Unit 15: Development Planning for a Career in Business

Steve Saffhillsteve.saffhill@stamford.ac.uk

Summary

• The unit• Assessment• About you• Your career

Aim

• Plan career in business• Explore options• Build career plan

Learning outcomes1. Know how to access career related

information2. Be able to develop a personal career

development plan3. Be able to develop a range of transferable

business skills4. Understand methods of professional

development and training.

Assessment

• TBA

About you

• On a piece of paper – draw images that best represents you.– What are your interests and hobbies– Family and friends– Jobs

– NO WORDS, JUST PICTURES– Share with someone, share with all

Highs

Lows

About me!

Got Average A Levels

Went to University

Selected for

national team Got

dropped from team

Cat diedFirst job!

First pay packet

Let’s analyse! (or tally chart)Driver Your Picture Highs Lows

Family & friends

Career & education

Materialistic

Personal development

What is important to you?What is your key motivation?

How can your career help you with your motivations?

• Will your job help you build and maintain friendship?• Will you choose a job as you are passionate about it or are

you in it for the money?• Will your job give you enough money for your materialistic

needs?• Will your job help you develop your health and wellbeing?

What’s the best job for you?

What will you be doing in 10 years time?

• Family & friends• Career & education• Materialistic• Personal development

Focus on your career

• In 10 years time I will be…• Principal!!!

Principal

Experience of senior

management

Record of success

Prioritise what is important and make it work

Develop assertive skills

Maintain log of successes and lessons learnt

Mixture of environments

Apply for jobs in different

organisations

Look at job descriptions and review what skills

are required

MBA in Education

Need to be middle Manager

Volunteer for project work

Be noticed by senior

management

Develop project management skills

Experience managing team

Reflect and develop leadership skills

Huge Unbelievably Gigantic Goal

Dril

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Drill down/critical path analysis

• What can I do today to enhance my career opportunities?– If you keep drilling down you will end up with the

answer

So where can I find more information about my dream job?• What qualifications?• What skills?• What experience?

• This is linked to assignment 1