Career Planning The main emphasis in career guidance is on helping individuals to make their own career decisions based on a true understanding of their abilities, skills, interests, work values and personality, and on the options open to them. Today people more frequently face ongoing, successive work and study transitions, and career changes and developments. Therefore, such an approach also aims to equip them the skills to make career-planning decisions in the future. Career guidance is not simply based on the concept of matching people and jobs. The process involves these steps: (A) Assess yourself – the internal factors 1. Abilities 2. Occupational values – for example, status, security, challenge, creativity, independence, team work, location 3. Interests – personal/vocational (possible career fields) 4. Skills (practised abilities): – Thinking/creative/problem solving – Communication/interpersonal – Business & management
(C) Internal factors + external influences + job criteria = suitability (D) Research and generate several career options for evaluation Generally, the more people learn about themselves and the occupational world, the better and more informed their career decisions will be. Consequently, students must understand career planning requires time and effort in: 1. Assessing their abilities, work values, interests, skills and personality 2. Use of the resources of the Careers Room to gather information and ideas 3. Consultation and discussion with the Careers Adviser, teachers, parents and friends 4. Visits to tertiary institutions 5. Contact with people in the workplace for further discussion, information and work experience The process begins in Year 9, with students developing a career plan. Planning and decision- making should not be left until the third term of Year 13, as some polytechnic courses close in August and halls of residence applications are due by 1 October. The Careers Room is very well resourced and is open every school day from 8.30am–4pm for students to research their career interests and receive appropriate help from Careers Advisor Chris Sellars.
– Numerical – Language
– Technological/computer – Information & research – Ability to keep on learning and adapting
5. Personality and character
(B) Consider external influences 1. Family expectations and pressures 2. Peer group pressure 3. Media images of the occupation 4. School subjects and marks required 5. Lifestyle requirements 6. Culture and religion 7. Work experience (job requirements, work environment, occupational characteristics) 8. Job availability
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