CAREER PLANNING

is a deliberate process of knowing

WHO you are so that you can be sure of
WHERE you want to go or WHAT you
want to be at some defined point in the
future.
 FIVE STEPS OF CAREER
PLANNING
1st Step: Self-Assessment
2nd Step: Explore Work/Career Options
3rd Step: Narrow Down List of
Work/Career Options
4th Step: Decide or Choose the Best Option
5th Step: Set a Career Goal
 1ST STEP:
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Knowing and understanding of self
better to know if you are in the right
job/career or you want to go to
another job.
• Attitude
• Interests
• Personality
• Needs
• Values
• Skills
 2ND STEP:
WORK/CAREER
EXPLORATION
Matching and aligning what you
want to do on one hand, and with
the various opportunities, on the
other.
 WHERE TO EXPLORE
Look at opportunities within your
organization and its subsidiaries
Look at career opportunities in
other organizations and in other
industries
Look at entrepreneurial and self-
employment opportunities
Look at jobs/careers of people
you know of those you read about
or see
3RD STEP: NARROW
DOWN
LIST OF WORK/CAREER
OPTIONS
List down three to five
career options that is
match with your interest,
personality, needs, values
and skills, on one hand and
the opportunities and
limitations, on the other.
 5 CAREER OPTIONS
SAMPLE
1. Nursing or Cardio-Nursing
2. Pursue graduate
3. School instructor
4. Jewelry Business owner
5. Company Manager
 KINDS OF CAREER
PATHS
Steady State
– requires a life long commitment
to one career and is
characterized by a steady
improvement in knowledge and
skills.
Linear
- constant upward mobility in
which there is a steady increase
in power, responsibilities over
the work of others, and financial
rewards.
Transitory
- constant seeking for variety
or independence. Jobs tend to
be short term and mobility is
generally lateral.
Spiral
- regular changes, usually every
five or seven years. Mobility is
usually lateral, and may be
initially downward.
 4TH STEP: DECIDE
OR
CHOOSE THE BEST
OPTION
This step will let you choose
the best from among the
list of 3-5 options.

– Description of your ideal job

– Personal Mission Statement
– Job Requirements or
Qualifications
 5TH STEP:
SET A CAREER
GOAL
This process will give you focus
and it will motivate you to
overcome obstacles that will
keep you from achieving your
goal.
 WHAT MAKES A GOAL
GOOD?
1. Specific
2. Measurable
3. Attainable
4. Relevant
5. Time-bound
6. Action-oriented
 BARRIERS TO GOALS
AND PLAN
Self-imposed or psychological barriers

• Negative self-image
• Negative attitude (bitterness,
selfishness, rebellion, crab mentality
etc.)
• Negative emotions (anxieties or fears)
• Victim mentality (feeling of
incapacity)
• Intrapersonal conflicts (torn
between two or more values)
• Personality traits (indecisiveness,
aggressiveness, competitiveness)
• Habits (procrastination, cramming)
• Negative thought against other
people (biases and prejudice)
 PREPARE FOR
SETBACKS AND
SUCCESSES; ENSURE
YOUR CAREER.
1. Keep an ongoing file of all your
accomplishments.
2. Be prepared for any contingency by
maintaining an updated resume.
3. Sharpen your communication skills.
4. Build a network.
5. Become indispensable or close to it.
6. Remember that professional education
and self-development are never-ending.
7. Prepare for an alternative career.
8. Work on being pleasant and courteous.
THANK
YOU!!!!