5.03Produce a personal career plan

Career research from Personal Career Profile sheets

1. Career values 2. Career duties/responsibilities 3. Personality/traits needed 4. Data, People, Things Relationship 5. Skills and aptitudes required 6. Education/training required

Individual Career Plan

1. Critique formal and informal learning experiences in relation to ultimate personal, educational and career goals.

a. Extracurricular/Volunteer activities b. Work experience c. Education and training2. Check stepping-stone goals in relation to ultimate

personal, educational and career goals. a. Junior high school b. High school – Short term goals c. College/Training – Medium term goals d. After college – Long term goals

The Management Process

Planning Organizing Implementing Evaluating

Planning

Assess the situation. Develop a task list. Identify your resources. Decide on you priorities.

What are your priorities in life right now?

Organizing

Develop a schedule. Assemble the needed resources. Prepare to act.

Implementing

Put the plan into action. Monitor the plan and your progress.

Evaluating

Evaluate the plan. Evaluate your performance.

Plan a career ladder for the career cluster selected

1. Job experience requiring no high school (entry-level)

2. Job requiring high school diploma (semi-skilled)

3. Job requiring Associate’s degree (semi-professional)

4. Job requiring Bachelor’s degree (professional)

5. Job requiring Advanced degree (professional)

Assignment

Everyone in the class should write the career they wish to pursue on an index card. As a class, sort the cards into groups of Entry-level, Advanced, Managerial, Entrepreneurial and Professional levels.

Assignment

Using Appendix 5.03 (1) - Career Ladder, develop a career ladder for the occupation that you selected to pursue. Include the required educational preparation in the “rungs” of each step. Draw a line with a colored pencil or marker to indicate the level of the career ladder that you plan to pursue.