1. 5.03 Produce a personal career plan

2. Career research from Personal Career Profile sheets 1. Career values 2. Career duties/responsibilities 3. Personality/traits needed 4. Data, People, Things Relationship 5. Skills and aptitudes required 6. Education/training required

3. Individual Career Plan 1. Critique formal and informal learning experiences in relation to ultimate personal, educational and career goals. a. Extracurricular/Volunteer activities b. Work experience c. Education and training 2. Check stepping-stone goals in relation to ultimate personal, educational and career goals. a. Junior high school b. High school – Short term goals c. College/Training – Medium term goals d. After college – Long term goals

4. The Management Process Planning Organizing Implementing Evaluating

5. Planning Assess the situation. Develop a task list. Identify your resources. Decide on you priorities. What are your priorities in life right now?

6. Organizing Develop a schedule. Assemble the needed resources. Prepare to act.

7. Implementing Put the plan into action. Monitor the plan and your progress.

8. Evaluating Evaluate the plan. Evaluate your performance.

9. Plan a career ladder for the career cluster selected 1. Job experience requiring no high school (entry-level) 2. Job requiring high school diploma (semi- skilled) 3. Job requiring Associate’s degree (semi- professional) 4. Job requiring Bachelor’s degree (professional) 5. Job requiring Advanced degree (professional)

10. Assignment Everyone in the class should write the career they wish to pursue on an index card. As a class, sort the cards into groups of Entry-level, Advanced, Managerial, Entrepreneurial and Professional levels.

11. Assignment  Using Appendix 5.03 (1) - Career Ladder, develop a career ladder for the occupation that you selected to pursue. Include the required educational preparation in the “rungs” of each step. Draw a line with a colored pencil or marker to indicate the level of the career ladder that you plan to pursue.