Thriving inthe World of Work…and where do I fit?

Martin SmithUOW Careers Centralwww.uow.edu.au/careers/

Chinese banquets

“Careers are no longer like a Chinese banquet, 14 courses brought to your table… they’re more like a progressive supper, bite sized portions eaten in different places”

Crazy paving

“There’s no such thing as a career path anymore…

its crazy paving and you lay it yourself”

Factors impacting on the world of work

Globalisation and business competition

DemographicsTechnologyPoliticsSocio-Cultural trendsMass higher education

The UK’s Ideal Graduate

The specialistThe generalistConnectedSelf reliant

Self Reliance skills

Self aware, matching and decision making, action planning,

Networking, political awareness, negotiation,

Coping with uncertainty, development focus

Transfer skills, self confidence and self promotion

Global CEO’s wishlist

How to thinkHow to relateHow to use technology productively

The Texan futurist

“The indipreneur…an interdependent individual with an entrepreneurial focus”

Dr Carolyn Corbin

OZ’s ACER and DEST

Critical thinkingProblem solvingInterpersonal understandingWritten communication

BCA’s employability skills framework

CommunicationTeamworkProblem solvingInitiative and enterprisePlanning and organisingSelf managementLearningTechnology

What does it mean to you @ UOW

The UOW Graduate Qualities

Informed independent learners problem solvers effective communicatorsresponsible www.uow.edu.au/about/teaching/qualities/

index.html

Critical skills for your setting Informed independent

learners problem solvers effective

communicators responsible Self aware networking, matching and

decision making Coping with

uncertainty self confidence and

self promotion

Communication Teamwork Problem solving Initiative and

enterprise Planning and

organising Self management Learning Technology Action planning, political awareness development focus Transfer skills

“Knowing me…knowing you”

the starting point for all effective job seeking…

research

What employers want

Articulating what they want

- On paper- Online- On the phone- In person

Maximising employability

Audit of what employers want and what have you got –

GAP analysis

Reflect upon the experiences using the

CARL framework(Context, Action,

Response, Learning)

Establish a Career Action Plan

- timeframes, targets, contacts, register of

activity

Implement the action plan

- Creative job seeking- work related

experiences (voluntary work, CS programs)

But what do you want…where do you want to go?

Maslow “it isn’t normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.”

Nietzsche “help us to become who we are”

Career Development TheoriesTrait and factor theories (Holland)Lifelong (Super)Systems theories (Patton and

McMahon) Content and process.The content of career development

learning …. learning about self and learning about the world of work.

Process learning … the development of the skills necessary to navigate a successful and satisfying life/career

Cognitive housekeeping…we’re like onions

Abilities, aptitudes, competencies, skills InterestsPersonalityRewards - extrinsic and intrinsicValues, ethics, moral compassPassion and purpose

Career Development Learning

Learning about self (know yourself)Learning about opportunities (know

your options)Decision Learning (make your

choice)Transition Learning (make your

move)

Maximising employability

Audit of what employers want and what have you got –

GAP analysis

Reflect upon the experiences using the

CARL framework(Context, Action,

Response, Learning)

Establish a Career Action Plan

- timeframes, targets, contacts, register of

activity

Implement the action plan

- Creative job seeking- work related

experiences (voluntary work, CS programs)

Increasing employability

The whole uni experienceWorkplace learning activities (UniVative, GQEST, Careers Central Interns)

ARTS301

Reflective practices - the core of effective CDL - before during and after

“Knowing me…knowing you”

the starting point for all effective job seeking…

research