Career Planning 101

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Career Planning 101

• Presented by
• Carrie Rafanello-Bazar
• Career Counselor

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Cornerstones of Career Management

• Know Yourself and Believe in Yourself
• Focus on the journey, not the destination-Become
  a good traveler.
• Youre not alone. Access your allies, and be a
  good ally.
• Change is constant and brings with it new
  opportunities.
• Learning is life-long. And so is career
  development.

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Understanding the Career Planning Process

• Putting the Pieces Together

Career Information
Significant Others

• Major to Career?
• Employment Trends
• Structure of the Work Place
• State of the Economy
• Career Myths
• Training Opportunities

• Expectations and Feelings of Others
• Family Traditions
• Future Interpersonal Plans (marriage,
• children)
• Socio-economic Level
• Others plans (spouses career)

Self-Knowledge

• Decision-making Learning Style
• Attitudes and Beliefs
• Interests
• Abilities and Skills
• Values Personality

• Life Stage
• Lifestyle
• Barriers/External Factors

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Self-Knowledge/ The Discovery Phase

• Interests
• What activities do you really enjoy?  
• What types of magazines, books or sections of the
  newspaper are you most likely to read? 
• What are your favorite school subjects?
• What do you want to be remembered for? 
• What type of working environment interests you?
  (an office, a healthcare setting, a school,
  someplace outside, home?) What clothing do you
  see yourself wearing to work?
• What are the things you are most proud of? 
• What do you find yourself doing when you lose all
  track of time?
• http//www.stanford.edu/dept/CDC/graphics/pdfs/sev
  en.pdf

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What are your Skills?

• Physical

Creative Expression
Communication
Mental/Creative
Humanitarian
Mental/Analytical
Leadership/Management

• ONETTM OnLineonline.onetcenter.org/gen_skills_pa
  gehttp//www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/step1_4.asp

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Personality and Values

• Career Development eManualfrom University of
  Waterloo
• http//www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp
• Personality type assessment from Barbara
  Barron-Tieger Paul Tieger
• http//www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
• http//www.xu.edu/career/career_development/values
  _exercises.cfm

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DISCOVER Your TypeLets Party!

• Realistic
• Investigative
• Artistic
• Social
• Enterprising
• Conventional
• http//career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecar
  eerinterestsgame.php

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The Self- Directed Search

• Estimates Your Resemblance to Each of the 6
  Personality Types
• Results Indicate the 3 Types You Resemble Most by
  Giving You a 3-Letter Summary code (I.e. RIA)
• Total Completion Time Approximately 20-25
  minutes.

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What Your Summary Code Means

• Summarizes your individual pattern of interests
  and competencies by comparing them with what
  interests/competencies many occupations demand.
• Indicates some suitable groups of occupations for
  you to consider.
• When searching for occupation matches, be sure to
  look up every combination of your code (ex. RIA,
  RAI, AIR, ARI, IAR, IRA) There will be a total of
  six possible letter arrangements.

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The Occupations Finder

• The Search for your Occupation Match
• Identical Code
• Similar Codes

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What if I dont like any of the careers listed
under my codes?
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Career Information/The Exploration Phase

• Occupational Research
• 1) Nature of the Work
• 2) Skills
• 3) Demand or Job Outlook
• 4) Potential for Advancement
• 5) Salary Info
• Education/Training
• Vocational/Associates Degree, Bachelors,
  Masters, Doctorate

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Helpful Research Tools

• RVCC Career Services web page under the
  Occupational Research section http//www.raritanva
  l.edu/rvcc/frameset/career_services.html.
• Major to Career Converterhttp//content.monster
  trak.monster.com/tools/careerconverter/
• Read about and register for courses youre
  interested inLook at all of the Course
  Descriptions!
• Utilize the LibraryIts Free!

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The Experience Experiment Phase

• Join a Student Club or Professional Association
  related to a major or career you are interested
  in
• Volunteer or Register for a Service Learning
  course
• Get an Internship or Part-time job through RVCCS
  Career Services office
• Conduct an informational interview with family,
  friends, friends of family, etc.
• Utilize RVCCS E-Mentoring program.
• Meet with a RVCC Academic Advisor or the Career
  Counselor

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Evaluation

• Gather together all of the information you
  collected and consider what you have learned.
• Develop a list of the pros and cons of your
  options
• Narrow down your list of majors or careers.
• Confirm your decision with someone you trust.
  Access your allies!

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Take Action/Set SMART Goals

• Specific Simple( Why do I want to achieve this
  goal?)
• Measurable/Evidence that Ive achieved it?
• Achievable-Do I have control over it?
• Realistic- Is this goal possible?
• Timely Short-term deadline
• Examples
• This November 4 I will attend The Internship Fair
  to learn more about the RVCC Internship program
  and internship opportunities that relate to my
  career interests.
• During winter break I will talk to people who
  work in the career fields I am considering to
  learn more about what they like/dont like about
  their work.
• Next spring registration period will seek out a
  volunteer opportunity at my local hospital or
  enroll in a Service Learning course to learn more
  about careers in a medical setting.
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Go With Your Gut!