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Making the Shift from Reactive to Proactive

• Are you the CEO of your career?

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Career Preparedness Quiz • Take the Quiz at: https://theorganizedadmin.com/career-preparedness-quiz/

Applying Strategic Planning to Your Career

• What is a strategic career plan?

A strategic career plan is a combination of your personal

_____________, _____________, and _____________

used to guide your professional growth and development.

• Why create a strategic career plan?

• To _______________ yourself and where your career is headed

• To better __________________ where you are now and where you want to be

• To embrace a ______________ ________________ to creating your own

personalized strategic plan for your career

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What to Include In Your Career Plan Most strategic career plans address three key areas:

• Where are you now?

• Where are you going?

• How do you get there?

Specific components may include:

• Your Personal Mission and Vision

• Goals, Objectives and Action Items

• A Self Analysis – SWOT Analysis

• Critical Success Factors

• Your Personalized Plan of Action

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How will you get there? This is where the plan becomes the true roadmap for your success. Begin by writing down

all of the things you need to do to get where you want to be. Here are a few areas you may

want to consider:

• Certifications • https://www.allthingsadmin.com/get-certified-4-keys-to-achieving-a-professional-certification/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/4-career-benefits-of-professional-certifications/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/5-specialty-certifications-to-enrich-your-admin-career/

• Education

• Training

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• Publications/Books to Read • https://www.allthingsadmin.com/read-your-way-out-of-your-cube-30-books-for-admins-continuing-

education/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/books-for-better-self-awareness/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/5-ways-to-develop-your-admin-business-acumen/

• Professional Association Memberships

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/7-ways-to-invigorate-your-career-with-professional-association-

membership/

• Mentoring / Coaching

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/mentoring-possibilities/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/many-faces-mentorship/

• Networking – online and in person • https://www.allthingsadmin.com/get-connected-7-reasons-admins-need-social-media/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/social-media-your-online-professional-gold-mine/

• https://www.allthingsadmin.com/strutting-your-skills-abilities-and-expertise-via-social-

media/

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• Retirement Planning

• Brand Yourself

Personal Branding Statements

List the three words or short phrases that best describe the way you work, think,

function, or perform professionally.

1. ___________________________

2. ___________________________

3. ___________________________

Examples:

▪ Strategic thinker. Problem solver. Administrative professional.

▪ Project manager. Event planner. Office professional.

▪ Process analyst. Microsoft Office expert. Travel planning pro.

Create Personal Business Cards

▪ Name

▪ Certifications

▪ Personal Branding Statements

▪ Digital Portfolio Site Link

▪ LinkedIn.com Profile Link

▪ Other Social Site Links

▪ Email

▪ Phone Number

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• Professional Portfolio ▪ Resume

▪ Personality type or StrengthsFinder assessments

▪ Education and training

▪ Letters of recommendation

▪ Work samples

▪ Professional association memberships and leadership roles held (if applicable)

▪ Volunteer work

▪ Awards and recognition

Sample Digital Portfolio: www.JuliePerrine.wordpress.com

• 3 Key Strategies to Boost Your Professional Visibility https://www.allthingsadmin.com/3-key-strategies-boost-professional-visibility/

• Your Career Edge: Create a Powerful Professional Portfolio https://www.allthingsadmintraining.com/portfolios/

• Your Career Edge: Create a Professional Online Portfolio https://www.allthingsadmintraining.com/portfolios/

• Prove It! Stand Out and Effectively Demonstrate Your Skills Every Time with a Professional Portfolio https://www.allthingsadmin.com/prove-it-stand-out-and-effectively-demonstrate-your-skills-every-time-with-a-professional-portfolio/

• Creating a Powerful Professional Portfolio…Even When You Don’t Have Access to Prior Work Samples https://www.allthingsadmin.com/creating-a-powerful-professional-portfolio-even-when-you-dont-have-access-to-prior-work-samples/

• Secure Success with Online Portfolios https://www.allthingsadmin.com/secure-success-online-portfolios/

• The Undeniable Benefits of Blogging https://www.allthingsadmin.com/undeniable-benefits-blogging/

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Organize Yourself for Career Planning Success

• Synchronize Your Digital and Print Files

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Creating Time for Career Planning ▪ Target 5-15 minutes each day to take ONE SINGLE ACTION on your career plan.

▪ Install relevant apps on your portable devices to make your career plan easily

accessible (e.g. Word, Excel, OneNote, Evernote, Kindle, GoToWebinar, etc.)

▪ Keep it visible!

Update Your Resume and Portfolios Consistently!

▪ Create a file called “20XX – Accomplishments” and create a shortcut to it on your

computer desktop.

▪ Update your “20XX – Accomplishments” file at the end of each day.

▪ Create a file folder (and digital folder) called “Career Updates.”

▪ Place reminders or work samples in your “Career Updates” folder throughout the

month.

▪ Create a monthly reminder in your Outlook Tasks or Calendar.

Update your resume

Update your portfolio

Update your LinkedIn profile

7 Tips to Stay Prepared for ANY Career Change

1. Always keep your professional network alive and active – online and offline.

2. Always have your resume up-to-date.

3. Always have your professional portfolio up-to-date.

4. Consistently watch the job postings online and in the paper.

5. Step out of your comfort zone and learn new things at work.

6. Be on the lookout for new opportunities even when you don’t need them.

7. Find a career mentor or coach to bounce ideas off of to help you talk through and

weigh the pros/cons of potential job transitions you are considering.

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• Daily Videos • Daily Plans of Action • Daily Accountability in Private Facebook Group • Free Templates and Resources

5-Day Challenge Agenda

• Day 1: Where are you now?

• Day 2: Where are you going?

• Day 3: How do you get there?

• Day 4: Mapping out your career plan

• Day 5: Implementing your career plan

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“We cannot teach people anything; we can only

help them discover it within themselves.”

~ Galileo Galilei

Proactive Y U Plan of Action

Purchase a journal or create a 3-ring binder for maintaining the documents and research you do in creating your strategic career plan.

Create a OneNote notebook and/or “My Career” folder where you can save and easily access all of your strategic career plan documents (resume, portfolio samples, business cards, etc.).

Create Time for Career Planning: Target 5-15 minutes each day to take ONE SINGLE ACTION on your career plan development and implementation.

Install relevant apps on your portable devices to make your career plan easily accessible (e.g. Word, Excel, OneNote, Evernote, Kindle, etc.)

Create a monthly reminder in your tasks or calendar program to:

□ Review progress on your goals/objectives and their respective plans of action.

□ Update your resume.

□ Update your portfolio.

□ Update your LinkedIn profile.

Join us for the Design Your Personal Career Plan 5-Day Challenge!

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Recommended Reading

• The Innovative Admin by Julie Perrine

• The Organized Admin by Julie Perrine

• StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (includes the assessment)

• Standout by Marcus Buckingham (includes the assessment)

• Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 by Jay Conrad Levinson and David E. Perry

• Get Connected: The Social Networking Toolkit for Business by Starr Hall and Chadd

Rosenberg

• Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-How For Business and Career

Success by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon

• Eat, Drink, and Succeed by Laura Schwartz

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