By: Angela Lo

 

The important first step is to know who you are, what you need and want, what your interests and talents are.

Career planning is not a one-time event as students graduate and enter the world of work, but a dynamic on-going process of career development as you learn and respond to change, within yourself and in the organizations with which you work.

Often the expedience of needing a job compels young people to take whatever is easily available and most obvious. It is a rare person who is fortunate enough to match genuine interest, talents and values to a satisfying vocation offering appropriate growth opportunities in their first job.

Taking the time to build a foundation of knowledge about yourself and to expand your thinking about options appropriate for you can increase your chances of success enormously.

反思如何創造自我的生涯 ? Reflection how to marketing yourself in

career planning ? ·       a.)  Are you concerned about the

future? ·       b.)   Are you unsure how to start your

career? ·        c.) Do you need to make changes in

your direction? ·        d.) Are you concerned about finding

stable and secure work?

There are many ways to go about answering that question, but most experts agree that starting with an analysis of your individual traits is the best way.

• What am I most interested in? • What do I do best? • How will I balance work with other areas of

my life?

.What do you want to do with your life?

1.Interests

2.Personal and work style

3.Skills

4.Values Career Assessment and Self-Test Web Sites www.amby.com/worksite/explore.html www.careerkey.org 10steps.careerpathsonline.com/guide

Marketing Yourself Step1 Self-Assessment

Step 1.21: Personality ChecklistStep 1.3: Your Values

Step 1.51: Your Career Interests Step 1.41: Your Skills

Step 1.52: Understanding Career Clusters Step 1.6: Knowledge & Learning Style

Step 1.61: Identifying Your Style Step 1.7 :Feedback

Step 1.8: Integrating Your Assessment

Step 2 ResearchUnderstanding

Career  Trends Information Search Information Interviews Job Shadowing Gaining Experience

Step3. Decision Making

Career Objectives Personal Objectives Lifelong Learning Goal Setting

Step 4. Networks & Contacts

Work Search Resumes & Letters Interviews

Step 5 Work

Work  Offers Success @ work

1 Self-Assessment

Step6. Career /Life /Work Planning

Re-evaluation.

Process and Goal

Become pro- active about the career/life planning process

Identify and Evaluate interests , values abilities and personality type, as they related to career decision making .

Gather and analyze pertinent information about career fields.

Develop and begin implementation of personal career /life /work plan