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BUILDING OUR FUTURE

BUILDING OUR FUTURE. AnNuaL internal communication conference 2013. In association with CIPR Inside. Your Career in your hands. Comma partners Workshop – 25 September 2013. Agenda. Definitions A good day Your options Working environments Competencies Considerations Questions.

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BUILDING OUR FUTURE

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  1. BUILDING OUR FUTURE AnNuaL internal communication conference 2013 In association with CIPR Inside

  2. Your Career in your hands • Comma partners Workshop – 25 September 2013

  3. Agenda • Definitions • A good day • Your options • Working environments • Competencies • Considerations • Questions

  4. DEFINITIONS • WHAT IS A CAREER? • Career describes an individuals' journey through learning, work and other aspects of life • OPPORTUNITY • Can you shape it? • How can you prepare yourself for the future?

  5. A GOOD DAY • Think of a work day you really enjoyed..(2/3 minutes) • Why did it feel good? • Think about difference between good day itself and what you are good at? • How often do you have days like that? • Do you want them all to be like that or different? • ..Now let’s think about your good day • What were you doing?

  6. OPTIONS

  7. Freelance: Consultant Interim Specialist : In-house: Specialist Business partner Programme comms lead Agency: Specialist Account manager Advisor

  8. SUMMARY • Your job – do you like it, or have you outgrown it? • What is the right role now, and later • What competencies have you got, what is missing • Are you seeking feedback regularly • Do you need a buddy, a mentor, a coach? • Consider other factors for future: culture, commute, training, reward • Ask yourself about your family plans and how you will work • Are you networking enough, at all? • Are you reading and keeping in touch with the industry

  9. FINAL THOUGHTS • You can influence your career direction • You can and should prepare - luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity • No one way forward - vertical and horizontal moves are common • Roles vary enormously - no generic professional qualification • A moving feast – client-side, consultancy and interim • This is on-going - define and re-define as you grow professionally • Be proactive, be brave – your career, your choice

  10. QUESTIONS

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