Career Planning-

Some thoughts,

perspectives and

Experience sharing

What is a career ?A JOB is a paid position requiring a group of specific attributes and skills that enable a person to perform tasks in an organisation either part-time or full-time for a short or long duration.

An OCCUPATION or PROFESSION is defined as a group of similar jobs found in different industries or organisations.

A CAREER is the sequence and variety of occupations (paid and unpaid) which one undertakes throughout a lifetime. More broadly, 'career ' includes life roles, leisure activities, learning and work.

Simplifying the Career span

30-35 years

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weekends

Classification of career as Professional eras

What is an experience?Experience as a general concept

comprises knowledge of or skill of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event.

How can an experienced be measured ?

"Is Monty playing his 33rd Test or first Test the 33rd time ?"

What is Growth?Growth is the feeling of elevation you experience on accomplishing something meaningful- tangible or Intangible.

Vertical growth vs Horizontal growth ?

What is a legacy?Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past.

What is a body of work?Body of Work as something that is comprised of multiple pieces

that are cohesive in nature.

Arthur "Art" Buchwald and his body of workan American humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post

J.K. Rowling and her body of workBody of work in a trunk4175 pages, 8 movies, 17 yearsIt is proof that she lived, thought, and acted

Questions to ask yourself:• When you stand at the end of your career , what will your body of work look like?

• Is it something that you will be proud of having written, or composed, or done?

Because the reality is, you paid for it with your life.  Long after you are gone, it is all that will remain.

A quick recap- how is all this connected ?A career spans around 30-35 years.

A career is divided into different professional eras.We gain experience in each of these eras.

Each professional era has its own legacy.

The richness of experience we expose ourselves to forms the basis of our Growth.

Our Legacy is immortalized by the Body of work we come up with.

The “Unpaid” part of your professionInfluencing the ecosystem

Internal ecosystem vs External ecosystem

Selfless part of work

If the Who’s who list of my profession is created, will my name be there ?

My date with Risk-taking

Or

Where do you want to be “X” years from now ?What is the next number in the sequence- 10, 9, 60, 90, 70,

66…?Will the world remain constant between now and then ?Now the careers are a lot dependent upon external factors than ever.

Not everyone is a visionary but having a reasonable view of future helps!

Have a sense of direction ?Compass vs Map

Global, local or personal Recession

An alternative view:30-35 years of careers= 5-6 Recessions

Strong career foundation helps to reasonably dealwith recession.

Continuous employment and continued employability

MBA, MS, PhD etc.- Should I go for it ?

Mid career blues- Are they for real ?

From Self discovery to Self confidence to Self doubt

Time for a Story

Learn to accept criticism, and put it to good use. Sometimes when people don’t improve, it’s because they’re not listening to the people around them.

• Always be available to help others do something outside your role.

• Tell your manager about your career ambitions. It’s important to have your current manager and your potential future manager on your side.

• Don’t apply for just anything. Be clear about your goals, and people will help you achieve them.

• Find mentors.

Career Tips

from the Story

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References ,Credits and Influences

Other Sources:http://education.qld.gov.au/students/service/career/careered-whatis.htmlhttps://www.acs.org.au/ictcareers/careers/bootcamp/acsbc_career_plan.pdf

References ,Credits and Influences

References ,Credits and Influences