Career Planning: -

Rule#1: Choose a career that is something you really like to do.

Rule#2: Do your research and choose carefully and thoughtfully.

Rule#3: Make it meaningful to you.

You owe it to yourself to look for work that is meaningful and rewarding!

Choose Career Options That Match Your Values:

l Knowing what you value most will help you refine your career search and choice: -
  • Helping others
  • Prestige
  • High income
  • Flexible work hours 
l Establish and align values, career choice, and career goals for motivation.

There is no substitute for "knowing yourself."

Surviving in a Fast Economy:

You will always have some control over your career.

You must accept risks and plan for the future to advance your career.

A college degree does not guarantee employment.

A commitment to lifelong learning will help keep you employable. 

The more you know, the greater your marketability.

Factors to Consider:
  • Do:-
Explore a number of careers and majors

Get involved 

Get advice from people in your target occupation

follow your passion

Dare to try something new
  • Don’t:-
Focus on a major just to get a career out of it

Select a major just because it is “cool” or seems to promise prestige

Let someone else push you into a job

Assume that you have it all figured out

Factors Affecting Career Choices:

Interests

Skills

Aptitudes

People skills

Experience

Family traditions

Personality

Life goals and work values 

Where to Go for Help:

Career Center

Faculty

Upper-class Students

Student Organizations

Placement Services 

Ask someone in your chosen field: How did you find your job?

What to Look for in a Career:

Major career field target

Preferred type of work

Income requirements

Geographical requirements

Special needs

Industry preferences

Stress level

Level of interaction with other people

Indoor vs. outdoor

Amount of independence

Balance between creative and conventional tasks 

The type of people you would interact with

Physical requirements

Local/national/international organization

Benefits and perks

Advancement opportunities

A good boss

Training

Industry outlook

Reputation of the firm in the industry

There are many definitions by management scholars of the stages in the managerial process. The following classification system with minor variations is widely used: 

Development of overall goals and objectives,Development of a strategy (a general means to accomplish the select goals/objectives),Development of the specific means (policies, rules, procedures and activities) to implement the strategy, and systematic evaluation of the progress toward the achievement of the selected goals/objectives to modify the strategy, if necessary. 

The time horizon for the achievement of the selected goals or objectives - short term, medium term or long term - will have a major influence on their formulation.

Short term goals (one or two years) are usually specific and limited in scope. Short term goals are easier to formulate. Make sure they are achievable and relate to your longer term career goals.

Intermediate goals (3 to 20 years) tend to be less specific and more open ended than short term goals. Both intermediate and long term goals are more difficult to formulate than short term goals because there are so many unknowns about the future.

Long term goals (Over 20 years), of course, are the most fluid of all. Lack of life experience and knowledge about potential opportunities and pitfalls make the formulation of long term goals/objectives very difficult. Long range goals/objectives, however, may be easily modified as additional information is received without a great loss of career efforts because of experience/knowledge transfer from one career to another.

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