Week 1 Integrative Learning: Creating a Career Plan Video
In the Lynda.com course, Creating A Career Plan, Dr. Chaz Austin discusses key strategies for planning your career. Here I discuss three strategies that I will be applying to my career planning.
Designing Your Career
While it's not a specific strategy he discusses in the course, something stood out to me from the "Monetizable Passion" video. In this video, he says, "The business side of designing your career."
I feel this combined with short and long-term goals is extremely important. These days a lot of people do a lot of jumping around from job to job, but they are not strategically jumping around. They are just jumping. Instead, it's important to start with the end-goal and develop a strategic design of how your career should go. This way, anytime a move is made for the next opportunity, it's a strategic method of moving up towards the long-term goal.
Communication
I am one of those people that look great on a resume, but I am not great at verbal communication. In this course, he recommends three strategies for overcoming weak communication skills:
Negotiation
Women are less likely than men to negotiate their salary when looking for a new career. I am guilty of this as well. Dr. Chaz Austin recommends starting out with two numbers in mind: the desired number and the compromise. Having this salary range in combination with a developed sense of self-worth helps in successful salary negotiations.
Designing Your Career
While it's not a specific strategy he discusses in the course, something stood out to me from the "Monetizable Passion" video. In this video, he says, "The business side of designing your career."
I feel this combined with short and long-term goals is extremely important. These days a lot of people do a lot of jumping around from job to job, but they are not strategically jumping around. They are just jumping. Instead, it's important to start with the end-goal and develop a strategic design of how your career should go. This way, anytime a move is made for the next opportunity, it's a strategic method of moving up towards the long-term goal.
Communication
I am one of those people that look great on a resume, but I am not great at verbal communication. In this course, he recommends three strategies for overcoming weak communication skills:
- Toastmasters
- Acting Class
- Psychotherapy
Negotiation
Women are less likely than men to negotiate their salary when looking for a new career. I am guilty of this as well. Dr. Chaz Austin recommends starting out with two numbers in mind: the desired number and the compromise. Having this salary range in combination with a developed sense of self-worth helps in successful salary negotiations.
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