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Career Assessment & Planning

Webinar

23 April 2020

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Tips

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► We will be using a variety of tools such as Participant

Panel where you can ‘Raise your Hand’ provide a Yes/No

via a green tick or a red cross and even use emoticons.

► We will also be using other Collaboration Tools such as

Chat Box, Whiteboard and Polls.

► Please state your name before verbally asking or answering

a question.

► Feedback forms (via QR codes) will be shared at the end

of the session.

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Roll Call

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‘Raise your hand’ to indicate your attendance

when your name is called


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Poll

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When did you last create or

complete your career plan?


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Outcomes

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By the end of this session, you will be able to:

► Understand why you should plan your career

► Understand the career planning process

► Learn the tools for effective career planning


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Why is Career Planning important?

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Taps into your inner barometer of meaning and fulfillment

Helps you to review your employability and position your

talents

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Work and careers in the 21st century

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► Globalisation

► Competitiveness

► New technologies

► Demographic change

► Environment/Political concerns


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Work in the 21st Century

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Restructuring, flattening of the pyramid, downsizing


Cultural change & new

ways of working

Process change & efficiency

drives

Outsourcing & consultancy

Mergers, acquisitions &

creation of new industries

Empowerment, responsibility& ownership/stakeholders

Customer Focus,

demands & expectations

Short contracts & portfolio

working

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Process for Career Planning

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Where am I now?

►Self-Assessment

Where do I want to be?

►Career Vision

►Professional Objective

►Career Options

►Career Alternatives

How will I get there?

►Develop Career Action

Plan

►Reflect, Review and

Re-evaluate


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Where am I now?


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The Journey Within: Self-Assessment

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Self-Assessment helps you:

► Identify the work you’re happiest doing

► Explore options to find your career ‘right fit’

► Create your Career Vision

► Promote yourself


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The Journey Within: Self-Assessment


PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

INTERESTSEXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENTS

TRANSFERRABLESKILLS

VALUES

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

What unique traits help me perform at

my best?

VALUES

How do my values impact

my career choices?

INTERESTS

What do I/don’t I enjoy doing in

a job?

EXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENTS

What jobs/professions have I had?

How have I added value?

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS

What can I do? What do I know?

What roles do I play?

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Self-Assessment - Summary


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Where do I want to be?


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Create your Career Vision

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‘In my Career Visioning process, I

see myself living my ideal Career

leading a team of Finance

professionals in a large

multinational company where there

is lots of opportunity to collaborate

with local and international

colleagues on global finance

projects. I also get regular

opportunities to travel and share

my experience and expertise.’


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Set your Professional Objective

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► Clarifies the kind of work you want to do

► Gives direction to your search

► Sets the tone for your Resume and other communications


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Professional Objective Sample


As a Accounting Professional I partner with the business to provide financial advice and support

commercial decisions including planning, investment and pricing. I maintain financial accounts to

ensure compliance for regulation and organisational policy. I thrive in fast-paced environments and

I build successful stakeholder relationships.

My objective is to continue to be an Accounting Professional supporting at the Chief Executive

level for a multinational company in the CBD.

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Chart your Career Alternatives

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Helps you identify what you don’t want, might want and do want in key areas:

► Job Functions or Tasks

► Fields or Industries

► Other Requirements (i.e. work environment)

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Explore your Career Options

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Enrichment

Vertical

Exploratory

Realignment

Growing in Place

Moving Up

Looking Around

Moving Down

Lateral

Relocation

Moving Across

Moving Out

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How will I get there?


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Develop a Career Action Plan

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You’ll need:

► Goals – steps to career vision

► Activities/Resources – action to implement goals

► Timeline/Milestones/Deadlines

► Success Indicators – set for each goal


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Reflect, Review & Revaluate

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► Consider your Career in context

► Regularly review and re-evaluate

► Make necessary adjustments


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Wrap Up


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What we covered today:

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Today you learned:

► Why you should plan your Career

► The career Planning Process

► Tools for effective Career Planning


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Next Steps

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► Review your Self-Assessment, Vision and

Professional Objective

► Complete the remainder of your Action Plan

► Seek support from your LHH Consultant


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Final Questions?

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Time to Wrap Up

Your Opinion Please

We appreciate your feedback!


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Thank you


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Additional Slides


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Self Assessment:

WHAT CAN YOU PACKAGE &

BRING TO THE TABLE?

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What do people say about you?

Here comes

Sandra. She’s

bright and

hard-working. John learns

quickly.

He questions,

is decisive, and

moves quickly.

Manuel is very

enterprising. He’s

practical and

resourceful. A team

player!

Bridget is target driven.

She’s forceful,

impatient, politically

motivated.

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Personality Traits/Characteristics

Adaptable Cooperative Honest Practical

Assertive Dependable Idealistic Precise

Alert Determined Insightful Quiet

Ambitious Dominant Logical Realistic

Calm Energetic Methodical Resourceful

Capable Enterprising Optimistic Serious

Confident Forceful Organised Sympathetic

Conscientious Frank Persistent Tactful

What do you want others to appreciate about you?

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Interests

Things that you like most about your job

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Things that you dislike most about the job

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Work Preferences

► What is my ideal working environment?

► What is the management style I prefer?

► What are my ideal work objectives?

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What values are driving your Career Choices?

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Values

Goal Orientation

Authority

Autonomy

Financial Security

Trustworthiness

Spirituality

Tradition

Teamwork

Social Justice

Drive to Succeed

Advancement

Prestige

Entrepreneurship

Personal Security

Truthfulness

Playfulness

Predictability

Family

Continuous Improvement

Commitment to Excellence

Expertise

Wealth

Creativity

Safe Work Environment

Accountability

Work-life Balance

Certainty

Compassion

Environmental Preservation

Respect

Control

Initiative

Job Security

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More Values

Fairness

Health

Order

Cooperation

Honesty

High Quality Work

Generosity

Hard Work

Community Service

Status

National Security

Honesty

Variety

Structure

Friendship

Sustainability

Openness

Loyalty

Persistence

Equality

Recognition

Curiosity

Safety

Integrity

Learning

Routine

Kindness

Making a Difference

Helping Others

Dignity

Reliability

Personal Development

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Transferable Skills

What skills are behind the tasks you do everyday?

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Transferable Skills

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Leadership/Management Competencies

Conflict Management Integrity and Trust Customer Focus

Managing Vision and Purpose Process Management Dealing with Ambiguity

Strategic agility Developing direct reports Facilitating Groups

Drive for results Hiring and staffing Priority setting

Interpersonal Competencies

Communication Listening Empathy

Negotiation Persuasion Influencing

Team Work Conflict Resolution Problem Solving

Decision Making Flexible Adaptable

Good eye for detail Reporting CRM/Stakeholder management


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More Transferable Skills

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Finance and Accounting Competencies

Auditing Credit memos Factory/industrial accounting

Balance sheet management Financial Statements Budgeting

Financial systems knowledge Forecasting Tax accounting

General ledger management Chart of accounts Risk assessment and control

Income statement preparation Collections Inventory accounting

Labour costing Internal audit controls Payroll P&L statement

Business Competencies

Asking questions Assessing performance Coaching teams

Communicating Facilitating meetings Influencing

Obtaining resources Project Management Conflict Resolution


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