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Career Transition Essentials

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Career Transition Essentials Seminar

Readiness for Change• Pros and Cons• Reactions to Change

Personal Discovery• What I want• Transferrable skills• Career goals• Transition Map

Understanding the Market• Employment Trends• Employability Skills

Transition ToolsPersonal Branding• Personal Branding & Resume

Transition ToolsApproaching the Market• Networking• Recruiters• Interview

Action Planning

Readiness for Change

Considering the pros and cons

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Pros and Cons of Career Transition

PROSOpportunity to try something new

Potentially more time with family

Flexibility to work how you want

Flexibility to work where you want

CONSPotential loss of friendships and connections

Potential loss of identity and purpose

Loss of ADF employment benefits

Loss of financial benefits

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Are you ready for change?

Are you ready for change? Ask yourself these questions to be sure:• Are you ready to commit the time and energy required to undertake a career transition?• Do you know what is required to undertake a successful transition?• What is your personal motivation for the change?• Do you have a plan?• Do you have a support system in place?• Are there any major distractions or barriers that will make it difficult for you to achieve your transition goal?

Ask yourself why you are leaving, and can you afford it?Advice from former ADF Employees, ADF, Post Transition Follow-Up Survey 2020

Plan ahead, get the process started early. Research all the things you lose like dental and medical. Advice from a former ADF Employee, ADF Post Transition Survey, 2019.

Personal Discovery

Considering your future career goals

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Transition Map – seek advice from your ADF transition coach

Use your Transition Map to capture:• Your key strengths, skills, interests and values

• Capabilities and jobs in high demand in the market

• The capabilities you have that align to market needs/opportunities

• What you could gain from transitioning into a civilian role/organisation

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Personal Discovery

55% of former ADF employees secured jobs using similar skills to their ADF role

47% of former ADF employees secured jobs using different skills to their ADF role

Source: ADF Post Transition Survey 2019

YOUR transferrable skills

YOUR interests and strengths

YOUR key values

YOUR career goals

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My Career Goals

Consider the following questions to help focus thinking:• What do you want to do that you are not doing now?

• What types of work activities energise you the most? What work activities drain your energy?

• What gives you the greatest sense of satisfaction, fulfillment, and sense of purpose at work and in your personal life? In what ways do you want to have impact?

• What trends in your industry/function will impact your career choices in the future?

67% of former ADF employees secure roles outside government or defence industries


Understanding the Employment MarketInsights and employability skills

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Employment Market – Insights: Australia

Across Australia the unemployment rate has been improving over the last few years but

now showing an uplift

Source: ABS Labour Force 6202.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5AU - Unemployment rate

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

72% of former ADF employees secured permanent or ongoing employment.

89% of former ADF employees feel they have enough work to financially support themselves and their family.


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Employment Market – Insights: Industry Trends

643

783

890

934

1,028

1,057

1,177

1,278

1,681

TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES

MANUFACTURING

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

CONSTRUCTION

RETAIL TRADE

HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Total Workforce (000)

Health Care is the largest industry.

Overall, 7 of the top 9 industries are “Service

Industries”.

Manufacturing is now the 6th largest industry.

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Employment Market – Insights: Key “Employability” Skills

As well as key technical skills required for individual roles, there are a growing list of “employability” skills highly sought-after by employers.• Interpersonal & People Skills

• Communications & Teamwork

• Creativity

• Adaptability & Resilience

• Critical Thinking

• Reliability & Motivation

• Digital Literacy

Source: World Economic Forum

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Transition Map• What skills are in demand?

• What industries are growing?

• What capabilities do you have that align with these capabilities?

• What questions do you have about the job market ?

• What questions do you have for your ADF transition coach?

Personal Branding

Marketing your Personal Brand & Reputation

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Branding Overview – how the market will view you

Focuses on creating a unique value proposition to take to the market

PERSONALCOMMERCIAL RESUME INTERVIEW

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Creating a 30-Second Commercial

The 30-second commercial is a verbal summary of your career experiences, skills, and interests.It is a way to generate interest in your brand, establish connections, and ultimately land an opportunity that furthers your career goals. It avoids wasting time by not having people refer you to opportunities or resources you don’t want.

Versus

• Helps you secure an interview

• Showcases your work history

• Is (mostly) backward looking

• Informative and focused on results

• Long format

Resume• Gets you noticed

• Showcases your essenceo What you doo What you want

• Is forward looking• Provides a quick sense

for fit• Short format

30-Second Commercial

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▪ Picture▪ Fancy Graphics▪ Acronyms▪ Hobbies / Interests▪ Referees Details▪ Date of Birth

▪ Contact Details▪ Career Summary▪ Professional Experience ▪ Achievements ▪ Relevant Qualifications /

Licences▪ Education▪ Professional Development▪ Awards

Resume Basics

OUTIN

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Strategy for a Powerful Resume

EVERYTHING on your resume should support intended work target !!

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

SUMMARY

EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTOTHER

Further support your case for targeted position

Support your case for targeted position

State your case for targeted position

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Social Media Presence1. What on-line profiles do you have? LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc.

2. Do you have a personal email address?

3. Are your online profiles aligned to the brand you want to put forward in your resume and to the market?

Approaching the MarketDifferent ways to get a job

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Where do you find jobs? Job AdvertsOnline/Paper

Recruitment Agencies

Word of Mouth Networking

Direct Approach“Cold Calling”

4 Doors into the job market

39%19%33% 9%

Career Transition Services Satisfaction Survey - 3835 responses

48%

InterviewingSelling yourself to a prospective employer

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Types of Interviews

Video or Telephone

Panel

Assessment Centre

Group

Face-to-faceTypes of

Interviews

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• Skills• Knowledge• Experience• Learning potential• Physical aspects of job

• Interest• Work ethic• Energy level• Outside influences

• Likeability• Chemistry• Communication• Values • Style - work, management• General interests• Dress, appearance

The Interviewer’s Goals - Can, Will, Fit

CAN WILL FIT

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Next Steps

Start thinking about the

content you might include in your 30 second

commercial

Consider the pros and cons

transitioning out of ADF, how could you

overcome any barriers?

Identify questions you have about the

job market, opportunities or

the transferability of

your skills

Identify people in your network that can help

and start networking

Complete your Transition Map

(using research, networks and self-reflection)

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Next Steps continued

Engage early with your ADF Transition Coach to talk about your transition goals and the resources available to support you.

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