Benefits of career planning for having a great career...

Not so long ago, when most people stayed in the same line of work for a lifetime, “career” was another word for “job.” In today’s changing world, it’s more accurate and helpful to think of your career as the total of all your work, learning and life roles. Planning your career has evolved into an on-going work in progress and an important skill to have.

Career planning is the lifelong process of continually

thinking about your values, needs, and preferences

exploring the life, work and learning options available to you

ensuring that your work reflects your priorities

adjusting your plans to manage the realities of the work world

Planning based on priorities and realities

If you’re like most people, your priorities will change throughout your lifetime. Think about what has been important to you in the past and what might be important in the future. For example, how might your work and life change if you have children or when your children leave home? Career planning will help you ensure your plans reflect your priorities at every stage of your life.

These days, you probably won’t find one type of work that will remain unchanged or continue to satisfy your priorities until you retire. Rapid shifts in technology, society, and the economy will continue to eliminate some types of work and create new ones. Career planning prepares you to manage change in positive and rewarding ways.

Building on what you have

Because career planning is an on-going process that involves both life and work, it helps you build on what you already have, such as

Planning based on priorities and realities

• Your employability skills. Also known as transferable skills, these are fundamental, personal and teamwork skills you need to succeed in every workplace. No matter what type of work you choose to do, your employability skills will travel with you.
• Your specific skills and interests. Technical skills that you develop through work or on your own can become the basis for successful self-employment. Talents, hobbies and recreational activities can lead you in new directions. For example, skills that you develop now as a volunteer can apply later to paid employment or even your small business venture.
• Your feelings about your work and life. If you are bored with your job or it looks like the work you’re doing now might not have much of a future, career planning can help you figure out how and when to make changes. If you’re passionate about one of your interests or hobbies, career planning could help you turn it into a small business.

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