Hr Carrer Objective seminar

7/28/2019 Hr Carrer Objective seminar

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CAREER OBJECTIVE AND CAREER PATH

PRESENTED BY:

RIYAS.PK(NO:38)

SHABARI(NO:39)

FACULTY: SHRUTHY MURTHY

SUBJECT:HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


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Career

Careeris defined by the Oxford English Dictionary asa person's "course or progress through life (or a distinct

portion of life)".

It can also pertain to an occupation or a profession thatusually involves special training or formal education,and is

considered to be a persons lifework.

The etymology of the term comes from the m. French word

carrier (16 c.) ("road, racecourse") which, in turn, comes

from the Latin word "(via) caria" (track for wheeled vehicles)

which originated from the latin word carrus" which means

"wagon".
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Career management

Career assessments are tests that come in a varietyof forms and rely on both quantitative and qualitative

methodologies. Career assessments can help

individuals identify and better articulate their unique

interests, personality, values, and skills to determine

how well they may match with a certain career. Some

skills that career assessments could help determine

are job-specific skills, transferable skills, and selfmanagement skills.
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Career Assessments can also provide a window of potential opportunities by

helping individuals discover the tasks, experience, education and training that is

needed for a career they would want to pursue.

Career counselors, executive coaches, educational institutions, career

development centers, and outplacement companies often administer career

assessments to help individuals focus their search on careers that closely

match their unique personal profile.

Career counseling advisors assess people's interests, personality, values and

skills, and also help them explore career options and research graduate andprofessional schools. Career counseling provides one-on-one or group

professional assistance in exploration and decision making tasks related to

choosing a major/occupation, transitioning into the world of work or further

professional training. The field is vast and includes career placement, career

planning, learning strategies and student development.There are lacks ofcareers in this modern age
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Career

A career is a sequence of positions or jobs

held by a person during the course of time

It consists of a series of properly sequenced

roles experiences leading to an increasing

level of responsibility , status , power and

rewards


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According to Flippo , a career is a sequence of

seperate but related work activities that

provide continuity, order and meaning in a

persons life


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Career Objective

career objective is a personal statement

defining the specifics you wish to attain

through work.

Its personal: Others may share similar goals,

but your objective should state your goals in

terms that you are comfortable with.

Its a commitment: Stating a goal identifies

who you are and what you want to achieve


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Its action-oriented: You take control of your lifeand communicate to an employer what you cando in action terms.

Its directional: Focus on your future to identifysteps to take and information to seek. Your focuscan be short- or long-term.

Its specific: Clearly identify facts about a work

situation. Broad terms like successful or

challenging may mean something to you,but convey no facts to an employer.


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Elements in a career objective

Career Field

Career fields are general areas of work whichinclude many different job titles that requiresimilar kinds of work activities.

Examples:

To work in the health fieldas an administratorin a

service delivery unit.

To do research within thefield of law.


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2. Position Title

Position title, occupational title, or job title is the name of a specificposition one holds. While some organizations may have their ownreference names, most position titles are generic and generalizable tomany organizations. Listing a position title on your career objective

is appropriate if you know you will be applying for a specific positioneither in many different

organizations or one targeted organization.

Examples:

"To obtain a position ofaccountantwith a public accounting

firm and eventually become a partner.

To act as a community organizerwhere I can use my human relations, administrative, and research

skills.


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Organizational Category Organizational category refers to settings in which you

might like to work. In the broadest sense,

organizations are categorized as either serviceproducing

or goods-producing. Examples:

To work within the telecommunications industryas a

technical advisor.

To secure a position as an editor for a mid-sizepublishing

firm.


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Functional Area

Functional area refers to the structure of an

organization. Most organizations are differentiated

into various departments, each responsible for

completion of specific tasks or functions.

Eg: To obtain a management trainee position

within the quality control unitof a production department.


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Skills

Skills are special talents, functions, (General Skills) or

tasks (Specific Skills) that you have learned to do

well. They are behaviors you exhibit and are mostlikely developed through academic, work, and leisure

experiences.

Most jobs require a combination of skills. Identifying

your combination lets the employer know where you

might fit into the organization.


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Other Factors

There are other factors you can place in your

career objective. These include any limits,

conditions, or personal criteria which would

affect your work situation and are important

to identify.


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Examples:

To work outdoors in a supervisory capacity forthe

United States Forest Service. To obtain a secondary teaching position in thesoutheast

United States.

To work in law enforcement andpursueadditional

specialized training in forensics.


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Hr Carrer Objective seminar