Career Planning
CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT A PICTORIAL DIAGRAM
Step 1
Individual Assesment
Self-assessment of interest skills and values
What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Balles,
DISCOVER and Virginia VIEW software packages
Step 4
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Step 2
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Step 3
Assimilation and Decision Making
Major and Career Decision Making
Career and Life Planning
Schedule Building
Step 1
Who am I?
Self Exploration
Step 2
Where can I go?
Career and Education exploration
Step 3
How can I get there?
Rational behavioral career and decision making model
Step 4
How can I get the best job at the best place of
employment?
Job Search strategy
Career and Life Management
A Flow Chart
Step 1. Self Assessment
Paper and Pencil exercises
COPS (interests) will be found under alphabetical section
CAPS (aptitude)
Computer assisted exercises
DISCOVER
UNIACT (interests)
Work -related abilities
Work -related values
Virginia VIEW
Other exercises
What Color is Your Parachute?
Success Story
Flower Exercise
Step 1. Who am I ?
Self Exploration
A. Interests. Examination of past educational, work and non-
work activities which have provided me with enjoyment and
satisfaction.
B. Skills. Past educational, work and non-work activities which have
assisted me with skills development.
1. Job content/technical/hard
2. Transferable/functional/generic
3. Self-management/adaptive/soft
C. Values/temperament/personality/factors that have guided past
educational, work and non-work choices.
D. Past, present and anticipated mental health, physical health, life roles,
life stages and life styles.
A qualified career development counselor is available to assist students, alumni and citizens of the NRV on an individual basis with Step 1. Career Counseling is also available with Step 1. Contact the career center for these free services and an appointment.
Step 2. Career and Education Assessment
Level 1. Written computer resources
- Career Information
- Training and Education Information
Level 2. People resources
Level 3. Experience base resources
- Part time employment
- Full time employment
- Summer time employment
- College work study
- Cooperative education
- Internship
Step 3. Career decision making and Planning
I. Brainstorm alternatives, paper and pencil questionnaires (instruments),and computer searches.
II. Will my decisions be based on fact? Camera check.
A. Advantages
B. Disadvantages
III. Will my decisions help me achieve my goals? Dreams? Fears?
A. Long term personal and career goals.
B. Intermediate term personal and career goals.
C. Short term personal and career goals.
IV. Will my decisions maintain and promote good health ?
A. Long term and physical and mental health.
B. Intermediate term physical and mental health
C. Short term physical and mental health
V. Will my decisions maintain and promote good relationships with
significant others?
A. At what price? Compromise vs. appeasement.
B. Long term effects on significant others
C. Intermediate term effects on significant others
D. Short term effects on significant others.
VI. Will my decisions promote a positive self-image?
A. Long term desired feelings about myself.
B. Intermediate term desired feelings about myself
C. Short term desired feelings about myself.
VII. What will be my plans for getting there?
A. Map out plan "A" for action now
B. Map out plan "B" for backup
C. Map out pan "C" for contingency.
D. Map out plan "D" for desperation.
VIII. How am I doing ? (Evaluation)
A. Is there vitality and excitement in my personal and professional life. Camera check.
B. Are there decisions producing the desired outcomes by the desired dates?
Do I need to readjust my plan?
C. What is the state of my mental and physical health at work and home?
D. What is the state of my relationship with significant others?
E. How do I feel about my self-image?
F. Do I need to recycle through the career and life management process?
G. Do I need the services of a professional career counselor?
Step 4. Job Search Strategy
1. Writing and interview preparation
a) Applications
b) Resumes
c) Cover Letters
d) Review results of step 1
2. Researching, searching and developing
a) Job market
b) Companies
c) Market for goods/services/ideas
d) Places of employment prospect list
e) Network referrals list
f) Review results of step 2
3. Deciding
a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking this job?
b) Will taking this job help me reach my personal and career goal?
c) Will taking this job be good for me mentally and physically?
d) Will taking this job promote good relationships with significant
others?
e) Will taking this job help me feel good about myself?
f) Review results of step 3
