Career Planning and Networking Jean Balfour, Bailey Balfour Consulting Ltd
Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You. Tom Peters
Career Planning Steps Step 1 Where am I now? Career Questions, values questionnaire Step 2 Where do I want to be? Step 3 Identify steps to get to your goal Action plan Where do you want to get to, what do you need to do what are your timescales? (as a plan, table or picture) Step 4 Plan, act, & network
Career Questions What have been the highs of your career? What am I best at in my learning/work? Which job did you enjoy the most? What do you enjoy about your current work? What have been the lows of your career? What don t you enjoy doing? Which job did you least enjoy? What do you dislike about your current work?
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hope. Andrew Carnegie
Money Wellbeing Relationships Home/ houses Me Learning Health Work
Visualisation
Creating a Career Vision If you don t know where you re going, you ll probably end up somewhere else. Dr David Campbell, Centre for Creative Leadership, USA Dream what is your ideal job? Look around you which job would you most like be bold What sort of job? what job would include the things you enjoy the most? What are the core components of where you would like to be in 5 years? E.g. Earning x. Level within your organisation Location
Your Future When have I felt most alive and joyful in my work? What are my natural strengths? What are my skills and talents? What is the experience I have? What do I love to do? When do I feel best about myself? What do others say I am really good at? What would I change in the world if I could do one thing?
Find Your Strengths Strengths finder Tim Roth
What do I want from my career? Money! Responsibility Recognition Intellectual stimulation Fun To make a difference Freedom Travel Work/life balance Adventure Security Challenge People contact Variety Progression To feel that I am growing Creativity
I m not clear about my career goals? I know what my career goals are. What are the 5 key words that describe what I would like to be doing in 2016 (or next year)? 2016 What do I want to be doing by 2016 (or next year)?
How do I get there? What/who do I need to take on board? Experience even consider sideways moves Qualifications People Networks What do I need to jettison? Networks Activities
Who can help me achieve my goals? What is my networking Plan? Who are my supporters? What hurdles might there be? How can I over come these? What is my first step? What work experience do I need to gain? What do I need to learn? What do I need to stop doing? What do I need to do to achieve my goals?
Area and Goal Action By When Learning learn Spanish Buy Spanish books Book classes 15 th August Networking Identify opportunities to network
What else can you do? Take Time Visual Reminder Create career friends Talk to someone Walk, think, art... Don t be afraid to dream
Importance of Networking There is only 1 letter difference between Networking & Not working
Research Shows that Getting promoted Performance 10% Image 30% Exposure 60%
The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity. Every person you meet is an opportunity to help and be helped. Keith Ferrazzi
Johari window Public Known to Both Blind Spot Known to Others Private Not known to others Unconscious Not known to either
Networking Plan Goal - Who Why What When Goal
Tips Network with a purpose Build relationships with people you like When with a large group of people you don t know - focus on one or two people Would you mind if I joined you? Go to meetings where people on your hit list are Try not to burn bridges Use shadowing, mentoring etc to build relationships with a purpose Keep a good list of contacts with information about their specialist knowledge and experience Be audacious
Think about who you want to talk to Before you Go to an Event What do you want to know about them? What do you want them to know about you? Think about how you might be able to help them Set a goal for the event. I will talk to 1 person I don t know today
Tips for Breaking the Ice Would you mind if I joined you? What has brought you here today? What are you most passionate about in your work?
Exercise Who do I currently network with? How do I use these networks? In order to achieve my life/career goals who might I need to network with? If I know I want to move into more senior roles who are the strategic contacts I could make contact with? What reading could I do? What websites could be useful?
Networking Tables Move to another table when the bowl rings