1. Career Planning & Personal
Development
 Why career planning?
 Where do I begin?
 What resources do I
need to mobilise?
 What does personal
development involve?
 Where can I get help?

2. Theoretical Concepts
 Career – a course of progress through life
 Vocation – a pattern of work-related
experiences spanning one’s life
 Profession – a paid-up job, especially one
that involves training and formal qualification
 Occupation – a way of spending time
 And then there is the so-called odd job

3. Personality
 What it has got to do with careers and the
world of work
?
Empirical research has it that some personalities are
more suited for some occupations than others.

4. Finding out about your Personality
 Just as different types of animals have
different behaviour patterns and like different
food, people are also different – they are
good at different kinds of jobs. These
differences are as a result of differences in
personality.
Can we the match our personalities with the characteristics
well known insects and birds?

5. The Ant (Intuthwane)
 Ants are incredible
creatures. They live in
large colonies and work
extremely hard for the
common good. They
can carry items 10
times their weight, and
are able to build huge
structures.

6. Bee (Inyosi)
 Bees work hard to
gather pollen to make
honey and they care for
their queen and babies.
 Bees are practical, they
like to approach a task
in a step by step way.

7. Eagle (Ukhozi)
 Eagles perch in high
trees and can see far
into the distance. They
plan effectively. They
are quick to swoop
down on their prey.

8. Honey guide (Inhlava)
 Honey guides are
different from other
creatures – they
communicate with
people and animals,
leading them to the
bee’s nest so they can
get honey. They make
sure that the route to be
followed is safe.

9. Career planning at a glance
Self-analysis and Environmental scanning
Execution
Planning
Formulate a vision •Put strategy into
Formulate a mission Organising place
Develop set of values •Develop occupational •Choose profession
strategy •Acquire skills &
•Break it into competencies
measurable goals
•Mobilise needed
resources
Ongoing occupational assessment
for possible career change
Control
Evaluate results
against plans

10. Planning for maximum impact
1. Formulating a vision – the destination
 Seeing and establishing the future from the
present
 Dreaming with your conscious mind
2. Formulating a mission – the journey
 Set on a journey
 Live the dream
3. Establish career values
 They are a mirror through which you reflect
as you set sail

11. Personal career Aspirations
 Vision – I aspire to be a highly skilled and
competent professional in the Financial Services
Industry
 Mission – to be one of the most diligent and
competent employees on which an employer can
depend.
 Values
 personal mastery
 Honest and Integrity
 Trust
 Justice

12. Way to the top
? In between
?
•It is my sincere
hope and prayer
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MBA 2015 that somewhere
along the line I
will still have a
B Com Honours chance to take a
201 Sabbatical to go
Financial 2 and teach
Management
English in South
Bcom Financial Man Korea for a year,
2010 CIS two, or even
2007 three

13. Self-knowledge
 What motivates/inspires you to excel?
 What are your strengths and abilities?
 What are your weaknesses and fears?
 Your likes and dislikes
 Your goals and objectives
 Your personal interests
 Past accomplishments

14. SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Good intellectual capability Lack of support and proper
Perseverance guidance
Versatility Fear of failure
Dexterity Lack of commitment
Opportunities Threats
Institutional support Saturated job market
Graduate trainee High standards of entry
programmes requirements
Internship programmes Transfer or lay-off

15. Environmental Analysis
 Political factors
 Stability and outlook
 Economic factors
 Cycle and outlook
 Labour market dynamics
 Social factors
 Population growth and size
 Beliefs and lifestyles
 Technological factor
 Rate of technological change
 Access to technological resources

16. Industry Analysis
 How big and mature is the industry?
 Is the industry labour or capital intensive?
 Potential for industry growth
 Legislative and regulatory framework
 What are the typical working conditions?
 How high/low are entry requirements?

17. Work Environment Analysis
 Typical tasks to be performed
 Training requirements
 Remuneration and fringe benefits
 What security does the job offer
 Social relations
 Stress levels

18. Choice of Occupation
1. Commerce & Business
 Operations
 Admin & governance
 Strategic management
2. Humanities and social sciences
3. Health and Medicine
4. Entrepreneur
 Planning and organising
 Budgeting and control

19. Course of study and subject mix
 Course of study
 Business
 Technical
 Environmental sciences etc
 Choice of subjects and subject mix
 Institution to study through
 Full-time, part-time or distance learning?
 Financial arrangements
 How are your going to finance your studies?

20. One other thing!
 Family expectations
 Your partner’s career aspirations
 Emotional needs of the family
 Financial and other physical needs
 Spiritual needs of the family
 Level of development of the family

21. Finally, Looking for the Dream Job
Action Plan
Resumes
&
Interviews
Networking Focusing
Research potential
employers
What’s out there for me?
Companies to target Exploratio
Industries to consider n
Jobs and positions
Who am I? Interests, skills, values, likes etc Self-
Analysis

22. In conclusion….
 Are we now better positioned to set sail on
the stormy weathers of the world of work
?

23. Reflections from sister White
 Set a high standard
 Many become inefficient by evading responsibilities for
fear of failure. Thus they fail to gain an education which
results from experience, that which can not be gained
through reading and study. Man can shape
circumstances, but circumstances should not be
allowed to shape man. Man of power are those who
have been opposed, baffled, and thwarted. By calling
their energies into action, the obstacles they meet
prove to them to be positive blessings. They gain self
reliance. Conflict and perplexity call for the trust in God
and for that firmness which develops the power.
—”Ministry of Healing,” pp 498-500

24. Further reflections: E White
 Making the most of life
 While a good education is of great benefit if combined
with consecration in its possessor, still those who do
not have the privilege of gaining high literary
attainments need not think that they can not advance
in intellectual and spiritual life. If they will seek to
gather something to their store everyday, and will
overcome all perverseness of temper through the
studious cultivation of Christlike traits of character, God
will open channels of wisdom to them, and it may be
said of them as it was said of old concerning Hebrew
children, God gave them wisdom and understanding.
—”Fundamentals of Christian Education,” pp 192, 193.

25. In closing….
 May God bless us all and always keep us in
his mighty hand as we seek to glorify him in
what ever we do.
 We need to enjoy the days of our youth and
channel our energies appropriately. God will
always help us.
Closing Prayer!