The Career planning encourages individuals to explore
and gather information which enables them to
synthesize, gain competencies, make decisions, set goals
and take actions.
Each individual varies in their progress through each of
these stages for many reasons. Some advance rapidly
through each or all of the stages while others progress
more slowly.
Steps in Career Planning Process
A Starting Point – Who are you?
Identify careers related to interest, abilities and preferences
Learn more about these specific careers
Narrow your choices to a few careers for continued exploration
Get the right training and preparation for your career
Begin the job search and start your career
What Employers look for?
Communication Skills
Personality Development
Knowledge and Skill sets
Communication Skills
Communication is basically conveying effectively what we feel, think, want or need.
Good Communication means letting the other person know what you feel in a manner that is not hurtful or domineering.
Communication Skills emphasis on the following:
The Art of listening
The Art of Choosing a topic
The Art of Body Communication
The Art of Positive Assertiveness
Communication Skills Techniques
Find out what your listener wants
Reduce Jargons
Use Humor
Use Anecdotes & stories
Ask for feedback
Increase your vocabulary
Eliminate audible pauses
Enunciate clearly & pronouncing words properly
Vary your volume
Watch your tone & Record your voice
Team Work
Team work is the new mantra in today’s workplace. A Team means a people of different temperaments, different tolerance levels and different skills. Members of a team should keep on contributing to a team’s efforts.
Don’ts in Team Work
Never hold a blunder against a team member
Never criticize a team member in his or her absence
Always try to make more effective contributions
Time Management
Time management is a technique that’s as simple as learning the alphabets provided one has the inclination to take the time and effort for planning one’s goals & needs
It is a way of prioritising our goals, they are activities that affect long term results
Curriculum Vitae
Think of your CV as a promotional brochure about you
A good CV predicts how you might perform in that desire future job. So impress with a good CV. The purpose of a CV is to disclose your accomplishments and qualifications to a potential employer. If the employer likes what she / he sees, she / he contact you for a face to face meeting.
Tips for writing a CV
Be Innovative!
Personal Details
Education
Work Experience
Interests
Skills
References
Length
Style
Skills based
Presentation
Covering Letters
A Covering letter is required for reaching the CV to the person directly involved with handling the applications for jobs. It is important that one knows the name, designation (usually the Human Resource Personnel/Manager) of the personnel handling the applications.
