CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Nomatterwhereyouwenttoschool,no
matterwhatyourgradeswere,no
matterhowmuchexperienceyouhave,
nomatterwhoyouknowifyouarenot
abletodecideonthechoiceofyour
career,ifyoudonotknowwhatyou
wanttodoandwhattypeofjobyouwill
behappyin,ifyoudonotgothrough
theprocessofanalyzingyourselfand
finally,ifyourinterviewdoesnotgo
well,youwontgetthejob.
Theprogressandactionstaken
byapersonthroughoutalifetime,
especiallythoserelatedtothat
person'soccupations.Acareeris
oftencomposedofthejobsheld,
titlesearnedandwork
accomplishedoveralongperiod
oftime,ratherthanjustreferring
tooneposition.
businessdictionary.com
Career
Careerplanningisessentialfor
everyone.Itinvolvesskilful
managementofyourcareer.It
involvesidentifyingacareergoal
anddevisingaplantoreachthat
goal.
Acareergoalsetsthedirectionfor
yourcareerstrategy.
CareerPlanning
CareerManagementisthepathing,
planning,anddevelopmentofoneswork
schedulesandactivitiesinrelationtothe
individualsabilities,skills,competencies
attheinitiativeandwiththeassistanceof
managementinorderthathecantake
greaterjobandpersonalresponsibilityfor
hisfuture.
Theindividualinformallytracesthepath
alongwhichhemovesonwardinhis
careerinaccordancewithhisaspirations
anddesires.
Thus,careerpathingisthefirststagein
careermanagement.
CareerManagement
WhydoIwanttowork?
WhatcareerpathamI
heading?
WhatjobcanIdo?
Whatisthebestworkfor
me?
AmIreadytowork?
Whataremypriorities?
Whataremyexpectations
andperceptiontowards
work?
IworkbecauseIneedto
survive..
Iworktoearnalivingforthe
supportofmyfamily..
IworkbecauseIfindinita
meanstoexpressmyself..
IworkbecauseIlearnwhile
working..
Iworktofillmydays..
Manhasstrongurgetosurvive
Manbelongstoanaturalfamily
Workisameansofself-
expression
Manworksinordertoserve
himself,hisfamily,andsociety
PurposeforMansWork
YouandYourCareer
PersonalInventory
Whatareyourlikesanddislikes?
Whatdoyouenjoydoingmost?
Whatisyourpersonalitytype?
Describetheactivitiesinwhichyouhave
participatedandenjoyed
Whatroledidyouplayintheseactivities?
Evaluatetheactivitiesthatgiveyoumost
satisfactionandleastsatisfaction
Listyourskillsandabilities
Listyourstrengthsandweaknesses
YouandYourCareer
Planyourjobsearch
Decidewhichtypeofjobandwhichfield
youwouldenjoy.Donotbechoosyatthis
point!
Preparearesum.Printasmany
possible!
Searchforjobopportunitiesthatinterest
you.
Sendlettersofapplicationandresumsto
prospectiveemployers.
Interviewwithcompaniesandtake
appropriatefollow-upaction.
NewspaperAds
SchoolPlacement
PlacementAgencies
PersonalReferrals
SpecializedSources
Dressconservativelyand
appropriately
Arriveontime
Maintaineyecontact
Greetinterviewerwithafirm
handshake
Demonstrateenthusiasmand
initiative
Usegoodspeechandgrammar
anduseactionverbsusedinthe
resum
Indicatespecificjobgoals
Bringsamplesofwork,important
documentssuchasOTR,
performancereviews,etc
Listencarefullytoquestions
Thinkbeforeyouanswer
Actnaturally
Beinformedaboutthecompany
Havequestionstoaskaboutthe
position
Berealisticaboutsalary
Bringafriendorrelative
Displaynervousness
Slouchinyourchair
Answerquestionswithyeah,uhhuh
Lieaboutyourstrengthsand/or
accomplishments
Smoke,chewgum,orcomplain
Criticizepastemployersoryourteachers
Askquestionsonlyaboutthecompanys
benefitpackage
Standatthedooraftertheinterviewand
continuetotalk.
Takeadvantageofopportunitiesavailableto
youeverydaytolearnandtoimprove.
Keepinformedaboutnewofficeprocedures
andproducts.
Beflexibleandwillingtoadapttochanges
takingplaceinofficestoday.
Beopentonewideasandsuggestionsthat
canincreaseyourproductivity.
Learnasmuchasyoucanaboutyourjob,the
company,andthebusinessenvironment.
Youcantdecidewhatyou
wantfromajobuntilyouare
clearaboutwhatyouwant
fromlife.
Otherpeoplewilltellyouwhat
youwouldwantfromlife.You
donothavetoaccepttheir
answersbanshouldfrom
yourjobsearch.
Differentpeopleareimpressed
bydifferentthings.Whatdoyou
wanttobeadmiredfor?By
whom?
Thekeystowhatyoureallywant
arethethingsyoudonotliketo
admit.
Somepeoplearebig-city
types,othersarehappierin
smalltowns.
Donotbeafraidtoask
aboutthejob
Peopledonotcareabout
howmuchyouknowuntil
theyknowhowmuchyou
care.
Donotworryaboutwhether
youwillbegoodat
something.
Donotplantoofarahead.
Takeajobbecauseitwill
makeyouhappynow,not
becauseitmaymakeyou
happytomorrow.
