Career Managementfor beginners

A whistle stop tour…………………….

What is it that you want for your life? Where are you in life? What is important to you now? What will be important to you in the future? How will your career support your life in the

future?

The career rainbow is a diagram which helps you plot out how your different life roles change over time………

What floats your boat?

The Rainbow, where are you?

What % of your life do you want each role to be….

What do you want to do….. Each of the tiles on the next slide

represents one of the criteria you should consider when planning your career move..

What is it you want to do? What creates opportunities? What creates constraints? What does it all add up to? Where are those occupations? How do you get into them?

skillswhat are your

favourite transferrable skills?

interests what are your fields

of fascination?

locationwhere do you want to

work?

working condtionswhat sort of

organisation or environment?

peoplewhat type of people do you want to mix

with?

goals and valueswhat is it that is

important to you to do in your life?

salary/responsibility

how much do you want to earn or little

do you need to survive?

I want to ……. what is the end result that you desire from your labour?

In………………. What sort of organisation or sector

Using……………Which skills, knowledge or attributes

With x amount of travel Earning at least y amount

The conceptual career goal

Prospects for the industry Financial health of the organisation Prospects for that organisation – is there a plan? Where are they located? Now? Where is the next job they might

move you to? Learning paths and development opportunities Career paths and recruitment policies? Succession plans Rewards? Pay policies and review points? Bonus? Work life balance? Family friendly? Culture? Autonomy? Responsibility? Meetings? Papers? Management style? Workloads? How much is expected of you? Can you ask for help? If I take this job, what doors does it shut behind me? What

doors or windows does it open I front? – Does it lead me where I want to go?

Things to consider when offered a job?

Learning to be a great career manager means:• having no regrets, • it means making great decisions• It means having control and purpose• It means finding job satisfaction

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