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Career Planning and Identifying “what you can do” Tata Boli Dinyuy M.Sc, MBA [email protected] [email protected]

CAREER ORIENTATION AND IDENTIFYING YOUR SKILL SETS

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Career Planning and

Identifying “what you can

do”Tata Boli Dinyuy M.Sc, MBA [email protected]

[email protected]

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… deliberate process of knowing who you are so that you can be sure of where you want to go; or what you want to be at some defined point in the future

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Know Yourself

• Attitudes, interests, personality, needs, values, skills

Explore options• What information can help me; who can help me; how

learn more about interviews, internships, volunteering, associations, etc.

Make a decision• Priorities(pros & cons), time, who can support you;

mentors, etc.

Evaluation • It is realistic; setbacks and how can you fix them

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Assumptions-Employability skillsResearch Communication

creative

com

pute

r

Planning & organizing

Technical skills…set of attributes, skills & knowledge that all

labour market participants should posses to ensure they are marketable

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Technical skills knowledge and capabilities to perform specialized tasks Depend on the program you have studied or what you can do

specifically.

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Identify your technical employability skills

What can you do, with who do you do it with, where is that person (company) and how do you contact the person

Where are jobs published (newspapers, job websites, career programs on radio and TV, social networks and WhatsApp groups, mentors, company websites, etc.

The Job search

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State of Unemployment:

•Not Employed•Are employable• Qualified• Relevant qualification to job market• experienced•Actively job searching (3 months periods)

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The competition

Limited places for unlimited number of people

Everybody is developing themselves

Global competitionGlobal standards

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Training is about gaining the skills needed for a job.

Don’t sit back at home unproductivelyGet a specific training, diploma or certificateTraining programs on the internet, NGOs, Training and coaching agencies, etc.,Volunteer or do internships Improve the quality of your internship.Participate in student associations Entrepreneurship

Catching up with your skills and competences

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Prepare your CV and Motivation letter

Learn to write a good motivation letterSell yourself Prepare for your interviewsExperience (detailed responsibilities)References/ recommendations

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Skill Current Ability

Target Ability

Development Opportunity

Criteria to judge success

Time Frame

Evidence

1st Priority

2nd Priority

3rd Priority

Personal Development Plan

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Thank You