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2. Making a Career Decision
The sequence of positions occupied by a person during the course of a lifetime
Three-step, self-assessment process
Identify and organize your skills, interests, work-related needs, and values.
Convert this information into general career fields and specific job goals.
Test your career possibilities by talking with knowledgeable people in the fields, organizations, or jobs you desire.
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3. Getting Into The Organization
Jobs advertised on the Internet
Job and career web sites
Low probability of immediate success
Security of e-resumes
Preparing your resume
Proper formatting
Salient content
Ways to Excel at an Interview
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Know the company and its industry
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4. Developing a Management Career
The organization’s responsibilities for career development:
Communicating clearly the organization’s goals and future strategies.
Creating personal growth opportunities.
Offering financial assistance through tuition reimbursement to help employees keep current.
Helping employees to learn by providing paid time off off-the-job training and adjusting workloads to allow employees to develop skills, abilities, and knowledge.
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5. Developing a Management Career (cont’d)
Manage your career as a entrepreneur would manage a small business
Know yourself; your strengths and weaknesses.
Manage your reputation by letting others know about your achievements. Make accomplishments visible.
Build a network contacts through professional associations, conferences, and social gatherings.
Develop current specific skills and abilities that are in high demand.
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6. Developing a Management Career (cont’d)
Managing your career (cont’d)
Avoid learning organization-specific skills that can’t be transferred quickly to other employers.
Balance your specialist and generalist competencies.
Document your achievements that offer objective evidence of your competencies.
Keep your mobility options open with contingency plans that you can call on when needed.
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