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FIVE STEPS TO YOUR FUTURE
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1. Se-eauto
What are you passionate about?
What are three things you're good at?
What are your top five strengths?
e.g. creative, a good leader.
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Self-reflection can be hard to do on your own. Ask someone close to you to help
you identify your strengths.
Self-reflection is a great place to start when it comes to your career. Think about what motivates
you, what you like and what you're good at.
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What industries interest you? Choose as many or as few as you like:
Accounting
Administration & Office Support
Advertising, Arts & Media
Banking & Financial Services
Call Centre & Customer Service
CEO & General Management
Community Services & Development
Construction
Consulting & Strategy
Design & Architecture
Education & Training
Engineering
Farming, Animals & Conservation
Government & Defence
Healthcare & Medical
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Resources & Recruitment
Information & Communication Technology
Insurance & Superannuation
Legal
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics
Marketing & Communications
Mining, Resources & Energy
Real Estate & Property
Retail & Consumer Products
Sales
Science & Technology
Self Employment
Sport & Recreation
Trades & Services
If money wasn’t a barrier, what would you like to do?
Picture what your perfect work environment
would be like and then describe it:
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Do you want to work in a
corporate office, with
animals, outdoors,
travelling the world?
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Now that you’ve done some self-reflection it’s time to have a think about career pathways. You don’t
need to limit yourself to only one role or industry. On average people will change careers three times
in their lifetime, so have a think about all the options available to you.
I’d love to be:
The prerequisites and requirements are:
To achieve this, I would need to:
Ti!
If you need some guidance, visit SEEK and have a look at jobs available in the
industries you selected in step 1.
Or I could be:
The prerequisites and requirements are:
To achieve this, I would need to:
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Family members
Friends
Manager
HR department
A career coach
A tertiary level educator or tutor
A mentor
Other
Bounce your ideas in a brainstorming session:
A problem shared is a problem halved. Now that you’ve mapped out a few
career pathway options, go and seek a second opinion. Tick off as many of
these as you can after you have asked for their input.
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IDEAS!
Or:
The prerequisites and requirements are:
To achieve this, I would need to:
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So, you’ve explored a variety of career pathways and sought advice from others, now it’s time to
weigh up the key considerations for each of your options.
PROs:
CONs:
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CONs:
I’d love to be:
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Pursuing my passion
Career satisfaction
Long-term income prospects
Travel opportunities
Training requirements
Cost of training
Work-life balance in the short term
I’d love to be: A PILOT
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PROs:
CONs:
Opportunity to work in a large
organisation
Next step in my career
Putting my degree to good use
Lack of experience
Have to work my way up
Possible decrease in salary
I’d love to be: AN ACCOUNTANT
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Once you’ve given each option some serious thought, choose the one
that feels like it’s the best fit for you.
The option that I’m going to pursue is…
PROs:
CONs:
I’d love to be:
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PROs:
CONs:
Or:
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4. Se o o
Congratulations, you've got a vision! Now you need to start setting those all-important goals.
Once you have your long term goal to strive towards, you can start to break it down into the
bite-sized steps required to get there.
Specific (or Significant)S:
Measurable (or Meaningful)M:
Attainable (or Action-Oriented)A:
Relevant (or Rewarding)R:
Time-bound (or Trackable)T:
When setting your goals, we
encourage you to employ the
S.M.A.R.T technique.
All of your goals should be:
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If your five year overarching goal is to open your own bakery, your
three-month goal might be to have enrolled in a bakery course at
your local TAFE and to have successfully completed the first unit.
My long term goal is:
I will achieve this by:
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Actions:
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End:
Goal:
Actions:
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End:
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Shy o
Once you’ve set your goals, share them with all the people you consulted earlier. Telling people
what your goals are increases the likelihood that you’ll stick to them and it also means that you
have some people on board who can support you to get there.
Actions:
Start:
End:
Goal:
Actions:
Start:
End:
Goal:
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5. Rei
Just as important as making the time to create your career plan, is making the time to review it. Set
regular dates to revisit your plan to assess where you're at and remember to make changes as you
need and celebrate your achievements.
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Coauai!
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