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JOBTALKSJOBTALKS
The CareerPlanning Model
Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.
What is Career Planning?
More practical than academicUnderstand interrelated ideasDon't allow circumstances to plan for you
A job search strategy is only one part of your career plan
Career Planning BasicsCareer Planning Basics
• What Do You Have To Offer
• Who Needs It
• How To Make Them Want It
• What Do You Have To Offer
• Who Needs It
• How To Make Them Want It
Catch 22
From employer:– “For which position are you applying?"– "What are your specific qualifications for it?"
From job hunter:– "What do you have available?"
Catch 22
Who will answer first?
It's the employer's lead
Investigate BEFORE Interviewing!
Mentors – Bosses – Career Professionals
Your Career Counselor?
Career Myth #1
Many myths surround career planning!
Your major subjectdetermines yourcareer choice.
False!
It should give you aGENERAL education.
Career Myth #2
They are irreversible.
False!
They are flexible.You CAN changedirections!
CAREER = LIFESTYLE ?Decisions can't be made in isolation
EducationWorkFamilyLeisure
Career Planning Basics
TAKE CHARGE
Know:
1. Yourself
2. Career desires
3. Marketplace
Avoid:
Job desperation
Reactive behavior
Explore Options Before InterviewingInterview Success = Career Planning
Credentials match job opening
Planning is a Process
charting & adjusting course of action
logically organize course of action
allow steps to build upon a base
planning is progressive/collects new data
planning is interactive/recycles to re-examine
What is your strategic career plan?
Career Planning Personal activity
Must decide for yourself!
Career Planning Requires Compromises
Compromises influence only timingStrategy ultimately controlsBe flexible but don'tjust GO WITH THE FLOW!
Career Planning is a series of decisionsContinually adding new information!
Decision Decision
Decision
Decisionsare
Re-evaluated
Career Planning
Self-Assessment
JobPlacement
CareerExploration
PLANNING YOUR CAREER Components
Class GuidelinesAnnouncements
A Career Development ProgramThe Career Planning Model
The Self-AssessmentCareer Exploration
Job Market InfluencesThe SCOOP Sessions
OverviewEvaluation Questions
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Career Planning:The Career Planning Model
Business Career Planning and Placement
Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D.
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