Welcome to NHLI’s Advancing Your Career & Working Towards that Big Promotion webinar

About NHLIThe National Hispana Leadership Institute is the premier leadership organization preparing Latinas for positions of national influence, public policy impact, and to contribute to the advancement of the Hispanic community. www.nhli.org

Thanks to Merck for sponsoring today’s webinar.

Welcome to NHLI’s Advancing Your Career & Working Towards that Big Promotion webinar

About NHLIThe National Hispana Leadership Institute is the premier leadership organization preparing Latinas for positions of national influence, public policy impact, and to contribute to the advancement of the Hispanic community. www.nhli.org

Thanks to Merck for sponsoring today’s webinar.

A few tips to enhance your webinar attendance:

Today’s presenter, Victoria Aguilar, NHLI 1996 alumna & Founder and Partner of the AR Group, LLP , will answer some of your questions throughout the presentation.

You may submit them on the question box on your webinar menu

Type in your questions →The webinar will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks on NHLI’s website: www.nhli.org.

ADVANCING YOUR CAREER

DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC CAREER PLAN

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JOB vs CAREER

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JOB: A Job is an activity through which an individual can earn money. It is a regular activity in exchange for payment. CAREER: A Career is the pursuit of a lifelong ambition or the general course of progression towards lifelong goals.

Truism?

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Jobs are given . . . and so can be taken away!

Careers are established . . . and so are created and owned!

Owning Your Career

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Start By Planning & Setting SMART Goals

Informal, mental plans tend to be vague and so not measurable and therefore unsuccessful

Successful Plans are in Writing – They are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time Based

Written Plans….

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Encourage specificity (Specific = Measurable) Help to evaluate the feasibility of ideas before time or

money is invested (Achievable) Help to identify weaknesses in advance (Realistic) Improve decision-making, efficiency, and control by

establishing benchmarks (Time Based) Provide a “Roadmap” to follow or modify

…..Improve our Chances of Career Success!

Career PlanShort Term

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- 1-3 Year Horizon

- Develop Realistic Goals/Objectives

- Evaluate Career BarriersPersonal (lack of motivation, apathy, delay)Familial (Expectations of what you should be)Peer (Pressures to stay where you are)

Career PlanLong Term

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- 3+ Year Horizon

- Identify & Develop Core Skills that Rs value while Developing Personal Goals

Career PlanLong Term (cont’d)

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- Evaluate Skills & Trends

Skills: verbal/written; critical/creative thinking;

teamwork/team building; listening; social; inter-

personal; project mgmnt; planning/organizing

Trends: How can you prepare for future career

change/developments? Hint – actively updateshort term plan; scan enviro; research careers

Before Writing….

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Writing Preparation

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Research, Identify, and/or Outline:

Your Next Career Move Careers that Interest You The Qualifications Needed for You to Advance Compare Your Current Profile with the Qualifications

Needed for Next Step or Path A Plan to Get Qualified; Timeline; Set specific Goals and

Priorities

A Plan Will Describe

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Fundamentally, a Career Plan will describe or state: WHO you areWHAT you doWHERE you are headedHOW and WHEN you expect to get thereWHY you will be successful

Your Plan Elements

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Executive Summary Market Analysis Marketing Plan Compensation Analysis

Drafting a Career PlanExecutive Summary

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After Reflecting & Researching, Summarize: Who you are What you do Where you are willing to do that When these objectives will be attained, and Why this is the right path for you.

Answer – What Need Do You Fill? WhoNeeds You & Why?

Drafting a Career PlanMarketing Analysis

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After Researching, Outline:What you know about your Target MarketWhat you know about your CompetitionWhether there is an Unmet Market Need in your Geographic Market area?What your Competitive Advantage is?

Identify firms, companies, or clients that could benefit from your services – Network in them

Drafting a Career PlanMarketing Plan

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State What You Will Do To Implement The Plan:Identify mentors and deadlines for soliciting them;Identify networks (electronic and in person) and deadlines for affiliating with them;Identify community or charity groups, or boards to sit on and deadlines for doing so;Be opportunistic in choosing networks, groups, or mentors

Drafting a Career PlanC Compensation Analysis

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Evaluate Your Worth:Research the market range associated with your services, skills, trade. Know in advance what value YOU place on the puts and takes of a job, opportunity, or path. Decide what range or target is acceptable and understand WHY you will reach for or accept one rate over another.

Career Planning Pointers

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Take Your Time -- Don’t Rush Reflect! Reflect! Reflect! Be Willing to Take a Hard/Objective Look at

Yourself Consider Career Planning as a Journey NOT a

Destination Recognize the Opportunity if not Need to Create

Short and Long Term Plans; and Revisit your Plan(s) – Often!

Truism?

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Jobs are given . . . and so can be taken away!

Careers are established . . . and so must be created and owned!

Now….

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OWN YOUR CAREER!!!!!

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