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Discovering Your Career Passion
Location: POD 60Phone: (416) 979 – 5177Email: [email protected]: Mon – Thu 8:30 am – 6:30 pm/Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
PDAP: Career Development Workshops
Get ReadyKnow yourself and what you
want
Get SetPresent yourself with style
GOMake your move
• Discovering Your Nutrition Career Passion
• The “Wow” Factor: Resumes & Cover Letters that Stand Out
• Job Search Strategies that Maximize Results
• Interview Techniques that Land the Job
• LinkedIn: Developing Career Connections & Effective Profiles
• Nutrition Grad School Application Essentials
“Most job-hunters who fail to find their dream job, fail not because they lack information about the job market, but because they lack information about
themselves.”
~ Richard Bolles
Agenda
1. Objectives of Career Exploration
2. Components of Self Assessment
• Values – Card Sort• Interests• Personality• Skills – Card Sort
3. Career Resources• Mega• Macro• Micro
4. Summary
Objectives of Career ExplorationSelf-assessment is the first step of the career planning process. It allows you to learn more about your:
• An informed career decision• Information for a strong resume• Self knowledge for interviews
• Interests • Skills • Personality • Values
• Natural talents• Work styles • Unique strengths in
relation to career fields and titles
The result is:
Components of Self Assessment
Values What is important to you
• E.g.) Wealth, status, independence, security, etc.
Interests What you enjoy doing
• E.g.) Taking photos, playing basketball, socializing, etc.
Personality
What drives/motivates you, communication styles, needs, and attitudes
Skills
What you are good at
• E.g.) Public speaking, computer programming, coordinating, etc.
VALUES
Values• Beliefs we develop early in life
– right and wrong, good and bad
• Shaped by family, culture, education, religion, socialization processes
• Some maintained for life, others may change
• E.g.) Career choices, children, financial stability, health, religious beliefs, job security
Identifying Values: Card SortSort cards according to 3 parameters:
• What I Strongly Value• What I Value At Times• What I Don’t Value
After:• List your 10 Most Essential Values
These 10 essential values will help you:• Identify appropriate career choices by matching
your work values with characteristics of occupations
INTERESTS
Interests Activity
List 5 activities you enjoy…
List 3 activities you find boring…
If you had no schedule, how would you spend:• A day…• A week…• A year…
I prefer to work with:
People ____ Ideas ____ Things ____
PERSONALITYCommunication and
Work Styles
Driver
Must be free and not tied down
Like to try new things
Are impulsive Can survive major
setbacks Enjoy the
immediate Are generous Enjoy action Are cheerful Like working with
things
Like to belong to groups
Feel obligations strongly
Have strong work ethic
Need order Are realistic Find tradition
important Are willing to do
a job when asked Are serious Are committed to
society’s standards
Like to control things
Want to be highly competent
Are the most self-critical of all temperaments
Strive for excellence
Judge people on their merits
Cause people to feel they don’t measure up
Live for their work Are highly
creative Tend to focus on
the future.
Are constantly is search of their “self”
Want to know the meanings of things
Value integrity Write fluently Are romantics Have difficulty
placing limits on work
Are highly personable
Appreciate people
Get along with all temperaments
Conservative Investigative Social
SKILLS
Skills Assessment
Hard / Technical Skills:• Measurable• Factual knowledge • Specific processes/
procedures• Learned during formal
training, at school or on the job
Soft / Transferable Skills: • Talent that can
“transfer” from one field of study, job, leisure activity to another
• Acquired throughout entire life: school, work, extracurriculars, volunteering, hobbies
Identifying Skills: Card SortSort cards according to 3 parameters:
• What I Like To Do• What I Would Like To Learn• What I Don’t Like To Do
After:• List the top 10 skills you would like to use or learn
These 10 skills will help you:• Identify appropriate career choices by matching
your work skills with characteristics of occupations
IntroductionDiscover resources to learn about:• Career options• Skills & qualifications• Wages & salary• Work conditions
• Expanding/contracting fields• Occupational outlooks• Work availability (i.e. local,
provincial, national)
Business
EntrepreneurshipAdvertising & Promotions ManagerMarketing Communications/DevelopmentMarket ResearchProduct SpecialistHuman Resource ManagerConsumer Relations ConsultantHealth Care Sales RepresentativeProgram Coordinator
Dietetics / Registered Dietitian
ClinicalHealth CarePrivate PracticeCommunity Health Centre DietitianPublic Health Nutritionist
Education
Elementary School TeacherHigh School Teacher (Science/Family Studies)Educational Consultant
Food Industry
Food StylistNutrition ConsultantFood Specialist / EconomistFreelance Writer
Food Service Management & Hospitality
Nursing Home AdministratorDietary TechnicianHospitality ManagerDirector of Hospitality Services
Health Promotion
Public Health Policy & AdministrationHealth Promoter / EducatorConsultanteHealthLactation Consultant
Regulatory Affairs
Food InspectionQuality Assurance Manager / Director
Health Research & Food Science
Food ScientistLab TechnicianResearch and DevelopmentProcess TechnologistProduct DevelopmentTest Kitchen Assistant / ManagerHealth Researcher
MEGA: National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Used to learn & understand Canadian occupations:
• Aptitudes• Education requirements • Work settings
• Duties• Skills • Interests
MEGA: National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Step 1 Go to: http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc
Step 2
Search for occupations in Canada:• On the left: Search the NOC• Choose: Index of titles• Select: Alphabetical search
Step 3
Employability Skills Identification: • Review NOC info for your chosen profile• Identify main skills required for position • Use description as a guide to build your
resume and cover letter
MEGA: Working In Canada (LMI)
What is Labour Market Information (LMI)?
MEGA: Working In Canada (LMI)
Step 1 Go to: http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca
Step 2
Explore Careers by:• Occupation• Wages & Outlooks• Education Program • Skills & Knowledge
Additional Tips:• Review list of local employers to get an idea of
companies you might be able to work for
Explore Careers By Occupation Job Market Report Where to Look for Job Opportunities Local Employers
MACRO: Career Cruising
4 Main Sections:
• Explore Assessments• Explore Careers • Education and Training• Employment
Additional Sections:
• Weekly quiz• Featured careers• Portfolio building
MACRO: Career Cruising
Activity
Complete the Career Cruising work sheet for an occupation that you are interested in
Username: ryersoncruise
Password: 00ru01f
http://www.careercruising.com
MICRO: Almanacs & Directories
Find out who is doing the type of work you like, and/or if there are opportunities available:
Examples
The Canada Student Employment Guide
The Canadian Hidden Job Market Directory
Scott’s Directories
Canada’s Top 100 Employers
Canadian Almanac & Directory
MICRO: Online Resources
Find out who is doing the type of work you like, and/or if there are opportunities available:
• www.ryerson.ca/career • www.talentegg.ca
• www.ca.indeed.com • www.careeredge.ca • www.211toronto.ca • www.charityvillage.com • www.linkedin.com/studentjobs • www.canadastop100.com/national
MICRO: Eluta
www.eluta.ca/search_new_grad
Introduction
What is LinkedIn?
NetworkingBuild your network on LinkedIn:• Add connections• Groups• “People” search
• Find Alumni• Contacts
“Be LinkedIn, or be left out!”
SummaryTo discover a career that is suitable for you, it is important to conduct a self-assessment on your:
VALUESINTERESTS
PERSONALITYSKILLS
Resources
Career Assessments:• Strong Interest Inventory &Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(CDEC offers on line MBTI and SII standardized testing)
Additional information: http://www.ryerson.ca/career/students/planmycareer/
selfassessment/
Connect With Us!
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www.twitter.com/RyersonCareer
www.youtube.com/RyersonCareer
Ryerson University Career Development & Employment Centre
www.ryerson.ca/career
Contact Information:
Location: POD 60
Phone: (416) 979 – 5177
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Mon. -Thurs. 8:30am-6:30pmFriday hrs: . 8:30am – 4:30 pm
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