introduction to career management. understand what is meant by ‘career management’ review your...
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•Understand what is meant by ‘Career Management’
•Review your current position
•Look ahead at the skills and knowledge you will gain in Career Management whilst at college
Imagine you are 5 years old again.What do you want to be when you
grow up?
Why do ideas change as people grow up?
Career Management
• Taking control of your future and making your own decisions
• Taking responsibility for finding out about the areas you are interested in
• Reflecting on your choices and your progress towards your goals
• Being flexible to changing your goals or your strategies to working towards them
• Adapting to changes that are forced on you and beyond your control
People who are good at managing their careers can…
• Research Ideas (and read what they find thoroughly)
• Plan Ahead
• Be Realistic
• Ask for Help
• Review Progress
• Persevere
• Present themselves at their best on paper and in person
• Make the most of opportunities available to them
TASKS TODAY
1.Distribute and organise careers files
2.Look at the careers checklist
3. Assess your starting point in career planning