363-1042-00L Strategic Career Development
Semester | Herbstsemester 2017 |
Dozierende | P. Cettier |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kurzbeschreibung | The 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 |
Lernziel | We 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? |
Inhalt | INTRODUCTION 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 |
Skript | In 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 / Besonderes | Motivation. Strategic long-term view. |