Cdw day 1 powerpoint
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The document provides an overview of career development workshops held each day of the week focusing on topics like career assessment, the hiring process, conflict resolution, resumes and cover letters, and interviews. It also discusses the importance of self-knowledge, attitude, exploring career options, deciding on a career path, and gaining the necessary experience, skills, education, and qualifications for a chosen career field. The five pillars of career development are identified as experience, education, skills, qualifications, and goals.
Cdw day 1 powerpoint
- 1. CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS RBSCC Career Pathways Sarah Harvey – (718) 210-1634 Delia Springstubb – (718) 210-1633 Michele Stafford – (718) 210-1635
- 2. OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK: Monday: Introduction to Career Development, Assessment, Goals Tuesday: How to be an Ideal Candidate and the hiring process Wednesday: Conflict Resolution Thursday: Resume & Cover Letter Friday: The Interview Process ANYTHING ELSE…?
- 3. CAREER VS. JOB Career Job A career is the Job is an activity pursuit of a through which an lifelong ambition individual can earn or the general About: money. It is a course of regular activity in progression exchange of towards lifelong payment. goals. Education or Usually requires Special training Requires: special training may or may not be required A career may not mean stability of A job is “safe” as Risk work as it stability of work and taking: encourages one to income is there. take risks Time: Long term Short term
- 5. 1. Assess Am I Ready For Work? What Am I Looking For? Knowing your self – why it is so critical? Helps you make strategic plans for your career Helps to identify jobs and companies that fit Helps you to speak about strengths and weaknesses to employers Steps to deepen self-knowledge: Assess your past experiences Ask for advice from friends, family Keep learning new skills from experience Remain confident and motivated
- 6. THE POWER OF ATTITUDE Why is it so important? “Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny" ~Frank Outlaw “Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us” ~John N. Mitchell “Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?” ~Dennis and Wendy Mannering “Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.” ~Ralph Marston “Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thoughts, and habits can be acquired. An action repeated becomes an attitude realized.” ~Paul Myer
- 7. 2. Explore Where Can I Find More Information About What’s Out There? Newspapers Internet Family/Friends Informational Interviews Job Fairs Volunteering/Internship Networking
- 8. 3. Decide What Career Should I Choose? Go back to assessment Which career field best fit my strengths? Does this career allow me to do work I feel is important? Will I have the lifestyle I want with this career? Is there room to grow? Will I be challenged in this career?
- 9. 4. Act What Do I Need To Do To Get Into This Career? Prepare Resume and Cover Letter Informational Interviews Network Think about interview questions and how to answer them
- 10. FIVE PILLARS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHOSEN CAREER FIELD I. EXPERIENCE What is experience? do we mean by skills? What do we mean by we mean What Why is education a What do pillar? communications?process? by Time in a careerSpecific qualifications / abilities a given career for a given Requirements for exchange of field “The career field or job related to that career fieldKnowing the field, or job associated with the thoughts, messages, career field or information, hiring process and as by Focus on a career objective Soft skills Hard skills Vs. speech, signals, to play the how Technical skills, computers, customer behavior” K – 9th Grade writing, or game service, typing, work well with others, data High School (secondary) entry, ability to communicate With respect to the in Spanish. Associate Degreeprocess: hiring (AA) QUALIFICATIONS resume, cover letter, SKILLS SET Bachelor Degree (BA) interview, intermediate YOU Master of both: (MA) – the ability interactions Constellation consisting OR YOUHARD GOT GOT IT Degree DON’T to articulate your = Career Entry Point IT!!! AND SOFT SKILLS. Doctorate (PHD) suitability for the job you are applying for.
- 11. MORE EDUCATION = MORE $$
- 12. GOALS What is a goal? Do you set goals? Why are they important? Do you write them down? Why/why not? What hinders you from completing your goals?
- 13. Goals Establish a career plan and set goals that are: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-bound