CAREER PATHSCAREER PATHS

NON – TECHNICAL SEMINAR NON – TECHNICAL SEMINAR

What is a Career Path?What is a Career Path?

Building educational and job experiences that Building educational and job experiences that ultimately lead to your ideal career field.ultimately lead to your ideal career field.

But, what is that ideal career?But, what is that ideal career?

Things to ConsiderThings to Consider

Need to ask yourself:Need to ask yourself: What skills do I have? (communicating, face-to-face What skills do I have? (communicating, face-to-face

interaction, analysis, critical thinking ,sports etc.)interaction, analysis, critical thinking ,sports etc.) What is something I enjoy doing for long periods of What is something I enjoy doing for long periods of

time?time? How important is work environment to me?How important is work environment to me? Do I need ongoing personal interaction, or am I satisfied Do I need ongoing personal interaction, or am I satisfied

to work independently?to work independently? Do I need my job to help fulfill a sense of purpose, or Do I need my job to help fulfill a sense of purpose, or

can I find that elsewhere in my life?can I find that elsewhere in my life?

Steps in Career PlanningSteps in Career Planning

LearningLearning Analyse and Set GoalsAnalyse and Set Goals Career PrinciplesCareer Principles

How to Change CareerHow to Change Career

Step 1: Step 1: Assessment of Likes and DislikesAssessment of Likes and Dislikes..

o Whats your Passion?Whats your Passion?o What Energizes you ?What Energizes you ?o What excites you? What excites you?

o Step 2: Researching New CareersStep 2: Researching New Careers..

Step 3: Transferable Skills.

CommunicationPlanningLeadershipInterpersonal

Step 4: Training and Education.

Step 5: Networking.

 

Step 6: Gaining Experience.

Step 7: Find a Mentor

Step 8: Changing In or Out.

Step 9: Be Flexible

Step 10: Job-Hunting Basics. 

You've to use your job-hunting tools and skills, now is the time for a refresher course. Consider spending some time with one or more of our tutorials. Key tools include:

 

• guide to researching companies• resume resources • interviewing resources • cover letter resources • salary negotiation resources 

Why Plan your Career?Why Plan your Career?

Your career affects 1/3 of Your career affects 1/3 of your life = 10,000 days.your life = 10,000 days.

Your career generates up to Your career generates up to $2,000,000 in lifetime $2,000,000 in lifetime earnings with BA/BS earnings with BA/BS degree.degree.

Your career affects your Your career affects your identity as a person.identity as a person.

Your career affects your Your career affects your physical & mental well-physical & mental well-being. being.

How to Plan?How to Plan?

Identify your Interests & Strengths

Investigate Occupations

Implement yourCareer Plan

CAREERSERVICES

Communication SkillsCommunication Skills

Creating is the art and the process of creating Creating is the art and the process of creating and sharing ideasand sharing ideas

Effective communication depends upon the Effective communication depends upon the richness of the ideasrichness of the ideas

Communication Skills are the tools that we Communication Skills are the tools that we use to remove the barriers to effective use to remove the barriers to effective CommunicationCommunication

Communication ProcessCommunication Process

SourceSource MessageMessage EncodingEncoding ChannelChannel DecodingDecoding ReceiverReceiver FeedbackFeedback ContextContext

Face to Face CommunicationFace to Face Communication

Tone of voiceTone of voice Body languageBody language Verbal CommunicationVerbal Communication Listening SkillsListening Skills

PERSONALITYPERSONALITY

Direct Direct Public Safety PositionsPublic Safety Positions

ManagerManager

BankerBanker

SurgeonSurgeon

LawyerLawyer

Career Path OpportunitiesCareer Path Opportunities

Sociology offers students much flexibility in Sociology offers students much flexibility in choosing a career path but most graduating choosing a career path but most graduating students follow one of the these paths:students follow one of the these paths:

Sociology

Criminal Justice Human Services Education Research/Policy Business

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