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1. Discovering Your Career Passion Location: POD 60 Phone: (416) 979 – 5177 Email: career@ryerson.ca Hours: Mon – Thu 8:30 am – 6:30 pm/Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
2. PDAP: Career Development Workshops
3. “Most job-hunters who fail to find their dream job, fail not because they lack information about the job market, but because they lack information about themselves.” ~ Richard Bolles
4. Agenda Objectives of Career Exploration Components of Self Assessment Values – Card Sort Interests Personality Skills – Card Sort Career Resources Mega Macro Micro 4. Summary
5. Objectives of Career Exploration Self-assessmentis the first step of the career planning process. It allows you to learn more about your: Interests Skills Personality Values Natural talents Work styles Unique strengths in relation to career fields and titles The result is: An informed career decision Information for a strong resume Self knowledge for interviews
6. Components of Self Assessment
7. VALUES
8. Values Beliefs we develop early in life –right and wrong, good and bad Shaped by family, culture, education, religion, socialization processes Some maintained for life, others may change E.g.) Career choices, children, financial stability, health, religious beliefs, job security
9. Identifying Values: Card Sort Sort cards according to 3 parameters: What I Strongly Value What I Value At Times What I Don’t Value After: List your 10 Most Essential Values These 10 essential values will help you: Identify appropriate career choices by matching your work values with characteristics of occupations
10. INTERESTS
11. Interests Activity List 5 activities you enjoy… List 3 activities you find boring… If you had no schedule, how would you spend: A day… A week… A year… I prefer to work with: People ____Ideas ____Things ____
12. PERSONALITY Communication and Work Styles
13. Driver Conservative Investigative Social Must be free and not tied down Like to try new things Are impulsive Can survive major setbacks Enjoy the immediate Are generous Enjoy action Are cheerful Like working with things Like to belong to groups Feel obligations strongly Have strong work ethic Need order Are realistic Find tradition important Are willing to do a job when asked Are serious Are committed to society’s standards Like to control things Want to be highly competent Are the most self-critical of all temperaments Strive for excellence Judge people on their merits Cause people to feel they don’t measure up Live for their work Are highly creative Tend to focus on the future. Are constantly is search of their “self” Want to know the meanings of things Value integrity Write fluently Are romantics Have difficulty placing limits on work Are highly personable Appreciate people Get along with all temperaments
14. SKILLS
15. Skills Assessment Hard / Technical Skills: Measurable Factual knowledge Specific processes/ procedures Learned during formal training, at school or on the job Soft / Transferable Skills: Talent that can “transfer” from one field of study, job, leisure activity to another Acquired throughout entire life: school, work, extracurriculars, volunteering, hobbies
16. Identifying Skills: Card Sort Sort cards according to 3 parameters: What ILike To Do What I Would Like To Learn What IDon’t Like To Do After: List the top 10 skills you would like to use or learn These 10 skills will help you: Identify appropriate career choices by matching your work skills with characteristics of occupations
17. Introduction Discover resources to learn about: Career options Skills & qualifications Wages & salary Work conditions Expanding/contracting fields Occupational outlooks Work availability (i.e. local, provincial, national)
18. Business Entrepreneurship Advertising & Promotions Manager Marketing Communications/Development Market Research Product Specialist Human Resource Manager Consumer Relations Consultant Health Care Sales Representative Program Coordinator Dietetics / Registered Dietitian Clinical Health Care Private Practice Community Health Centre Dietitian Public Health Nutritionist Education Elementary School TeacherHigh School Teacher (Science/Family Studies) Educational Consultant Food Industry Food Stylist Nutrition Consultant Food Specialist / Economist Freelance Writer
19. Food Service Management & Hospitality Nursing Home Administrator Dietary Technician Hospitality Manager Director of Hospitality Services Health Promotion Public Health Policy & Administration Health Promoter / Educator Consultant eHealthLactation Consultant Health Research & Food Science Food Scientist Lab Technician Research and DevelopmentProcess Technologist Product Development Test Kitchen Assistant / Manager Health Researcher Regulatory Affairs Food Inspection Quality Assurance Manager / Director
20. MEGA: National Occupational Classification (NOC) Used to learn & understand Canadian occupations: Duties Skills Interests Aptitudes Education requirements Work settings
21. MEGA: National Occupational Classification (NOC)
22. MEGA: Working In Canada (LMI) What is Labour Market Information (LMI)?
23. MEGA: Working In Canada (LMI) Additional Tips: Review list of local employers to get an idea of companies you might be able to work for Explore Careers By Occupation  Job Market Report  Where to Look for Job Opportunities  Local Employers
24. MACRO: Career Cruising 4 Main Sections: Explore Assessments Explore Careers Education and Training Employment Additional Sections: Weekly quiz Featured careers Portfolio building
25. MACRO: Career Cruising Activity Complete the Career Cruising work sheet for an occupation that you are interested in Username: ryersoncruise Password: 00ru01f http://www.careercruising.com
26. MICRO: Almanacs & Directories Find out who is doing the type of work you like, and/or if there are opportunities available:
27. MICRO: Online Resources Find out who is doing the type of work you like, and/or if there are opportunities available: www.ryerson.ca/career www.talentegg.ca www.ca.indeed.com www.careeredge.ca www.211toronto.ca www.charityvillage.com www.linkedin.com/studentjobs www.canadastop100.com/national
28. MICRO: Eluta www.eluta.ca/search_new_grad
29. Introduction What is LinkedIn?
30. Networking Build your network on LinkedIn: Add connections Groups “People” search Find Alumni Contacts “Be LinkedIn, or be left out!”
31. Summary To discover a career that is suitable for you, it is important to conduct a self-assessment on your: VALUES INTERESTS PERSONALITY SKILLS
32. Resources Career Assessments: Strong Interest Inventory &Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (CDEC offers on line MBTI and SII standardized testing) Additional information: http://www.ryerson.ca/career/students/planmycareer/ selfassessment/
33. Connect With Us! Contact Information: Location: POD 60 Phone: (416) 979 – 5177 Email: career@ryerson.ca Hours: Mon. -Thurs. 8:30am-6:30pm Friday hrs: . 8:30am – 4:30 pm www.facebook.com/RyersonCareer www.twitter.com/RyersonCareer www.youtube.com/RyersonCareer Ryerson University Career Development & Employment Centre instagram.com/ryersoncareer www.ryerson.ca/career