CAREER ENRICHMENT TOOLKIT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preparation

Chapter 1

1.1  Introduction  1

1.2  Career Review  2

1.3  Life Exploration  3

1.3.1 Childhood Aspirations  3

1.3.2 Education  3

1.3.3 Personality and Background  4

1.3.4 Transitions  5

1.4  Career Goals  8

1.5  Career Anchors  9

Chapter 2

2.1  Introduction  1

2.2  Achievements  2

2.2.1 Identifying Achievements  3

2.2.2 Articulating Achievements  3

2.2.3 Consolidating Achievement Statements  4

2.3  Skills  6

2.3.1 Functional Skills  7

2.3.2 General Management/Leadership Skills  9

2.4  Motivations and Passions  12

2.5  Values  13

2.6  Personal Qualities  15

2.7  Capability  16

2.8  Aspirations  18

Chapter 3

3.1  Introduction  1

3.2  Responsible Career Management  2

3.3  Your Career Dance  3

3.4  To Stay or Leave  4

3.4.1 SWOT Analysis  4

3.4.2 Decision Making Time  5

3.4.3 Decisions to Stay  9

3.4.4 Decisions to Exit  11

3.4.5 Leaving an Organization in Difficult Circumstances 15

3.5 Role Specification  16

3.6  Your Personal Brand Statement  17

3.7  Target List of Companies  19

3.8  Research Your Targets  20

3.8.1 Market Research Steps  20

3.8.2 Sources of Information  24

3.9  Self Marketing Strategy  26

3.9.1 Preparing a Marketing Plan  26

3.10 Self Management  28

Action

Chapter 4

4.1  Introduction  1

4.2  Resume Purpose  2

4.3  Fundamentals 101  3

4.4  Structure of a Resume  4

4.5  Referee Management  8

4.5.1 Choosing Referees  8

4.5.2 Briefing Referees  8

4.5.3 Communicating Guidelines with Your Manager  10

4.5.4 Providing Referee Details  10

4.5.5 Keep Referees Informed  11

Chapter 5

5.1  Introduction  1

5.2  Transparent and Hidden Job Market  2

5.3  Networking  3

5.3.1 Cold Calling  8

5.3.2 Overcoming Resistance  8

5.4  Marketing Letters  11

5.5  Responding to Job Advertisements  12

5.6  Recruitment Agencies  13

5.6.1 Selecting the Right Recruiter for You  13

5.6.2 Managing the Relationship  14

Chapter 6

6.1  Introduction  1

6.2  Types of Interviews  2

6.3  Styles of Interview Questions  4

6.4  Presentation and Body Language  5

6.5  Preparing for Interviews  6

6.6  Psychometric Testing  7

6.7  Interview Questions  9

6.8  Asking Intelligent Questions  13

6.9  Salary Negotiation  14

6.10 Evaluating Offers  15

Chapter 7

7.1  Introduction  1

7.2  Celebration and Reward  2

7.3  Clarifying Performance Expectations  3

7.4  Identifying Learning and Development Needs  4

7.5  On-going Professional Development  5

7.6  Mentoring and Coaching  6

7.7  Manage Perceptions  7

7.8  Manage Relationships  8

7.9  When Roles Don’t Work  9

7.10 Next Career Step  10