Career Planning and

Employability
Lecture 1
Career Planning Process (5 steps)
What am I doing now? -> what do I need to know -> what are my best
choices -> what do I need to do ->what action will I take?

Career vs Occupation vs Job

- A career is the total of our work activities (at home, work, school
and in our communities), includes the time we spend at our paid jobs
- Occupation is a group of similar jobs for which people -> develop
skills and knowledge. A person can have several different jobs within
an occupation

Career Decision- making

- A decision is the act of choosing, whether you aware of it or not
- Career decision is the ongoing lifelong process of making choices
that complement your personal attributes and help you realize your
basic life values.
What is good career decision making?
1. Aware of the need to make decision -> make the decision happen
2. Determine who you are and what’s the most important to your life.
Gather necessary information about yourself on the INSIDE
3. Gather necessary in4 OUTSIDE of yourself -> considered the
options available
4. Narrow down the alternatives to those that seem to be realistic
5. Select the best fit for you at this time in your life
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