Often times our aspiring future generations are not fully aware of exactly what is it they really want to do for a living. Too many of our children are too familiar with the popular jobs, but are not aware of a pathway that will guide them getting their
Developing a career plan is that guidepost needed to allow students to know exactly what they want and how to get there. This presentation seeks to unravel the mystery behind job selections
In this article we are going to cover the following areas and it the end, one should be able to develop a plan that will be a guidepost to acquire your dream job.
Here are the contents to this article
- Definition and examples of a job, occupation and career
- What is a career plan?
- Importance of a career plan
- Steps in developing the career plan
- Growth areas of work
- Employability skills
What is Job
This is work that a person does regularly in order to earn money, whether they:
- An employer
- Self employed
- Part-time
- Full-time
- Contract
- Work from home
Types of Jobs
What is an Occupation
An occupation is board term that describe a field of career interest that a person use to earn a living
What is a Career?
A career is what you do for money. It includes all the experiences and training which an individual receives within a particular industry over time.
What is a Career Plan?
This is essentially a road map or an organizer to determine your next step in your career and helps to identify the fields you want to pursue.
There are four main steps into developing a Career Map
- Self Assessment phase
- Information gathering phase
- Decision making phase
- Action phase
Self Assessment phase
1.What are your interest or what do you like doing?
2.What are your values?
3.What is your personality type?
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional