Career development2nd Training for Students, Kosovo

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Prof.dr.ing. Mariana Mocanu,University Politehnica from Bucharest, Romania

Prof.dr.ing. Mariana Mocanu, UPB, Romania

What is “career”?• Career is defined as a person’s "course or

progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)". – to relate to a range of aspects of an individual's life,

learning and work. (Oxford dictionary)• The term career is also used to describe an

occupation or a profession that usually involves special training or formal education, and is considered to be a person’s lifework.

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Career development

• Career Development is the lifelong process of managing learning, work, leisure, and transitions in order to move toward a personally determined and evolving preferred future

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Career development

• In educational development: – career development provides a person, often a

student, focus for selecting a carrier or subject(s) to undertake in the future.

• In organizational development:– how individuals manage their careers within and

between organizations and,– how organizations structure the career progress of

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Career development• In personal development:

– " ... the total constellation of psychological, sociological, educational, physical, economic, and chance factors that combine to influence the nature and significance of work in the total lifespan of any given individual."

– The evolution or development of a career– "... the lifelong psychological and behavioral processes as

well as contextual influences shaping one’s career over the life span. As such, career development involves the person’s creation of a career pattern, decision-making style, integration of life roles, values expression, and life-role self concepts

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Career development

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Career development

• Setting goals– Personal– Professional

• Which are the most relevant now?– For you– For the people around you

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Career development

• Is influenced by:– “me”– environment– time

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ENVIRONMENT- Labour market- Family- Regional particularities- ….

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• Career planning is an ongoing process that can help you manage your learning and development.

• You can use the four step planning process whether you are :– still at school;– a school leaver; – an adult adding on skills; or – an adult changing your job or career.

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Career planning

Prof.dr.ing. Mariana Mocanu, UPB, Romania

Career planning• Career planning is the continuous process of:– thinking about your interests, values, skills and

preferences; – exploring the life, work and learning options

available to you; – ensuring that your work fits with your personal

circumstances; and – continuously fine-tuning your work and learning

plans to help you manage the changes in your life and the world of work.

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The career planning process

• The career planning process has four steps:– Step 1: knowing yourself – Step 2: finding out – Step 3: making decisions – Step 4: taking action

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Step 1: knowing yourself

• Ask yourself:– Where am I at now?– Where do I want to be?– What do I want out of a job or career?– What do I like to do?– What are my strengths?– What is important to me?

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The Johari Window

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Step 2: finding out • Ask yourself:– How do my skills and interests match up with the

occupations that interest you?– Where are the gaps?– What options do I have to gain these skills or

qualify for these occupations? – What skills do I need?– Where is the work?

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Step 3: making decisions

• Ask yourself:– What are my best work/training options?– How do they match with my skills, interests and values?– How do they fit with the current labour market?– How do they fit with my current situation and

responsibilities? – What are the advantages and disadvantages of each

option? – What will help and what will hinder me?– What can I do about it?

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Step 4: taking action

• Ask yourself:– What actions/steps will help me achieve my work,

training and career goals?– Where can I get help?– Who will support me?

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Career planning

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Career development

• Is there any connection between learning and career development?– Yes? – do you have examples?– No? – do you have examples?

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Learning and career development

• Why do we learn?– ….– ….– ….– ….

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Learning and career development

• What do we learn?– ….– ….– ….– ….

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Learning and career development

• When do we learn?– ….– ….– ….– ….

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Learning and career development

• How do we learn?– ….– ….– ….– ….

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Instead of conclusions

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References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_development • http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/CareerBootcamp2013_Car

eerPlanning-DecisionMaking.pdf• http://icc.ucdavis.edu/students/careerplanning.h• http://www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au/• http://www.ndsu.edu/counseling/career_counseling/• Songwriters: Jay Livingston & Ray Evans - Que Sera

Sera

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Que Sera Sera• When I was just a little

girlI asked my mother, "What will I be?Will I be pretty, will I be rich?"Here's what she said to me• "Que Sera, Sera

Whatever will be, will beThe future's not ours to seeQue Sera, SeraWhat will be, will be“

• When I grew up, and fell in loveI asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead?Will we have rainbows, day after day?"Here's what my sweetheart said• "Que Sera, Sera

Whatever will be, will beThe future's not ours, to seeQue Sera, SeraWhat will be, will be"

• Now I have children of my ownThey ask their father, "What will I beWill I be handsome, will I be rich?"I tell them tenderly• "Que Sera, Sera

Whatever will be, will beThe future's not ours, to seeQue Sera, SeraWhat will be, will be"

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Do you have any question ? Thank you for your attention!

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