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Your Career: A Straight Shot or a Shot in the Dark? September 21, 2005 CANCELLED |
Are you managing your career or is your career managing you? If you found yourself nodding “yes” to the latter, you may have allowed your career to progress in ways that you would never allow a project to progress — passively, haphazardly, ignoring the consequences as if you had no control.
Until recently, a hands-off approach to a career worked well enough. With plenty of job opportunities beckoning, an interview for another position was only a few networking phone calls away. When one situation didn't fit, we found another. Easy movement through the labor market allowed and encouraged us to focus on circumstances such as job title, salary, and travel time when evaluating a position. We could avoid asking ourselves the tougher questions, such as what we wanted from the work experience itself. This avoidance came with a cost, and we may only now be noticing the effects: frustration and burnout.
Without a clear understanding of intangible job requirements, it is difficult to recognize whether a job meets our needs. When these personal requirements are not met, it is hard to know how to adjust and adapt to the situation.
This course will offer proven strategies for taking aim and reaching your target. You’ll learn come away not only with a structure for evaluating and addressing your situation, but also with tools for overcoming common hurdles.
While straightforward, this process requires rigorous, honest introspection to uncover what is meaningful for you. Through this course, you’ll learn how to apply this methodology for specific measurable outcomes.
Career Development Series Speakers
Heather Bradley, CPCC, specializes in human resource integration
Miriam Bamberger, CPCC, has more than 15 years experience working with companies of all sizes
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