Arts301 wk 2 2013 careers
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Michele Kenworthy UOW Careers Central www.uow.edu.au/careers/ [email protected]
“Careers are no longer like a Chinese banquet, 14 courses brought to your table… they’re more like a progressive supper, bite sized portions eaten in different places”
“There’s no such thing as a career path anymore…
its crazy paving and you lay it yourself”
Globalisation and business competition Demographics Technology Politics Socio-Cultural trends Mass higher education
The specialist The generalist Connected Self reliant
Self aware, matching and decision making, action planning,
Networking, political awareness, negotiation,
Coping with uncertainty, development focus
Transfer skills, self confidence and self promotion
How to think How to relate How to use technology productively
“The indipreneur…an interdependent individual with an entrepreneurial focus”
Dr Carolyn Corbin
Critical thinking Problem solving Interpersonal understanding Written communication
Communication Teamwork Problem solving Initiative and enterprise Planning and organising Self management Learning Technology
The UOW Graduate Qualities
Informed independent learners problem solvers effective communicators responsible www.uow.edu.au/about/teaching/qualities/index.html
Informed independent learners problem solvers effective communicators responsible Self aware networking, matching and decision
making Coping with uncertainty self confidence and self
promotion
Communication Teamwork Problem solving Initiative and enterprise Planning and organising Self management Learning Technology Action planning, political awareness development focus Transfer skills
the starting point for all effective job seeking…
research
Trait and factor theories (Holland) Lifelong (Super) Systems theories (Patton and McMahon) Content and process. The content of career development learning
…. learning about self and learning about the world of work.
Process learning … the development of the skills necessary to navigate a successful and satisfying life/career
Learning about self (know yourself) Learning about opportunities (know your
options) Decision Learning (make your choice) Transition Learning (make your move)
Maslow “it isn’t normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.”
Nietzsche “help us to become who we are”
Abilities, aptitudes, competencies, skills Interests Personality Rewards - extrinsic and intrinsic Values, ethics, moral compass Passion and purpose
Values
Skills
Interests
Transferrable Technical Ideal Career
Understand What others
tell you about the type of
person you are
The skills strengths you have that you may need to
develop
What values you bring to
the workplace
Opportunities available to
you
What interests you have that will influence
the type of job or industry
1st Year 2nd – Penultimate Year Final Year
BUILD SELF AWARENESS EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES
MAKE DECISIONS AND TRANSITIONS
Decide on Degree RESEARCH!!! Fine tune resume
Confirm Major Work experience: internships, volunteering, part time work
Networking
Fine tune Subject selections
Overseas exchange Interview skills
Informational interviewing LinkedIn profile
Professional associations, subscriptions
Articulating what they want
- On paper - Online - On the phone - In person
Audit of what
employers want and
what have you got –
GAP analysis
Reflect upon the
experiences using the
CARL framework
(Context, Action,
Response, Learning)
Establish a
Career Action Plan
- timeframes, targets,
contacts, register of
activity
Implement the
action plan
- Creative job seeking
- work related
experiences (voluntary
work, CS programs)
The whole uni experience Workplace learning activities
(UniVative, GQEST, Careers Central Interns)
ARTS301
the starting point for all effective job seeking…
research