Planning a CareerPlanning a Career involves pursuing ones own career goals. For example, community colleges help students to develop their Career Goals through Career Counseling. What the student learns will help guide him to making a career choice that may last a lifetime. Career planning is the process which links abilities, interests, passions, values, and personality to the right education and training. Self awareness of ones working values can lead one to those careers he may not have been aware he had an interest in. It is the student’s job to connect what he learns from the classroom to the real world of working. In other words, even though the student may not know which career he really wants to be in, it is he alone who must discover that spark within himself which will motivate him to search for his ideal career until he discovers it. Your Career SearchAn internship with part time pay could eventually lead to a full time career. Experience from volunteering is valuable in that it will tell one what job duties he likes and does not. Talking to professionals already within the student’s or career changers job interest will give him first hand insight into that career. Essential to career planning is developing job search skills. Networking through friends, family, colleagues, and alumni, as career resources can land you a job you wouldn’t ordinarily find anywhere else. It always helps to know someone who can recommend you to a potential employer. Planning a career entails learning how to write an effective resume and cover letter. Knowing how to do this is just as important as developing interviewing skills. You have to know what to say, and what not to say about your job experience, or lack of it. Top of page
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