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About me◦ My time at CSU◦ What I did before I came to CSU
Why am I giving this workshop?
Introduction
Setting career goals shouldn’t be rocket science but a common sense approach of identifying the aspects of work you enjoy and are good at, and then setting yourself up with the knowledge, skills and experience to take you forward in your career.
1. Identify personal values 2. Determine what you’re good at (and
better at then most other people) and what you enjoy doing
3. Assess the opportunities4. Set your goals5. Work out where the gaps are and what
steps you need to take to bridge them6. Review regularly
6 steps
Goals that you set for your career path.- career choices- where you want to be in your career in future years
Career Goals are important because they.... give you clarity on what you want; motivate you and drive you forward; provide you with focus and make you strive to
your highest potential hold you accountable for your actions
What are ‘Career Goals’?
When we set career goals we frequently think of them as being:
Progressing up the career ladder Making more money, getting more
recognition .....
But there is a much broader aspect to setting career goals
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s (1908-1970) hierarchy of needs:
3 assumptions:
1. We have needs that are never totally satisfied
2. We aim to fill unsatisfied needs
3. Our needs fit into hierarchy – from basic/low level to high level needs
Maslow’s theory is important because it separated out pay as a motivator for employees.
Values are things that you believe are important in the way you live and work. They should determine your priorities and may be the measure you use to tell if your life is turning out the way you want it to.
Identify your values based on your experience of happiness, pride, and fulfilment
Step 1:Identify Personal Values
Does it rely on my best skills? Am I learning new skills? Is it challenging and exciting? Does it make me happy? Can I achieve a work-life balance? Am I making friends at work? Am I a good role model? Am I maintaining my integrity and
personal values? Do I make a contribution to society?
◦ ‘yindyamarra winhanga-nha’
......and one I prepared earlier
Indentify strengths (and weaknesses) Ask friends or colleagues Professional assessment Complete your own self assessment
Step 2:Determine what you’re good at
Strengths
What advantages do you have that others don’t have? (e.g. Skills and Qualifications)What do you do well?What do others see as your strengths?What unique resources can you draw on?
.....
Weaknesses
Where could you improve?What are others likely to see as your weakness?Where do you have few resources than others?
.....
Step 3: Assess the Opportunities
Analyse the external environment: ◦ what skills are required?◦ is there a skill shortage at CSU and/or elsewhere?
PESTEL◦ Political◦ Economical◦ Social◦ Technological◦ Environmental◦ Legal
Opportunities
What opportunities are open to you?What trends can you take advantage of?How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?Can you open up opportunities by eliminating your weakness?
.....
Threats
What threats could harm you?What obstacles do you currently face at work?Is your job changing?What is your competition doing?What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?
.....
Short-term: short period (daily, weekly, monthly, annually)
Long-term: goals for life
Step 4:Set Goals
What am I passionate about? What is my dream job? What am I good at doing? Do I have a gift or calling? What would I do if I was financially independent? Am I happy in my current career? Am I looking for a new career or just a new position? Do I want to make more money or is money even a
priority? Why do I work at CSU. What is stopping me from leaving? How do I define success? Am I achieving success now? Who are the people I most admire? What is it about them
and their career that I like? Where do I want to be in my career in 5, 10, 15 years?
Visualise your goals Provide clarity by writing them down Identify the goals that can be achieved in
the short term and those that are long term goals
Prioritise them (what are most urgent)
Tell someone
Identify the benefits of achieving your goal(s)
Break-down the steps you need to take to achieve your goal
Set deadlines for accomplishing each step Identify the resources you need to achieve
you goal (training, support, money, time etc) Outcomes
Step 5:Work out where the gaps are and what steps you need to take to bridge them
Steps?Goal 1. Further Training
Research available courses; Decided on preferred option and talk to someone
who knows about the course. Ask questions about: how to enrol, what the cost is, how long the course is expected to take, what your final qualification will be etc
Speak to your supervisor and, if required, seek study support
Enrol in the course Submit CSU forms Commence training
Goal 2: New job
Research the job – what knowledge and skills are required?
Do you have them? If not, get them! Talk to someone about the job: someone who holds a
similar job or who has performed that job in the past, the manager, a client, colleague etc.
Prepare and submit the job application Prepare for the interview Attend the interview
Research position descriptions for similar jobs
◦ Look at the position responsibilities and the selection criteria – what are they asking for? Qualifications / equivalent experience Communication / Interpersonal Skills/ Organisational skills Specific skills and experience unique to the job
◦ Pay attention to the terminology: understanding; knowledge of; demonstration of; ability to;
Review the CSU level Descriptors published at the back of the Enterprise Agreement
Talk to people in similar jobs
@ CSU
Consider alternate pathways◦ Fill in for somebody when they go on leave◦ Consider a sideways (backwards??) move to get
you in the area you want
Look for other opportunities◦ Working groups, projects, committees etc◦ Presentations at conferences
Move outside your comfort zone