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Using Career Engagement to Support Strategic Career Decision Making

Using Career Engagement to Support Strategic Career Decision Making. Presented by:. Dr. Deirdre Pickerell , CHRP, GCDF- i Dr . Roberta Neault, CCC, CCDP, GCDF-i. Agenda. Setting the scene. The Current Context. 83% of employers believe career management plays a critical role

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Using Career Engagement to Support Strategic Career Decision Making

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  1. Using Career Engagement to Support Strategic Career Decision Making Presented by: Dr. Deirdre Pickerell, CHRP, GCDF-i Dr. Roberta Neault, CCC, CCDP, GCDF-i

  2. Agenda

  3. Setting the scene

  4. The Current Context 83% of employers believe career management plays a critical role in the achievement of business objectives 50% of employers indicate a desire to invest in career management Average boomer has held 10.5 jobs • 30% of workers leave jobs • because they don’t feel challenged/ • don’t expect career growth 7-9 career changes expected in a lifetime 80% of employers believe a lack of career development opportunities was the primary reason for voluntary employee departures

  5. Career Engagement Neault & Pickerell

  6. Two Routes to Disengagement

  7. Higher challenge; lower capacity Results in anxiety and worry At risk for stress-related burnout Higher capacity; lower challenge Results in boredom and apathy At risk for counter productive behaviours Overwhelmed Underutilized Unproductive, unable and even unwilling to juggle multiple tasks / complete work

  8. Exploring the Research

  9. Career Engagement

  10. Something to think about . . . Optimism biggest predictor of career success / job satisfaction (Neault, 2000) Yet, almost 78% of respondents are not optimistic about career opportunities

  11. BC CDP Skills

  12. Key Findings

  13. Foreign Credential Recognition

  14. The Clients’ Perspective Would like to see sector-specific CDPs who know the industry Received strange/ineffective advice from CDPs A doctor should try to find work as a dishwasher Amining engineer should enrol in a basic Microsoft Office course. • Employer recommendations • not always a good fit • “Nurse Next Door” isn’t really patient care

  15. Newcomer has difficulty navigating settlement issues (e.g., housing, providing for family) Highly skilled, internationally trained doctor can’t even draw blood from patients Neault & Pickerell

  16. 10 Tips for Strategic Career Engagement

  17. 1. Monitor Your Career Engagement

  18. 2. Reflect on what’s working and what isn’t

  19. Consider. . .

  20. 3. Consider all your life roles

  21. What Roles Are You Juggling?

  22. 4. Know yourself

  23. The Wheel

  24. 5. Explore opportunities

  25. Consider all that might be available

  26. 6. Decide on the size of the shift

  27. 7. Identify individual and organizational capacity

  28. Capacity

  29. 8. Consider an appropriate level of challenge

  30. Know what level of challenge you have the capacity to support and how that might change depending on your constantly shifting roles.

  31. 9. Set short and long term SMART goals

  32. SMART Goals • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Relevant • Time-Limited

  33. 10. Avoid disengagement

  34. Continuously Monitor Challenge and Capacity Neault & Pickerell

  35. 10 Tips for Strategic Career Engagement

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