Career Planning Involves

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Career Planning Involves

• Navigating the decision making process

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Rational for Career Planning

• In the top 3 indicators of quality of life
• Career and Job Satisfaction
• Only 39 of people are completely satisfied with
  their job
• In a survey 2/3 said they would have gotten more
  information before getting into their career.

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Career Choice Needs to Fit

• Interests best predictor of satisfaction
• Skills and Abilities
• Temperament
• Values
• Job Market

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Career Choice Process

• Begins with client self-assessment
• Generating options
• Researching potential careers
• Weighing the evidence
• Developing a plan of action
• Putting plan in place

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Career Counselors Assist

• Provide structure and information
• Appropriate Career Assessments
• Career Counseling listening for their
  passionthe dream.
• Identify goals / obstacles to address
• Guide the Action Plan
• Encourage the client

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Occupation information

• Overview of occupation tasks, skills and
  abilities.
• Job outlook for Oregon and Nation.
• Salary range for Oregon and Nation.
• Related occupations.
• Education and training needed for the occupation.

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Provide Job Search Assistance

• Teach client job search strategies
• Assist client with self-marketing materials
• Practice interviews
• Follow-up
• Salary negotiation

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CIS Career Information Systems

• Based on Skills
• Identifies Holland Code
• Generates a list of 30 occupations to consider
• Contains up to date information on over 540
  occupations

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Myers-Briggs Temperament Indicator

• Designed to indicate equally valuable preferences
  in way people think
• Information has practical value to career
  decision making