For every dream and desire, there are limitless paths to get there. This workshop will help you create your personal vision of success and happiness. Whether you are clear on what you want to do or still trying to find your way, you will gain clarity and create a plan to overcome barriers. If you are willing to address your weaknesses, capitalize on your strengths and take control of your future, this workshop is for you. Learning Objective: Enhance professional and career awareness Outcome-At the end of this session, participants will be able to: A. Conduct individual career assessments B. Explore 10 insights that lead to creative opportunities C. Identify strengths, preferences, values, and weaknesses D. Use a model to break out of “all-or nothing” decision making

1. October 17–19, 2013
DREAM JOB SCAVENGER HUNT:
CAREER PATH DISCOVERY
Presented By: Lonney Gregory, Northrop Grumman
Eric Price, Career Communications Group
Mike Powell, Powell Consulting Group

2. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt: Career Path
Discovery
• If Money Wasn’t a Factor What Would Be
Your Ideal Job/Career?
• What Does Taking Charge of Your Career
Mean to You?
• When Was the Last Time You Felt Really
Good about Your Work?
• What Gave You That Feeling?

3. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt Career Path
Discovery
4 Step Plan to Get Your Career
on Track
Step 1 – Discover Your Hot Tracks
Step 2 – Predict the Next Track
Step 3 – Follow The Tracks
Where they Lead You
Step 4 – Conduct Transferable Skills
Self-Assessment

4. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt: Career Path
Discovery
Step 1: Discover Your Hot Tracks?
– Think About and Discuss
Instances Where You Were
Happy, Excited, and Felt
Great about an Activity (no more how odd)

5. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt: Career Path
Discovery
Step 2: Predict the Next Track
– Think About and Discuss
Activities/Experiences In
Your Environment That Might
Foster those Same Feelings?

6. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt: Career Path
Discovery
Step 3: Follow the Tracks
Wherever They Lead You.
– Find Opportunities to test
those Hot Tracks & Get Data.
(Volunteer, Internships,
Co-op, Details, Shadowing,
Do-It-Yourself)

7. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt: Career Path
Discovery
Step 4: Conduct A Transferable
Skills Self-Assessment
– People Skills (i.e. Teamwork,
Leadership, Communication...etc.)
– Task Skills ( i.e. Technical, Business,
Problem-Solving…etc.)
– Personal Skills (i.e. Initiative, Risk Taking,
Learning…etc.)

8. Dream Job Scavenger Hunt: Career Path
Discovery
Final Thoughts
 It’s Not About You
 Trade Effort For Fulfillment
Not Dollars
 Clarity Comes from Engagement
Not Thought
Quitters Don’t Win
If You Can’t Earn At least Learn
Don’t Be Scared!!!!