timothy Butler and James Waldroop have identified the following embedded life interests: - Application of technology - Quantitative Analysis - Theory development and conceptual thinking - Creative production - Counseling & mentoring - Managing people & relationships - Enterprise control - Influence through language & ideas

Skill Assessment:

Skill Assessment Communication skills - Writing - Presentation - Negotiating - Conflict resolution - Giving & receiving - feedback - Influencing - Editing

Skill Assessment:

Skill Assessment Technology Skills - Keyboard - Word process - Spread sheet - Presentation - Graphics

Skill Assessment:

Skill Assessment Financial Skills - Financial Analysis - Cost Accounting - Budgeting - Forecasting

Other Skills:

Other Skills Supervisory skills Interpersonal skills Self management skills Sales & marketing skills Project management skills Physical & manual dexterity skills

Career Ladders:

Career Ladders Stages through which people move on to more challenging positions What career ladders are available? How can I take advantage of them? What skills & experience are needed to climb up the next step? What kind of gaps exist? What training is needed to fill the gaps?

Thank You:

Thank You