Career Planning

How do I know what Occupation is right for me?

-Values....What is important to me?

-Feelings....What does it take to satisfy me? How do I feel about work?

-Aptitudes....What skills so I have?

-Interests....What do I like to do? What di I not like to do?

-Abilities....What are my Strengths?

-Limitations....What are my weaknesses?

Objective criteria

-The second element of a career is viewed in objective terms that calrifies the requirements and conditions for success. A career must be viewed in objective terms berore career planning can begin. Career research skills are vital to acquring knoledge that will provide realistic expectaitions of a a career and the terms for success.

What should i know about a career?

-Requirements....Realizing the conditions for success.

-Compensations....Salary, Promotions, retirement and benefits

-Opportuniteis....Advancement, training, assignments.

-Declaring a major....Educational requirements for professional growth.

-Company/Organization....Facilities, working conditions within an occupation.

-Travel/Locations....Local, regional, overseas.

A Good Match

-The key to a satisfying and rewarding career is by gaining a true understanding of the relationship between self and career choice.

-The process of evaluating the subjective and objective criteria provides the knowlege needed to find compatibility between our personality and the world of work.

The Employee's Expectations

-Based on the expectancy theory of motivation, an individual rates the disrability to work

Important Criteria to condiser

-the company/organization...size, growth rate, facilities

-management and co-workers...Employee assistance programs, family support.

-job and assignments...Duties, responsibilities, travel, overtime, advancement, utilization of abilities.

Chacteristics of potential and current employees

-compatibility....between organizational and personal goals

-Good work habits...punctual, organized, ect...

-Iterpersonal...