Career Anchors From Broadening Horizons

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Broadening horizonsCareer management for researchers

Career Anchors self-assessment andcareer coaching questions used in theone day programme.

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Broadening horizons: Career management for researchers

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Values and drivers what is your career anchor(a""ro< 20 mins for estionnaire = 20 mins for the self coachin& estions)

!he importance of values+n short# or vales are or !eliefs a!ot 'hat is &ood or desira!le in life. They are or lon&

term &ides and have a direct inflence on or choices and ho' 'e inter"ret ore:) defined a vale as-an enduring belief that is a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence that ispersonally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence.

(?o mi&ht li*e to "t this " on a fli" chart @ or on a slide)

+f 'e loo* at 'hat this actally means# 'e find 'hat is "ro!a!ly the closest 'e can &et to anacce"ta!le# sefl definition.

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they are in the "osition to 'or* for anyone 'ho can offer them the o""ortnity to flfil theseneeds. Another "erson may !e loo*in& for sta!ility and secrity# 'hile yet another may !eloo*in& for as mch atonomy as "ossi!le over their 'or*in& day.

The "oint !ein& that if yo can identify 'hat it is that drives yo# 'hat yo vale in terms ofyor career# then yo can create a career develo"ment "lan that 'ill hel" yo to achieveyor &oals. ne of the most 'ell *no'n tools availa!le to hel" yo do this is Bcareeranchors.

Career anchorsd&ar 6chein# the or&anisational "sycholo&ist and M+T "rofessor# first defined careeranchors in the 19E0s. +n order to nderstand or anchors# he s&&ests that 'hen loo*in& ator careers# it is sefl to reco&nise that 'e have !oth an internal and an e


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need for con&rence means 'e increasin&ly &ravitate# consciosly or other'ise# to'ardssitations that ena!le s to satisfy these needs. +n short# 'ith each ne' e


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Below are a series of statements that relate to individual career anchors. *+, mins

ive each statement a score /-0 *see p/,

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Career anchors score chart

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,hat are yor to" t'o or threeF Read thro&h the descri"tions of 6cheins career anchors. Jo yo thin* yor score reflects 'hat is im"ortantto yoF

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Career anchors< values and drivers self-coaching questions *+, mins

List five thin&s yo love doin&.

List five thin&s yo love doin& and yo are &ood at (they mi&ht inclde the first five @ !t theymi&ht notP).

,hat are the achievements yo vale most in yor lifeF

,hat sorts of thin&s offend yo mostF

,hat are the chief "hiloso"hies or !eliefs that &ide yoF

,hat is the one thin& yo cold never com"romise onF

,hat is it that *ee"s yo in yor crrent role3'ith yor crrent em"loyerF

,hat are the thin&s yo are most dedicated to @ cases# "eo"le# tas*sF

,hat are yo most "rod ofF

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=ow - use a little history;

,hat did yo 'ant to do 'hen yo left schoolF

,here did yo &o to niversity (as an nder&radate)F ,hat did yo stdyF ,hyF

,hat 'as yor first real o!F

,hat 'ere yo loo*in& for in this o!F

,hy did yo choose that o!F

,hat 'ere yor lon&ran&e am!itions and &oals 'hen yo started otF

7o' did the first o! 'or* ot in terms of yor &oalsF

,hat 'ere the most im"ortant thin&s yo learned on yor first o!F

,hen and 'hy did yo ma*e yor first o!3career chan&eF

,hat !ro&ht this a!otF

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,hy did yo moveF

7o' did this o! 'or* ot in terms of yor &oalsF

,hat 'ere the most im"ortant thin&s yo learnedF

As yo loo* !ac* on yor career so far# do yo see any maor trnin& "ointsF ,hat 'erethey and 'hy did they occrF

,hat did they teach yoF

,hat tas*s3sitations3roles have yo most enoyed so farF

,hat tas*s3sitations3roles 'old yo "refer to avoidF ,hyF

+n 'hat 'ay have yor am!itions or career &oals chan&edF

,hat do yo no' see as yor lon&ran&e &oalsF

,hat do all these thin&s tell yo a!ot yor career sccess3orientationF

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!a&e your top three values and consider:

each vale and reflect on ho' yor crrent role satisfies thisF

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