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Navigating Your Career
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Meg JanovetzTalent Development
Effective Learning StrategiesHow to get the most out of this session
Be Present Focus on YOUMinds are like parachutes…Share your ideas and ask for feedbackYou are not done today
Navigating Your Career - Objectives
Reflect on Yesterday by recognizing what you have learned already
Assess Today by prioritizing your career interests, evaluating personal values and understanding strengths and development areas
Plan for Tomorrow by building a Career Compass to guide future career decisions, and planning your career elevator speech
Career Compass
Your Career Compass
Why is Career Development is ImportantWhat’s in it for you?
Career Development
Alignment to Future Goals
Productivity and Efficiency
Expand Opportunities
Improve Personal as well as job satisfaction
Stay Current and
Competitive
Are You Having an Accidental Career?
Reference Workbook Page 3
Workshop AgendaReflect on Yesterday•Career Highs and Lows
Assess Today•Evaluate Your Values•Explore Your Interests•Assess Your Competencies
Plan for Tomorrow•Networking•Career - Elevator Speech
Reference Workbook Page 6
Workshop Agenda
Workshop AgendaReflect on Yesterday•Career Highs and Lows
Assess Today•Evaluate Your Values•Explore Your Interests•Assess Your Competencies
Plan for Tomorrow•Networking•Career - Elevator Speech
Positive Experiences:• What type of working environment/activities did you enjoy?• What things were naturally good at? • For what did you receive positive feedback from others?
Not-so-positive Experiences:• What types of environments, activities did you NOT enjoy?• When did you find yourself watching the clock?• When did you say “never again”
Sample Notes (what I have learned about myself to date):• I prefer working on a team, rather than spending time on my own• I prefer working with numbers/measures rather than concepts or ideas• I prefer a more formal/corporate environment rather than a more
casual/smaller org• I don’t think I want to manage people
Reflect on Yesterday: Career Highs and Lows
Reflect on Yesterday: Career Compass
Workshop AgendaReflect on Yesterday•Career Highs and Lows
Assess Today•Evaluate Your Values•Explore Your Interests•Assess Your Competencies
Plan for Tomorrow•Networking•Career – Elevator Speech
InterestsValues
Competencies
Career Satisfaction
Assess Today: 3 Ingredients to
Assess Today: Your Values
1. How difficult was it to select your $3000 value? Why?
2. Are your choices different today than they would have been five years ago?
3. How can you change any of your red or yellow stickers to green stickers?
4. Are some of your top values missing from your work or life today?
Assess Today: Your Values
Assess Today: Career Compass - Values
InterestsValues
Competencies
Career Satisfaction
Assess Today: 3 Ingredients to
Assess Today: What are my Interests?
Sample List:• Coordinating information between people & organizations• Assembling or building things with your hands• Maintaining/Keeping accurate records • Insuring regulations or standards are upheld• Managing others• Working with: Adults? Children? Plants, Animals?• Working with Spreadsheets and formulas• Measuring and Estimating• Presenting Information, Selling, Training• Mediating/Negotiating between differing interests• Creating communication• Working directly with Customers? Behind the scenes?• Creating documents
People: Helping, Serving, Caring for, or Selling
Things: Working with Machines, Tools or Living Things
Data: Working with Facts, Records, Files or Numbers
Ideas: Creating Insights, Theories, or New Ways of Doing Things
Assess Today: How do I want to spend my time?
Career Compass
Assess Today: Career Compass - Interests
Assess Today: Competencies - Strengths and Development Areas
Assess Today: Career Compass - Competencies
Reflect on Yesterday•Career Highs and Lows
Assess Today•Evaluate Your Values•Explore Your Interests•Assess Your Competencies
Plan for Tomorrow•Networking•Career - Elevator Speech
Plan for Tomorrow: Networking
Establishing and maintaining collaborative business relationships with people within and outside your organization who are willing and able to provide job-
related information and expertise.
IT’S NOT ONLY WHAT YOU KNOW… …IT’S ALSO WHO YOU KNOW
Know your critical few and
cultivate
Build your network before
you need it
Follow the person, not
position
Pick people different than
you
Help accomplish THEIR agenda
Act of generosity creates a ripple
Plan for Tomorrow: Networking Tips
Picture Your Network
You
Work
SocialFriends/Family
OtherCommunity/School
IndustryPrevious Work
Career Compass
Plan for tomorrow: Career Compass
Career Elevator Speech
Four Kinds Of People
People that watch things happen.
People that wonder what happened.
People that never knew anything happened.
People that make it happen.
Which one will you be?