Definition of career management

Dr Tina DaviesDr Tina Davies

Windmills ChampionWindmills Champion

1313thth January 2010 January 2010

What is a Career?What is a Career?

““the sequence of a person’s life the sequence of a person’s life

and work experiences over time”and work experiences over time” Definition adapted by Hughes and currently supported byefinition adapted by Hughes and currently supported by

the Modernising Medical Careers Groupthe Modernising Medical Careers Group

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““work has to be framed within thework has to be framed within the

larger context of a life worth living!”larger context of a life worth living!”

‘’ ‘’take control of your career” John Leestake control of your career” John Lees

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Career management Career management support can help trainees support can help trainees to:to:

become more self awarebecome more self aware define what you want from a careerdefine what you want from a career keep on a realistic and achievable trackkeep on a realistic and achievable track help to generate optionshelp to generate options identify where and how to explore further or find out identify where and how to explore further or find out

more informationmore information help to take things forwardhelp to take things forward

TAKE CONTROLTAKE CONTROL

Career managementCareer management

opportunity to think and reflect on opportunity to think and reflect on your careeryour career

crucial part of doctors training and crucial part of doctors training and developmentdevelopment

What is Career Management?What is Career Management?

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Modernising Medical Careers Modernising Medical Careers DefinitionDefinition

Career Management:

A proactive process to career development, A proactive process to career development, career exploration, career decision making career exploration, career decision making and personal learning which may be and personal learning which may be facilitated by a range of processes and facilitated by a range of processes and activitiesactivities

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Factors that affect our Factors that affect our career career choices and situationchoices and situation personalitypersonality valuesvalues ambitionambition drivedrive experienceexperience qualificationsqualifications motivationsmotivations financesfinances

health/stress causershealth/stress causers social situationsocial situation drive to learndrive to learn strengths and weaknessesstrengths and weaknesses skillsskills self awarenessself awareness vision/hopes for the futurevision/hopes for the future perceived & real barriersperceived & real barriers

OBJECTIVES

• introduce Windmills and a 5 stage career model to support you moving forward

• consider your current career situation• explore your motivation and commitment• consider what motivates you in work• create a 5 year plan/picture for work and life• set specific actions for moving forward

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