1. Career Management Basics

2. Objectives  Define Job vs. Career  You will be able to prepare a plan of action for managing your career  Complete an assessment of interests and skills (the Holland Code). You will use this to explore occupational possibilities  You will receive information about available resources for career information

3. You Are in Charge of Your Own Career  Discover your place in this world where you will enjoy a high level of wellness  Choose work that is compatible with your own unique skills, knowledge, personality, interests, and values  Define the balance you desire between various compartments of your life Your career affects your overall sense of well- being

4. “ The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails” ---- William Arthur Ward

5. Research Career Management Self-Assessment Decision Making Goal-Setting Continuous Learning And Evaluation Solid Performance in Current Job

6. If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up somewhere else!

7. Career Planning Pyramid My attributes, experience, interests, abilities, financial requirements, etc. ? Employer Type of work

8. In the Beginning: A Career History Where you have been and where you are now What has guided you Skills obtained What you have achieved to date What has led to success and what has challenged you

9. Self-Assessment: What Do You Want To Do???  Personality and Attitudes  Skills and Achievements  Knowledge and Learning Style  Values  Interests

10. Self Assessment: Values Definition of values in the context of career: How you feel about the work itself and the contribution makes to society.

11. Work Values  Intrinsic Relate to a specific interest in the activities of the work itself, or Relate to the benefits that the work contributes to society  Extrinsic Relate to the favorable conditions that accompany an occupational choice, such as: physical setting, earning potential, and other external features

12. Holland’s Self Directed Search RealisticInvestigative Artistic Conventional EnterprisingSocial Types that are next to each other on the hexagon are most closely related

13. Realistic Types may be described as:  Conforming  Persistent  Materialistic  Genuine  Practical  Modest  Honest  Shy  Practical

14. Realistic Types  Enjoy using machines, tools, things  Value monetary rewards, honesty, common sense  See themselves as practical, conservative, more mechanical than social  Are seen by others as humble, frank, self-reliant

15. Investigative Types may be described as:  Analytical  Modest  Independent  Pessimistic  Intellectual  Reserved  Precise  Critical

16. Investigative Types:  Enjoy exploring/understanding things and events  Value knowledge, learning, achievement, independence  See themselves as analytical & intelligent with better academic skills than social skills  Are seen by others as intelligent, introverted, scholarly, independent

17. Artistic Types may be described as:  Idealistic  Emotional  Expressive  Disorderly  Imaginative  Nonconforming  Introspective

18. Artistic Types:  Enjoy reading, musical/artistic activities, writing  Value creative ideas, self-expression, beauty  See themselves as open, imaginative, & intellectual with better creative skills than clerical or office skills  Are seen by others as unusual, disorderly, creative, sensitive

19. Social Types may be described as:  Convincing  Friendly  Responsible  Helpful  Generous  Warm  Idealist  Patient

20. Social Types:  Enjoy helping, teaching, counseling, serving others  Value social service, fairness, and understanding  See themselves as empathic and patient with more social skills than mechanical ability  Are seen by others as helpful, agreeable, outgoing, and patient

21. Enterprising Types may be described as:  Adventurous  Energetic  Ambitious  Impulsive  Pleasure Seeking  Domineering  Extroverted  Optimistic

22. Enterprising Types:  Enjoy persuading/directing others  Value financial/social success, loyalty, risk-taking, responsibility  See themselves as confident & sociable with more persuasive ability than scientific ability  Are seen by others as energetic, extroverted, shrewd, and ambitious

23. Conventional Types may be described as:  Conventional  Conforming  Persistent  Efficient  Conscientious  Practical  Orderly  Thrifty  Obedient

24. Conventional Types:  Enjoy following orderly routines, meeting clear standards  Value accuracy, making money, thrift, power in business/social affairs  See themselves as having better technical skills in business than artistic ability; conscientious, practical  Are seen by others as careful, rule-oriented, efficient, orderly

25. Research  Career Opportunities Listing (COL)  My Career Plan (CMRC)  Position Descriptions  Critical Job Elements  OPM Qualifications Standards

26. Research  USA Jobs  Informational Interviewing  Meetings with your manager  Career Counseling

27. The World of Work and the IRS ProcessingCustomer Service ComplianceInternal Support Clerical Managerial Technical Logistical Clerical Managerial Technical Logistical Clerical Managerial Technical Logistical Clerical Managerial Technical Logistical

28. Career Decision-making  Manage personal reactions  Review options

29. Decision-making/Goal setting  Choose between options  Establish a career objective  Create a Career Development Plan (CLP)  Initiate action for the next step

30. Decision-making Goal setting  Write down your goal  Make your goals specific and measurable  Celebrate your accomplishments

31. Decision-making Goal setting (Continued)  Are your goals reasonable and reachable?  Prepare for the future today  Be persistent in the pursuit of your goals

32. Remember… YOU are your most important resource. It is YOUR career, so be sure to show initiative and: Seek information about job opportunities and career paths Discuss career planning with your manager

33. Remember… Meet with your manager if you need help Review/update your Career Learning Plan regularly with your manager Follow through with commitments made

34. Why people succeed at work  They establish goals and act in accordance with them  They add value  They become an expert

35. Why people succeed at work (Continued)  They understand their organization  They maintain communication with their manager  They bring optimism to their workgroup  They continually develop needed skills

36. You can do it! Be the best you can be by managing your career!