1. Welcome to NHLI’s Advancing Your Career & Working Towards that Big Promotion webinar About NHLI The National Hispana Leadership Institute is the premier leadership organization preparing Latinas for positions of national influence, public policy impact, and to contribute to the advancement of the Hispanic community. www.nhli.orgwww.nhli.org Thanks to Merck for sponsoring today’s webinar.

2. Welcome to NHLI’s Advancing Your Career & Working Towards that Big Promotion webinar About NHLI The National Hispana Leadership Institute is the premier leadership organization preparing Latinas for positions of national influence, public policy impact, and to contribute to the advancement of the Hispanic community. www.nhli.orgwww.nhli.org Thanks to Merck for sponsoring today’s webinar.

3. A few tips to enhance your webinar attendance: Today’s presenter, Victoria Aguilar, NHLI 1996 alumna & Founder and Partner of the AR Group, LLP, will answer some of your questions throughout the presentation. You may submit them on the question box on your webinar menu Type in your questions → The webinar will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks on NHLI’s website: www.nhli.org. www.nhli.org

4. ADVANCING YOUR CAREER DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC CAREER PLAN www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved.

5. JOB vs CAREER 5 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. JOB: A Job is an activity through which an individual can earn money. It is a regular activity in exchange for payment. CAREER: A Career is the pursuit of a lifelong ambition or the general course of progression towards lifelong goals.

6. Truism? 6 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Jobs are given... and so can be taken away! Careers are established... and so are created and owned!

7. Owning Your Career 7 www.theARGroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Start By Planning & Setting SMART Goals Informal, mental plans tend to be vague and so not measurable and therefore unsuccessful Successful Plans are in Writing – They are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time Based

8. Written Plans…. 8 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved.  Encourage specificity (Specific = Measurable)  Help to evaluate the feasibility of ideas before time or money is invested (Achievable)  Help to identify weaknesses in advance (Realistic)  Improve decision-making, efficiency, and control by establishing benchmarks (Time Based)  Provide a “Roadmap” to follow or modify …..Improve our Chances of Career Success!

9. Career Plan Short Term 9 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. - 1-3 Year Horizon - Develop Realistic Goals/Objectives - Evaluate Career Barriers Personal (lack of motivation, apathy, delay) Familial (Expectations of what you should be) Peer (Pressures to stay where you are)

10. Career Plan Long Term 10Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. - 3+ Year Horizon - Identify & Develop Core Skills that Rs value while Developing Personal Goals

11. Career Plan Long Term (cont’d) 11Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. - Evaluate Skills & Trends Skills: verbal/written; critical/creative thinking; teamwork/team building; listening; social; inter- personal; project mgmnt; planning/organizing Trends: How can you prepare for future career change/developments? Hint – actively update short term plan; scan enviro; research careers

12. Before Writing…. 12 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Reflect On Your:  Current Situation  Current/Future Lifestyle  Likes/Dislikes  Passions  Strengths/Weaknesses (Internal)  Opportunities/Threats (External)  Definition of Success  Personality  Dream Job

13. Writing Preparation 13 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Research, Identify, and/or Outline:  Your Next Career Move  Careers that Interest You  The Qualifications Needed for You to Advance  Compare Your Current Profile with the Qualifications Needed for Next Step or Path  A Plan to Get Qualified; Timeline; Set specific Goals and Priorities

14. A Plan Will Describe 14 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Fundamentally, a Career Plan will describe or state:  WHO you are  WHAT you do  WHERE you are headed  HOW and WHEN you expect to get there  WHY you will be successful

15. Your Plan Elements 15 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved.  Executive Summary  Market Analysis  Marketing Plan  Compensation Analysis

16. Drafting a Career Plan Executive Summary 16 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. After Reflecting & Researching, Summarize:  Who you are  What you do  Where you are willing to do that  When these objectives will be attained, and  Why this is the right path for you. Answer – What Need Do You Fill? Who Needs You & Why?

17. Drafting a Career Plan Marketing Analysis 17 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. After Researching, Outline:  What you know about your Target Market  What you know about your Competition  Whether there is an Unmet Market Need in your Geographic Market area?  What your Competitive Advantage is? Identify firms, companies, or clients that could benefit from your services – Network in them

18. Drafting a Career Plan Marketing Plan 18 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. State What You Will Do To Implement The Plan:  Identify mentors and deadlines for soliciting them;  Identify networks (electronic and in person) and deadlines for affiliating with them;  Identify community or charity groups, or boards to sit on and deadlines for doing so;  Be opportunistic in choosing networks, groups, or mentors

19. Drafting a Career Plan CCompensation Analysis 19Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Evaluate Your Worth:  Research the market range associated with your services, skills, trade.  Know in advance what value YOU place on the puts and takes of a job, opportunity, or path.  Decide what range or target is acceptable and understand WHY you will reach for or accept one rate over another.

20. Career Planning Pointers 20 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved.  Take Your Time -- Don’t Rush  Reflect! Reflect! Reflect!  Be Willing to Take a Hard/Objective Look at Yourself  Consider Career Planning as a Journey NOT a Destination  Recognize the Opportunity if not Need to Create Short and Long Term Plans; and  Revisit your Plan(s) – Often!

21. Truism? 21 www.theARGroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. Jobs are given... and so can be taken away! Careers are established... and so must be created and owned!

22. Now…. 22 www.theARgroup.biz Copyright © 2010 The AR Group, LLP. All Rights Reserved. OWN YOUR CAREER!!!!!

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