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Employment & Career Services Committee

career-plan-maint.ppt

Career Planning & Maintenance

IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee

Presenter: See “Notes” Pages for additional information

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Seminar Overview

• Why plan your career?

• How to plan your career

• How to maintain a rewarding career

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What Is A Career?

• What is a career?

• What makes a good career?

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Why Plan Your Career?

• You are responsible for your own career.

• Jobs are not permanent.

• Increases your chances of job satisfaction.

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Why Is Career Planning So Uncommon?

• No sense of urgency

• Leads to difficult life questions

• Sets goals and increases stress

• Uncovers unexamined career assumptions

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How To Plan Your Career

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Developing Your Career Plan

• Begin where you are right now

• Consider assignments or projects that you would like, as well as jobs or positions

• Include opportunities where you can contribute and learn

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Gather Personal History

• This personal history is your portfolio

• Good for constructing resumes

• Helps with self-assessment

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Self-Assessment

• Identify skills

• Identify field of interest

• Identify important work values

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Self Assessment – A Look Back

• Think of a time when you felt really good about your work. Make this a specific occasion.

• What were you doing or what had you just finished doing?

• Were others involved? If so, how?

• What made this time especially satisfying?

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Knowing What Is Important To You

• What were you doing? Lets you know what type of skills you enjoy using most

• How were others involved?Provides information about if and how you want

to interact with others at work.

• What made this particularly satisfying?Gives information about some of your work values.

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Work Values

• Mental Stimulation

• Work-Life Balance

• Self Esteem

• Teamwork

• Helping Others

• Continuous Learning

• Security

• Recognition

• Responsibility

• Location

• Friendships

• Pleasant Environment

• Challenge

• Social Contribution

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Assessment Resources

• “What Color Is Your Parachute?”

• Corporate web sites

• Thomas Register

• Your network

• Resource: “The Engineer’s Guide to Lifelong Employability”

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Career Maintenance

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Maintenance Activities

• Keep current technically

• Keep current professionally

• Keep personal history up-to-date

• Network

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Networking

• Get good information on the state of the industry

• A network takes time to build

• When to network

• How to network

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SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT

• Success is what others see – company you work for, projects you complete, job title, etc.

• Fulfillment focuses on your level of satisfaction – how you feel about what you have done and are doing.

• May be higher on success and lower on fulfillment or higher on fulfillment and lower on success.

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PERSONAL SUCCESS / FULFILLMENT

SuccessLow

High

FulfillmentLow High

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Summary

• You are responsible for your own career

• Do a new self-assessment every few years

• Look for opportunities to work or volunteer that include the skills and values most important to you

• Be aware of your professional environment

• Network

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