363-1042-00L  Strategic Career Development

SemesterHerbstsemester 2017
DozierendeP. Cettier
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungThe offer Strategic Career Development has the goal to support students in the development and alignment of their personal & professional goals. Orientation, Goal setting, action plan development, motivation letter, CV, interview training
We will include high level external guest speakers
LernzielWe will discuss and develop answers to the following questions:

What do I want to achieve in my life?
Why is it to important to define goals?
What decision criteria can I use as a guide?
How do potential career paths look like? What are the possibilities?
How does the life cycle of a career look like? What are the alternatives?
How do I increase my chances of success/reaching my goals?
How did others do it? What kind of advice can experienced captains of industry give?
Why is a periodic check of my goals and my progress necessary?
InhaltINTRODUCTION
Awareness building / Overview on the career life cycle / Examples from praxis / Exchange of experiences/ Approach for goalsetting / Introduction to the success secrets of a career

ORIENTATION AND GOAL SETTING
Class discussion of the success secrets of a career/ Orientation on career options / Discussion of possible decision criteria / Initial formulation of concrete goals

External guest speaker: Inspiring Start-up Entrepreneur

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Exchange w/representatives of industries / Personal Values & Norms vs Corporate Identity / Work-Life Balance Gender / Diversity / Summary of discussions / Best practice / Modification/Sharpeningof goals

External guest speaker: Representatives from Hilti AG Switzerland

DETAILING OF INDIVIDUAL CAREER PLANS
Development of detailed individual career plans / Next steps / action plan / Tips & Tricks for careers in organizations and entrepreneurship

REVIEW & APPLICATION COUNSELING
Review/check of goals and career plans / Motivation letter / CV / Preparation for interviews

INTERVIEW TRAINING
SkriptIn today`s world of everything is possible it becomes an every increasing challenge to find orientation, to define a goal for which it is worth to work for with focus and energy. But this is exactly what is so important in today`s work environment. Only with a definite goal one can decide if the taken path is right, one can develop enough motivation to go beyond the comfort zone. With a definite goal, one increases the chances of success of one`s education and career. The earlier one has defined what he/she wants to achieve, the bigger the effect.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesMotivation. Strategic long-term view.