START WITH ENVISIONING THE FUTURE YOU:
In this exercise, you are watching a video of yourself in your ideal work setting five to seven years from now. What profession are you working in? Where is your workplace located? What does you work area look like? What are you doing?
The future me is working on ____________
The future me works in the ____________ industry
My special expertise is in ____________
STEPPING STONES TOWARDS THE ENVISIONED YOU
List one to three projects or professional positions that you believe could serve as stepping stones in your journey toward the vision of yourself you observed in the video.
If I could do a project or perform a service for my ideal future employer, I would prefer a project involving...
(List at least 3 stepping stones in the next slides)
1) In this project or position, I will be working on ________________
2) For a _____________ company/organization
3) In the ______________ sector.
What made you choose this project/position as a stepping stone on your envisioned professional journey? *
Based on my understanding of today’s job market, I believe the greatest number of opportunities are available for this kind of project
OR
This project will help me clarify my options and give me an opportunity to engage with others who will give me feedback on my performance and potential to contribute to this sector.
Strongest opportunities
Clarifying my options
What is your goal for the project? What are you hoping to get out of it? *
I have decided on a longer-range career goal and see any goals I may set in this project as tied to my long-term plan
My career goals are flexible, so I do not have specific goals for this project. I expect the project to allow me to explore who I am and what works for me.
Already decided
Goals are flexible
What role do you see the project playing in your personal strategy? *
The project fits well with my established personal strategy and allows me the kind of control I need to avoid uncertainty to the greatest possible extent
The project may hold unexpected opportunities that could open up unanticipated and exciting future opportunities for me.
Helps avoid uncertainty
Unexpected opportunities
Besides providing an opportunity to express and/or demonstrate your professional abilities, what other benefits do you expect the project to deliver? *
The project could bring me into a strategically important circle of people
The project could help me befriend like-minded people with whom I might share my ideas and passion.
Important circle
Like-minded people
What makes you believe you will succeed in this project? *
My professional competence is based on a solid foundation of education and experience
My professional competence is constantly evolving based on my curiosity, continuous growth, and openness to new ideas.
Foundation of education
Constantly evolving
How will you present your role in this project to the employer/client you worked on it for and to future potential employers? *
I will clearly articulate my professional role within the boundaries of well-known job categories (accountant, engineer, writer, etc.)
I will characterize my role as customized for the project’s particular context, emphasizing my ability to work across long-established job categories.
Well-known job positions
"Customized" role
How would you prefer your employer/client describe the work they expect you to do in this project? *
I hope to receive detailed direction and clear expectations, so I can apply my accumulated knowledge and skills with an eye toward replicating the work repeatedly in future settings
I hope to engage with the immediate problem to be solved for purposes of completing the project, but I will keep in mind alternative outcomes and continue to consider other ways I could have approached the problem.
Clear job description
Keep figuring it out
If you have to work with others on this project, how would you prefer this work group be organized? *
I hope everyone will have clearly defined roles within the team, and the team will have clearly defined “rules” and “norms” for working together
I hope we all will be highly engaged and willing to explore the problem from different points of view, adjusting our roles and rules as we strive to arrive at an effective resolution
Clearly defined roles
Different points of view
Your Preferred Name: *
Your Email Address: *
From which group do you categorize yourself: *
Select your plan: *
Free or paid
Payment section: *
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