Career planning

DR MD INTEKHAB UR RAHMANDR MD INTEKHAB UR RAHMAN

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGYUNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGYB.N.MANDAL UNIVERSITYB.N.MANDAL UNIVERSITY

MADHEPURA-BIHARMADHEPURA-BIHARPIN-852113PIN-852113

E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

CAREER CAREER EXPLORATION AND EXPLORATION AND

PLANNINGPLANNING

CAREER EXPLORATION AND CAREER EXPLORATION AND PLANNINGPLANNING

A career is not just an occupation or A career is not just an occupation or paid job.paid job.

It is all the productive work, paid and It is all the productive work, paid and unpaid, performed throughout a unpaid, performed throughout a person’s lifetime.person’s lifetime.

This includes work at home and This includes work at home and volunteer work in the community, as volunteer work in the community, as well as work for an employer.well as work for an employer.


Career education is a joint effort of Career education is a joint effort of the home, school/college, and the home, school/college, and community.community.


Career education is to provide all Career education is to provide all students to:students to:

1.1. Learn about their interests, Learn about their interests, abilities, and aspirations;abilities, and aspirations;

2.2. Become aware of and appreciate a Become aware of and appreciate a range of careers; andrange of careers; and

3.3. Develop decision-making, job Develop decision-making, job seeking, and job keeping skills.seeking, and job keeping skills.


Successful career education is totally Successful career education is totally based on based on teacherteacher

A teacher who made the decision to devote A teacher who made the decision to devote his or her life to creating learning his or her life to creating learning opportunities that transformed opportunities that transformed

at-riskat-risk youthyouth intointo

productiveproductive and and

successful adults.successful adults.


A teacher must have to possess A teacher must have to possess three critical characteristics:three critical characteristics:

1.1. VISIONVISION

2.2. COURAGECOURAGE & &

3.3. MAGICMAGIC


VISIONVISION“ “ Give a man a fish and you feed Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life time”.and you feed him for a life time”.“ “ A bird does not sing because it A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has an answer. It sings because it

has a song”.has a song”.” ” Be not afraid of growing slowly, Be not afraid of growing slowly,

be afraid only of standing still”.be afraid only of standing still”.


Our Our visionvision must include preparing all must include preparing all students for a students for a highly modern worldhighly modern world of work characterized by of work characterized by High High TechnologyTechnology and and Speed of Speed of InformationInformation, , Rapid changeRapid change in the in the World of workWorld of work, , rapid social changerapid social change, , timetime and and spacespace alterations due to alterations due to increased global interactions, and increased global interactions, and the disembedding of identity from the disembedding of identity from traditional societal expectations. traditional societal expectations.

CAREER EXPLORATION AND CAREER EXPLORATION AND PLANNINGPLANNING COURAGECOURAGE

““A bit of fragrance clings to the A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers”.hand that gives flowers”.

““Trumpet in a herd of elephants; Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; crow in the company of cocks;

bleat in a flock of goats.”bleat in a flock of goats.”

“ “ Do not think there are no Do not think there are no crocodiles because the water is crocodiles because the water is

calm”.calm”.


MAGICMAGIC

““A child’s life is like a piece of A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person paper on which every person

leaves a mark.”leaves a mark.”

““Teachers open the door, you Teachers open the door, you enter by yourself.”enter by yourself.”


Motivation/choices for studentsMotivation/choices for students Different demographic and motivational factors guide you when Different demographic and motivational factors guide you when

you are making decisions concerning your studies, and your future you are making decisions concerning your studies, and your future career.career.

In career planning you have to be able to switch your thinking In career planning you have to be able to switch your thinking from from less self-directedless self-directed learning to learning to more self-directedmore self-directed learning that learning that is focusing on your personal motives and dreams.is focusing on your personal motives and dreams.

Self-assessment will help you to understand your personal Self-assessment will help you to understand your personal resources, and choices that you have made so far.resources, and choices that you have made so far.

Give yourself enough time to investigate your strengths and Give yourself enough time to investigate your strengths and dreams so that your personal career choices will provide you dreams so that your personal career choices will provide you better life satisfaction.better life satisfaction.


A student should always think A student should always think about himself.about himself.

1.1. Why are you studying what you are studying?Why are you studying what you are studying?

2.2. What are the things that motivate you now?What are the things that motivate you now?

3.3. Name five different important occasions when you Name five different important occasions when you have had to choose in between different have had to choose in between different alternatives. Analyze your decision making alternatives. Analyze your decision making process.process.

4.4. How do you choose the minor studies?How do you choose the minor studies?

5.5. Clarify yourself what motivates you in your Clarify yourself what motivates you in your studies.studies.


To evaluate yourself you have to To evaluate yourself you have to concentrate on concentrate on STEPSTEP


Where are you? Please circle Where are you? Please circle yourself onyourself on S T E P S T E P

S = S = SELF-FOCUSSELF-FOCUS: : Do you know your interests, Do you know your interests, skills, personality, and values in order to determine a major and skills, personality, and values in order to determine a major and career that will satisfy you?career that will satisfy you?

T = T = TARGETTARGET: : Do you have a list of occupations, work Do you have a list of occupations, work settings, areas of study that are compatible with your unique settings, areas of study that are compatible with your unique traits?traits?

E = E = EXPLOREEXPLORE: : Do you have information about your Do you have information about your targeted options through online resources, people, and real life targeted options through online resources, people, and real life experience?experience?

P = P = PLANPLAN: : Do you know the steps to achieving your Do you know the steps to achieving your career and life goals?career and life goals?

Road to SuccessRoad to Success

Positive ThinkingPositive ThinkingPositive Attitude Positive Attitude Hard WorkHard Work

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