Career - a sequence of jobs that constitute what a
person does for a living. Career Planning is the ongoing process where you: • Explore your interests and abilities. • Systematically or strategically planning career goals • Creating future work success by designing learning and action plans to help you achieve your goals. 1. Become aware of forces that are changing the office environment. 2. Identify career opportunities in the office field. 3. Develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the business office. 4. Develop a career plan with short- and long-range goals. 5. Engage in effective decision making. • Information Age • Changing Labor Force • Changing Businesses Service Industries International Businesses TYPES OF POSITION AVAILABLE: • LEGAL Typical • MEDICAL Duties Includes: • Extensive Duties may include: • EDUCATION Processing of Documents • Performing • Duties consist using TECHNICAL theof:computerduties in greeting receptionist • patients Setting Assistingupwith • ENTERTAINMENT JOB RESPONSIBILITIES meetings legal and research INCLUDE: • Handling the business operations, such as • Preparing • GOVERNMENT conferences Filing courtfeespapers collections ofreports and papers •• Preparing Editing governmental Takingmaterials notes Maintaining records ofreports on proceedings payment patients • Keeping etc. Ordering records Supplies •• etc etc. • Communication Skills • Human Relations Skills • Time and Organization Management Skills • Decision-Making Skills • Creative Thinking Skills • Technology Skills • Lifelong-learning Skills SET APPROPRIATE GOALS: Long-Range Short-RangeGoals: Goals: • Your WhatStrengths are my strong points? and Weaknesses • Your WhatMotivation are my weak points? • Your WhatEnergy are myLevel achivements? • Your WhatUltimate Desire to Succeed in are my failures? what you've planned • What do I enjoy doing?for yourself. • Where do I want to be in five years? Ten years? Keep in mind that your goals will change over time and that you will not always reach all of your short- and long-range goals. However, if you get through life without setting goals, you will never accomplish much. Decision is the outcome or product of a problem, concern or issue that must be addressed and solved. The process by which a decision is reached includes five steps. You should systematically follow these steps in making a decision. Define the Problem or the Purpose
Establish the Criteria
Generate Alternatives or Possible Solutions
Test the Alternaties and Make the Decision
Evaluate the Decision
Define the Problem or the Purpose
2 JOB OFFERS: Establish the Criteria
What do you want to achieve?
What do you want to preserve?
What do you want to avoid?
Generate Alternatives or Possible Solutions Test the Alternaties Make the Decision Evaluate the Decision
What is RIGHT and
WRONG from the decision? How did the decision making work? How can it be improved in the future? Evaluate the Decision