The career management cycle - step by step in your career
No matter where you are in your career, especially in the beginning it can be daunting to think about upcoming changes and how to make the best decisions for your future...
If you start early and build incrementally, then it will be far more easier and likely to find yourself where you choose to be, in a job suited to your strengths and goals.
The Career Management Cycle takes you stepwise through the four stages of the application process, reminds you of what you’ve achieved and how to develop further. The four stages of the application process:
- Analysis: Who am I? – reflecting on your values, skills and attributes
- Exploration: Researching opportunities – looking at the wide range of career opportunities
- Focusing: Making relevant choices – how to develop the knowledge, skills and experiences to follow your chosen career direction
- Application: Preparing applications
By developing your self-awareness and practicing how to formulate your skills and achievements, as well as by choosing the best-fit path for your whole self, you will be able to stand out from your competitors and move forward in the career direction you chose.