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WEEK 4 CAREER PLANNING

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LESSON OBJECTIVES

Assess how to be proactive in building one’s own career.

Understand what is part of a successful career plan

Recognize why a career plan is necessary for any professional

Examine the employer’s role in career development

Acknowledge goal setting as part of successful career planning and development

Analyze networking as a key component to successful career planning

GREAT CAREERS DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

TRULY SATISFYING CAREERS ARE THE REWARD OF TALENT, HARD

WORK, A BIT OF LUCK, AND A STRATEGY CAREFULLY MANAGED

AND PUT TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PLANNING

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CAREER PLANNING

Career planning should be considered from the perspectives of both the organization and the employee:

Organization: What skills and knowledge do we require to achieve our business goals?

Employee: What are the skills and knowledge I think critical to my current and future career plans?

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WHY DO I NEED A CAREER PLAN?

1. It will keep you from getting stuck in a rut

2. It will make you think about how to better utilize your strengths, talents, experience, and passion in your work

3. It will help you take responsibility for your weaknesses.

4. It will help define your future career path.

5. It will help you to take charge of your own advancement.

6. It will give you the confidence you need to succeed.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

Efforts made by the organization to upgrade the current knowledge of employees, enhance their skills and encourage them to take new courses or trainings.

Employee development plays a key role in: ⚫ Improvement - making the employee more productive by

developing all skills used in current positions - behavioural, communication, interpersonal, operational, etc.

⚫ Professional growth - goals set to advance career growth

Employee development plans prepare an employee for future assignments and improve organizational loyalty.

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EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

An employee development plan is prepared both by the employee and the employer as to what is needed to enhance the skills of an employee and help him grow both personally and professionally.

In an individual development plan, the manager outlines the key responsibility areas of an employee, specialization and areas of interest.

Through individual development plans managers and employee decide the career goals of the employee and make a plan for their achievement.

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KEY AREAS OF EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT Employee development programs fall under the following categories: o Management Development

o Personal Effectiveness: Soft skills development, communication and conflict resolution

o Technical Skills Development: increasing technical expertise

o Time Management - preparing the employee to take on greater accountability and responsibility

o Effective Leadership

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CAREER PLANNING TIP: BE COACHABLE Show openness by being receptive to new ideas and suggestions, by admitting to your need for improvement, and by actively seeking your direct supervisor/manager's feedback.

Keep in mind that the end goal is your career development, always be coachable even if it's difficult to hear constructive criticism, this is what will help your career development the most.

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A CAREER PLAN MAXIMIZES YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL

Having a realistic career plan is an essential part of our personal growth and development. It’s very rare that a dream job simply appears. For most, it takes years of planning, work and even a little bit of luck to access the career of your dreams.

Without goals to strive for, most people find it difficult to gain skills and opportunities which make them a more valuable commodity in their field. By planning for the future with a specific timeline for accomplishing milestones, a career plan is an effective way to stay on track for pursuing your career goals.

By isolating exactly what you’ll need to accomplish in order to be a candidate for the job you truly want, fulfilling the needed tasks will become much easier and your chances of success are much higher.

PURSUIT OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING It is up to you to actively pursue your own continuous learning, professional development and career development.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to help focus your learning goals:

• What am I curious about right now?

• What do I need to learn to keep up with the changes in my field?

• What strengths would I like to capitalize on?

• What do I want to get better at?

• What are my career goals for the next 3-5 years?

GOAL SETTING = SUCCESS Goal-setting is essential to success in all aspects of life. By setting clearly defined goals, you can measure your progress and focus your efforts to progress toward the vision you have for your ideal career and life. You will be able to see progress in what might otherwise feel like a long, pointless grind. By setting and taking action toward your goals, you will raise your self-confidence.

PURPOSE OF GOAL SETTING - Drives You Forward

- Gives You Laser Focus

- Makes You Accountable

- Encourages You To Be The Best You Can Be

- Enables You To Live Your Best Life

If you want success, you need to set goals. Without goals you lack focus and direction. Goal setting not only allows you to take control of your life's direction; it also provides you a benchmark for determining whether you are actually succeeding.

TO SET EFFECTIVE GOALS: • Set Goals that Motivate You

• Set SMART Goals

• Set Goals in Writing

• Make an Action Plan • Get to work

• Stick With It!

RECALL S.M.A.R.T. GOAL PLANNING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mi9_XEXQqc

GOAL SETTING: HOW TO? • Express your goals positively, rather than in terms of what you don't want.

• Be specific in setting dates, times, and amounts so that you know when you have achieved your goals.

• Set priorities so that you know which of your goals to focus your attention toward and helps you avoid feeling overwhelmed by having too many goals.

• Write your goals down so that you can visually be reminded of them and so that you can craft them to be precise and clear.

• Break down your goals into small, achievable tasks so that you get frequent opportunities to accomplish them and feel motivated to take on other goals.

• Set realistic goals that you can achieve and that are in your own control.

Once you have a sense of your development goals, think about how you can pursue them on-the-job, through your learning network, and in formal training and education. Meet with your manager to create an individual development plan, and consistently work and update your plan.

TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE

Watch the

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT2XlI8oeh0

"IT'S NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, BUT WHO YOU KNOW."

•Develop a network of friendly people who share information to help each other.

•Networking is a strategy for opening the hidden job market. • Because most jobs are not advertised, it is essential that you develop friendly relationships with people who can tip you off to job openings -- even introduce you to the person who is doing the hiring.

•Networking is a planned, and ongoing effort. You set goals, develop strategies for achieving them, take action, evaluate how well your plan is working, and make changes as necessary.

•Networking is something that you continue throughout your career.

NETWORKING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Why is networking sometimes uncomfortable? • For many people, it’s the expectation and pressure of ‘pushing’ your message. If you’re basically a shy person, this doesn’t come naturally.

Effective, engaging and enjoyable networking is an important part of your career development. But it’s a strategy that is NOT about using people for your gain. Rather, it IS about a win/win exchange of contacts, information, referrals, and tips that are mutually beneficial.

EVALUATE YOUR NETWORK Examine three factors: the size, the diversity, and the strength of your contacts:

• List the key people in your career world inside and outsideof your company. The greater the size or number, the more access you have to information and support.

•Review that list and write down what they do and who they work for.

• Are most of your contacts in your functional area or profession? Assess the quality of those relationships. Are they strong or weak? How can you develop them?

•One way to decide strength is: How soon will they return your phone call or email, if at all? The stronger the ties, the more you can go to the well for water – the more you can ask for their time and contacts.

http://managementhelp.org/careers/networking.htm

NETWORKING SUGGESTIONS Canadian Culinary Federation: http://ccfcc.ca/

Toronto Networking Events: https://www.eventbrite.ca/d/ontario--toronto/networking/

George Brown Chef School Alumni: http://www.georgebrown.ca/chefschool/alumni/

Terroir Symposium: http://www.terroirsymposium.com/

Toronto Culinary Events (this is for 2017 but most are annual): http://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2017/05/toronto-food-events-culinar y-ontario-festival/

Toronto Taste – and Toronto Taste Chef Challenge: http://www.torontotaste.ca/chef-challenge

Hawksworth Young Chef Foundation: http://hawksworthscholarship.com/about/

Here are a few, but go out and find more

opportunities to network.

IN CONCLUSION ▪ Honestly assess your strengths and weaknesses – use your performance feedback

▪ Evaluate your interests and passions

▪ Set SMART goals for your life and career

▪ Work with your employer to build a plan

▪ Network to build important relationships to help you on your career path. ▪“It’s not what you know but who you know.”

▪ Be proactive – don’t be passive; make your career happen

▪ Be prepared – ▪“Most people wait until they get the call for a job interview, before they begin to prepare; but those who succeed prepare well before getting that call.”

~ Zain Asher