Transcript Career Planning - Cengage Learning

Career Planning
Begin the process now
• You already know a lot about your
career plan
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Begin the process now
• Career planning is a choice, not a
discovery
– It is the bridge between our dreams
and the reality of our future
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Begin the process now
• We don’t find the right career—
we create it!
• Many people will have 5 careers
in a lifetime.
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Begin the process now
• Know your skills
– Skills are at the core of any job
– You already have many skills
– Content skills reflect your knowledge
– Transferable skills reflect your abilities
across different content areas
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Begin the process now
• Name names
– Name your job
– Name your company, agency,
or organization
– Name your contacts
– Name your location
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More Career Planning Tips
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Get back to your purpose
Change your mind when appropriate
Use résumés to get interviews
Be prepared to act like a free agent
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Cruising for Jobs
on the Internet
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Use the Internet to research companies
Begin with “gateway” sites
Send your résumé within an e-mail
If you post your résumé on a Web page,
avoid ads
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Cruising for Jobs
on the Internet
• Remember there are pitfalls
– It can be difficult for employers to find you
on the Web
– Jobs posted on the Web are heavily
skewed to certain fields
– Most jobs aren’t posted on the Web
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Link to the World of Work
Use the strategies in your textbook to
promote success on the job
• Ask yourself: Why is it important to plan for my
career now?
• Ask yourself: What can I use from this text to help
me?
• Ask yourself: How I can apply what I’ve learned
to meet my career goals?
• Ask Yourself: What if I began creating the life of
my dreams now?
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