1. Who Are You and What Are Your Goals? Bob Langewisch r-langewisch@kellogg.northwestern.edu Jill Clouse j-clouse@kellogg.northwestern.edu 29-January-2009 PTMBA-CDS

2. Career Management Process CDS Overview Get to know yourself & why it’s necessary Begin identifying your goals Group and individual exercises Next steps, recap, & Q&A PTMBA-CDS Agenda

3. Understanding of why knowing yourself is the foundation for successful career management Knowledge of what you need to know about yourself Tools to help you know yourself and identify your career goals A start… initial info about yourself and your goals… to be further defined and refined PTMBA-CDS Today’s Takeaways

4. PTMBA-CDS Career Management Process Self- Assessment Exploring Opportunities Developing a Strategy Honing Skills/ Materials Interviewing Evaluating & Deciding Working

5. PTMBA-CDS Career Development Series InstructionPractice Who Are You and What Are Your Goals? - Jan 29 Who Needs a Plan? YOU! - Feb 26Speed Networking – May 7 Business Etiquette – Apr 17 Who Are You on Paper? – Mar 5Resume Review – May 21 Who Are You in Person? - Apr 9Interview Practicum – June 4

6. PTMBA-CDS Knowing Yourself – the key to successful career management. Why bother with self assessment? Identify careers that you don’t know Avoid careers not right for you Identify right and wrong culture Provide a base for reflection to guide your way and stay on track Don’t fall into the trap that others have Missed out on career Followed the herd Wasted time

7. PTMBA-CDS It starts with Self Assessment Self Assessment SkillsInterests Work environment Personal Circumstances

8. PTMBA-CDS Self Assessment is the foundation for exploring careers Explore FunctionIndustryCultureOther Factors Self Assessment SkillsInterests Work environment Personal Circumstances

9. PTMBA-CDS Set Goals where Self Assessment and Exploration intersect/overlap GOALS Plan APlan BPlan C Explore FunctionIndustryCultureOther Factors Self Assessment SkillsInterestsWork environment Personal Circumstances

10. SELF ASSESSMENT WORKPLAN (in packet) 15 min… work individually, use the 1 st three pages to make some notes about yourself. Don’t do the Ideal Job Description on the last page 10 min… exchange papers with a neighbor, review each other’s notes briefly; share your observations of any “themes” E.g. “It looks like you really like working with people” PTMBA-CDS Exercise 1

11. PTMBA-CDS CareerLeader is a best-in-class career assessment tool Specifically for business careers More than 250 MBA programs use it Cross culturally valid Designed for people like you Assesses Interests, Abilities, Motivators Matches your profile with 32 different careers Provides insight into cultural considerations What CareerLeader does It IS food for thought and discussion It is NOT definitive or a set of answers It is a starting point

12. PTMBA-CDS Other Assessment Resources Meyers-Briggs (MBTI)- talk to Bob Keirsey Temperment Sorter- www.keirsey.com Kingdomality- www.kingdomality.com On-line “What Color is Your Parachute?”- Bolles “Do What You Are”- Tieger & Barron-Tieger Books PTMBA Career Coaches- that’s us ;-) FT Career Counselors- for those registering for on-campus recruiting services Career Professionals

13. STRENGTH BOMBARDMENT (in packet) 5 min… work individually, think of 3 stories: personal, work, school 30 min… form a group with 2 other people. Take turns telling each of your 3 stories (abt 3 min per story) – listeners, make notes on themes 15 min… listeners provide feedback on themes; storyteller note feedback E.g. “It seems like you really enjoy diverse work tasks and change” PTMBA-CDS Exercise 2

14. In-depth Self Assessment 14 pages of exercises for self discovery Happiness Graph Obituary 100 Jobs Prioritization Worksheet The new & improved PT Career Services web site! PTMBA-CDS Other Tools

15. Happiness Graph For this graph, the x-axis is happiness on a -4 to 4 scale, and the Y-axis is time in years. Plot two lines. One for your happiness at school/career and one for personal happiness. Then afterwards, look for themes on what drove your happiness or unhappiness during those times. Bike trip, completely free Didn’t know anyone in cleveland, no good restaurants, no diversity Uber competitive, hated finance/accounting Liked marketing classes, group projects Loved NY, great friends, loved eating out, going out

16. Obituary Exercise The Obituary Exercise In the space below, write your obituary – what you would want written about you when you have passed away many, many years from now. Write whatever comes to mind, even if it feels like stream-of-consciousness. Use words, phrases, sentences. Don’t over-think this exercise. Do not edit, censor, analyze or critique your thoughts. Take 10-15 minutes to complete this exercise. You can re-visit this exercise again in the future, so do not try to perfect your answer now. Questions you should ask yourself as you do this exercise: 1. What and/or who did you impact or change? Why? 2. What character traits and values did you consistently demonstrate over your life? At your 3.core, who were you? 4. Who did you care for? How did you impact or change this person/these people? 5. What were major accomplishments in your life? At the ages of 40, 50, 60, 70? 6. What did you show interest in? What were you passionate or enthusiastic about? 7. What was your legacy? THINK BIG. IMAGINE POSSIBILITIES. RECALL INSPIRING DREAMS AND THOUGHTS YOU’VE HAD IN THE PAST.

17. 100 Jobs Exercise 1.Marketing Researcher 2.Child-care worker 3.Computer software designer 4.Sports coach 5.Manager at a manufacturing plant 6.Salesperson in a retail store 7.Social Services professional 8.Salesperson for high-tech products 9.Litigator (courtroom lawyer) 10.Psychotherapist 11.Manager of a retail store 12.Public relations professional 13.Advertising executive 14.TV talk show host 15.Theologian 16.Speech therapist 17.Newscaster 18.Secretary 19.Automobile mechanic 20.Electrician 21.Entertainer (singer, comedian, etc.) 22.Optometrist 23.Professional actor 24.Senior hospital manager 25.Fine artist 26.School superintendent 27.Leader of a product-development team 28.Religious counselor 29.Financial analyst 30.TV or film director 31.Personal financial advisor 32.Director of human resources 33.Graphic designer 1. Economist 2.Business strategy consultant 3.Homemaker 4.Senior military leader 5.Chief executive officer 6.Librarian 7.Research and development manager 8.Real estate developer 9.Music composer 10.Veterinarian 11.Advertising copywriter 12.Senior manager of a manufacturing business 13.Nurse 14.Ship captain 15.Research sociologist 16.Manager of information systems 17.Investigative reporter 18.Medical researcher 19.Chief financial officer 20.Office manager 21.Police officer 22.Investment banker 23.Manager of a restaurant 24.Entrepreneur 25.Vacation resort manager 26.Electrical engineer 27.High school teacher 28.Professor of political science 29.Theoretical physicist 30.Computer systems analyst 31.Fiction writer 32.Newspaper editor 33.University professor 1.Military serviceperson Diplomat 2.Venture capitalist 3.Military strategist 4.Logistical planner 5.City planner 6.Accountant 7.Bank manager 8.Architect 9.Carpenter 10.Manufacturing process engineer 11.Firefighter 12.Marketing 13.Surgeon 14.Investment manager 15.Stockbroker 16.Director of nonprofit organization 17.Event planner 18.Administrative assistant 19.Credit manager 20.Elected public official 21.Motivational speaker 22.Mayor of a city or town 23.President of a community charity 91.Real estate salesperson 92.Professional athlete 93.Clerical worker 94.Foreign trade negotiator 95.Bookkeeper 96.Emergency medical technician 97.Statistician 98.Manager of a stock or bond mutual fund 99.Proofreader 100.Civil engineer

18. Prioritization Grid 12 34 AAAA A. BCDE BBB B. CDE CC C. DE D D. E x E. INSTRUCTIONS 1. List 5 items in the spaces above 2. Compare item A with item B and circle the letter of your preference; compare A with C, then D, the E circling the letter of the prefered item each time. Repeat process comparing item B with items C, D, and E; then item C with D and E, then D with E. 3. Count the number of times each letter is circled and enter the number in the box next to the corresponding letter. 4. Re-write your list in the order of preference using the numbers in the boxes… highest number on line A, next on line B, etc.

19. PT Career Resources Web Site

20. Use these and other tools to clarify info about self: skills, interests, work environment, personal Research and explore opportunities: function, industry, culture, other Start identifying goals: complete page 4 of the Self-Assessment Workplan (exercise 2) – the ideal job description. Share with personal BoD and plan to revisit plan regularly Complete workshop evaluation on-line You’ll get an e-mail with instructions PTMBA-CDS Next Steps