Managing Your Career: Early Career
1h 9mBeginner2018-06-05
Authors
Valerie Sutton
Thought Leader in Career Theory and Student Services
Course details
What do you enjoy doing, and how are you uniquely qualified to build a rewarding career out of your interests, skills, and experience? If you're a professional navigating the early stages of your career, your answers to these questions may shift with time. As a result, it's critical for you to reevaluate what really makes you feel satisfied at work. In this course, instructor Valerie Sutton guides you through the process of proactively managing your career by identifying your options, needs, and interests. Learn how to assess your experience, work-reward values, and limitations—all with the goal of creating a robust career profile you can use to chart future growth. Plus, discover how to fully investigate career options and perform a gap analysis in order to find key opportunities.
Learning objectives
Identifying your mission alignment
Finding the right work culture
Understanding work roles
Researching salary ranges
Identifying employer needs
Identifying your gaps
Strengthening your skills
Building experience outside of academia
Evaluating degree programs based on ROI
Presenting yourself as the best candidate
Learning objectives
Identifying your mission alignment
Finding the right work culture
Understanding work roles
Researching salary ranges
Identifying employer needs
Identifying your gaps
Strengthening your skills
Building experience outside of academia
Evaluating degree programs based on ROI
Presenting yourself as the best candidate
Skills covered
Career ManagementCareer DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Finding a satisfying career
- 02 - Committing to your career change
1. Discovering Your Working Identity
- 03 - Identify your mission alignment
- 04 - Identify your preferred skills
- 05 - Knowledge and qualifications
- 06 - Find the right work culture
- 07 - Examine your life needs
2. Investigating Careers
- 08 - Understand work roles
- 09 - Researching roles
- 10 - Explore industry segments
- 11 - Research salary needs
- 12 - Informational interviewing
3. Performing a Gap Analysis
- 13 - Identify employer needs
- 14 - Identify your gaps
4. Strengthening Your Skills
- 15 - How to choose a degree program
- 16 - Choosing specific course work
- 17 - Building experience outside of academia
- 18 - Internship options
- 19 - Evaluate degrees based on ROI
5. Presenting Yourself as the Best Candidate
- 20 - Professional networks made easy
- 21 - Rethink your marketing materials
- 22 - Align mission and values
Next Steps
- 23 - Helpful resources