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1.02 Establish Personal and Organizational Goals

1.02 Establish Personal and Organizational Goals. Goals Terms & Definitions. Goal Purpose of any plan or action Short Term Goals Series of accomplishments that add up to a specific achievement Long Term Goal Has existed over an extended period of time. Goals Terms & Definitions. Strategy

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1.02 Establish Personal and Organizational Goals

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  1. 1.02Establish Personal and Organizational Goals

  2. GoalsTerms & Definitions • Goal • Purpose of any plan or action • Short Term Goals • Series of accomplishments that add up to a specific achievement • Long Term Goal • Has existed over an extended period of time

  3. GoalsTerms & Definitions • Strategy • The decision of how to accomplish an objective • Desire • To long for an objective

  4. GoalsTerms & Definitions • Planning Goals • The small steps you must take to get from where you are now to where you want to be • Self assessment • Profile of your talents, interests, abilities, aptitudes, and experiences

  5. Why Set Goals? • Life with a clear purpose and/or destination • Turn dreams into desires

  6. Why Set Goals? • Prioritize events in your life • Plan of action to guide you into the future

  7. Establishing Long Term Goals • Plan • Self-assessment • Personal action plan • Research • Career exploration • Review

  8. Advantages of Short Term Goals • Long term goal into manageable pieces • Focus energy on specific steps to achieve long term goal • Setting & achieving short term goals enables you to reach long term goals

  9. Advantages of Short Term Goals • Better manage time • Specific ways to evaluate progress • If one short term goal does not work, another can be set without losing sight of the long term goal

  10. Effective Goals • Stated in clear terms • “I will graduate with a 3.5 GPA” • Realistic & Believable • YOU must believe that you can reach the goal • Attainable & Reliable • Interests, skills, abilities and strengths to make it happen

  11. Effective Goals • Measurable • Goal can be accomplished within a certain time or in a quantity that can be calculated • Desirable • You REALLY want to achieve this goal

  12. Evaluating Career Goals • Indicators of possible career paths • Values • Aptitudes • Skills • Interests • Hobbies • Work • Many people earn a living doing something they used to do as a hobby

  13. Living with your Career Choices • Work is an activity that may result in something useful • A job is a collection of tasks or duties that a person does to earn a living • Work is the central activity around which most people plan their lives

  14. Living with your Career Choices • As an adult, you will be identified mainly by the kind of work that you do • About 80% of Americans are not well-satisfied with their work and lifestyle

  15. Career Planning • A process in which a student learns about himself/herself, the world of work, and the relationship between the two • Should begin in first grade if possible, no later than sixth grade

  16. Career Decision Making • Life-long process • Beliefs, values, skills, aptitudes, interests • Involves your past, present, and future work role • Career plan may change when significant new information, interests, or desire appear • Strive to develop “marketable” and “current” skills to always remain employable

  17. Career Planning Skills • Identify long range goal • Set short term goals • Develop a career plan • Update info from earlier career plans • Career Portfolio • Collection of information that demonstrates your talents, interests, abilities, achievements, experiences, to include a current resume

  18. Successful Career Planning • Method of looking at your particular strengths/weaknesses and the many options and choices of careers • Everyone needs a Career Development Plan • Individuals are responsible for setting their own Short & Long term Career Goals

  19. Steps for Career Planning • Self Assessment • Honestly determine talents, interests, skills, values, personality • Career Exploration • Investigate all career choices, options, opportunities • Goal Setting • Establish intermediate short range and long range goals • Evaluation • Periodically evaluate your plan using a Time Log

  20. Consider working environment Indoor vs. Outdoor Sitting vs. Standing Extreme hot vs. cold environment Consider desired Lifestyle Family Friends Leisure activities Spiritual well-being Career Path Researching a Career

  21. Researching a Career • Career cluster • Group of careers that have certain things in common • Best way to learn about a career is working in it • The more careers you are aware of, the better your chances of finding one that is right for you

  22. Career Planningfor Your Own Business • Describe costs and benefits of self-employment • Self-assessment of skills and personality traits… Do you have the aptitude and skills to be successful? • Know how to start a business

  23. Department of LaborOccupations Classifications • People • Working for the betterment of others and/or society • Teachers, social workers, policemen • Data • Working with numbers, information processing, policies and procedures • Accountants, computer programmers, researchers

  24. Occupations Categories • Things • Working with tools, equipment, machines • Cooks, air traffic controllers, drafters • Ideas • Working with concepts, themes or inventions • Musicians, artists, writers

  25. Job Search • Internet • Trade Magazines • Friends & Family • Is it unfair for a friend or family member to help you get a job? • School Counselors & Teachers

  26. Job Search • Private employment agencies • Make a profit for placement service • Newspaper advertisements/Want ads • Indicate new and emerging job skills • Majority of job openings are unlisted because employers try to prevent a rush of applicants

  27. Landing a Job • Job Application • Black ink, or Online… or word-processed • No blanks… doesn’t pertain… “N/A” • Neat • Letter of Application • Resume • Job Interview • Employers choose best and most qualified candidates for the job

  28. Sources of Drafting Instruction • Private trade/technical school • Two-year community college program • Four-year college program

  29. Manufacturing Electrical Transportation Fabrication Construction Architecture Public Utilities State & Local Gov’t Armed Services Colleges & Universities Drafting Careers

  30. Drafting Careers • Design & drafting skills • Problem Solving • Communication • Processing Information • Using Numbers & Data • Using Technology • Teamwork

  31. Branches of Engineering • Aerospace • Architecture • Residential and Commercial • Civil • Bridges, Roads, etc • Electrical • Mechanical • Designing machines and devices

  32. Engineering as a Career Goal • Requires a 4-year degree in an engineering specialty • Concurrent Engineering • Engineering design team allows everyone in the company to have access to product information • Traditional Engineering • Engineering design team works on product development alone

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