1. S ELF A WARENESS AND C AREER M ANAGEMENT Semester 2, Session 3

2. G ETTING TO KNOW YOURSELF ( EVEN ) BETTER Drucker’s Performance Questions:  Am I a reader or a listener?  How do I learn? (reader, listener, doer, hear myself, write etc) AND do I act on this knowledge?  Do I work well with people or am I a loner?  How to I perform under stress?  Do I work best as a small fish in a big organisation or a big fish in a small organisation?  Do I produce results as a decision maker or adviser?

3. A SSIGNMENT 3 40% DUE 10 TH M ARCH 2000 WORDS, L OS : 1, 2, 5 &6 …..you now need to analyse the job opportunities and constraints within your chosen career. As part of this process you will perform a transferable skills audit by looking at the skills required in your chosen field/job role and your transferable skills. You will produce an action plan to address the gap between these two elements NB: please see the module guide for full the full assignment brief

4. T ODAY ’ S L EARNING OUTCOMES Consider they type of work environment in which you would thrive List the methods of entry for your chosen role/career Analyse the skills required for your chosen role/career Evaluate your transferable skills gap Review constraints of your chosen role/career

5. I DEAL ORGANISATION EXERCISE Career Management and Work-Life Integration by Harrington and Hall Ideal Organizational Exercise p88 What type of organization would work best for you?

6. R OUTES OF ENTRY TO THE JOB MARKET Round robin on all the ways of getting a job: Traditional? Non – traditional? ‘half of all jobs are not advertised’ (Mathison & Finney 2009)

7. R OUTES OF ENTRY TO YOUR AREA OF INTEREST What have you looked at so far? Where can you look next (from the previous list or other ideas you have) Do some research NOW keeping in mind part of the assignment brief Investigate ALL routes you could take. Investigate the actual jobs available in the current market place. Pick out the skills needed for the role(s) you are looking at by looking at some adverts and person specifications/job descriptions

8. C HOSEN AREA – MARKET & SKILLS What did you research tell you about the current market for your chosen area? What sort of skills did you identify as necessary? If you don’t have the specific skills required do you have any transferable skills that are similar (eg from home life, voluntary work, other work experiences etc?)

9. G AP ANALYSIS AND ACTION PLANNING As suggested on p172/3 of Yeung’s ‘The ultimate career success workbook’ (2003) having looked at what your current knowledge, skills etc are and what is necessary for your chosen role you can perform gap analysis He suggests doing this will help ‘translate fuzzy goals into concrete actions. It will also identify possible barriers..’ (p172)

10. C ONSTRAINTS ON CAREER / JOB CHOICES What are some of the constraints you have become aware of through your research?  Lack of opportunities?  Lack of experience?  Lack of qualifications or skills?  Lack of funds if starting wanting to start your own business?  Anymore? What can you do about them?

11. S UMMARY So far this semester we have: We have looked at career definitions and importance We have considered 4 different career theories and critiqued them We have undertaken a number of self evaluation exercises to look at career interests, achievements, values, visions and maturity We have considered the methods of entry to the job market and you have done some research into your area of choice, constraints and transferable skills

12. N EXT STEPS If you are still unsure what next move/career to chose do this exercise: Developing a Career Decision Matrix from your Themes p93 Harrington & Hall Taking into account things you consider relevant that we have covered today and in the last 2 sessions:  Analyse your career options in light of constraints of opportunities  Carry out a transferable skills audit (ie review you strengths and development areas against those needed in the career of your choice) and link it to your chosen career with an action plan

13. C ORE T EXT RECOMMENDED READING Career Management and Work-Life Integration by Harrington and Hall chapter 4 Career Management by Greenhaus et al chapter 4 & 6 Yeung’s ‘The ultimate career success workbook’ (2003) p172/3 on gap analysis Developing a Career Decision Matrix from your Themes p93 Harrington & Hall

14. N EXT WEEK Motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic Target Jobs Careers Report After half term careers coaching discussions 1:1 for 20 mins each (over 2 sessions and before the assignment hand-in) – sign up next week Tutorials tonight: Duncan 4pm, Riley 4.30pm