Designing Your Personal & Realistic Career Plan (Day 2)
Fri. Mar. 19 10:00 AM
- Fri. Mar. 19 06:00 PM
Description:
A unique opportunity to dedicate two days to plan your future and design one or several professional project(s). During this graduate-focused, interactive training, you will design a realistic career plan that fits your personal aspirations, your competencies and aligns with the job market reality.
Workshop Objectives:
Finally take the time to think about and plan your professional future, whether inside or outside the academia. Design a realistic career plan that fits your personal aspirations, your competencies and aligns with the job market reality. Receive personalized support post-workshop to enforce your action plan.
Learning Outcomes:
During this post-secondary focused, interactive training, you will:
- Identify your aspirations, values & motivations
- Identify your competencies, including transferrable skills gained through graduate education
- Identify jobs that match your competencies and interests in a changing career landscape
- Acquire a methodology to help define a professional plan and explore career options inside and outside the academia
- Learn to communicate value and promote competencies acquired during graduate education to prospective employers
- Write an action plan leading you to personal and realistic career plan
Key Topic Areas:
- The job market for graduates, opportunities inside and outside the academia
- Group and self assessment techniques
- Graduate competency framework
- Which competencies for which careers?
- The three spheres technique
- Defining your priorities
- Career mind-mapping
- Finding and validating job options
- Proactive career management
- Designing a SMART action plan
- Taking action to enforce your plan
Register: https://edge-reg.mitacs.ca/?_ga=2.113328129.764473201.1612979167-2079036049.1598552391