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Vermette UF 300 Chapter 16 Change
1. Chapter Sixteen:
Directing Your Life
through Continuous Positive Change
We cannot become what we are capable of being
by remaining who we are.
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2. Chapter Goals
Learning
• To accept change as a
natural part of life.
• To distinguish between
navigators, survivors, and
victims.
• To practice "carpe
manana."
Ability
• Understand the skills
employers are looking for in
employees.
• Develop your own Career
Plan.
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13. Reactions to Losing a Job
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14. Finding the Sunrise Companies
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15. Questions for a Career Plan
1. What kind of work do you want to do?
2. What are you passionate about?
3. Are you a people person? Why or why not?
4. Do you want to live in a large city?
5. Are you willing to move around? Would you
like a job that leads to an
international position?
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16. Questions for a Career Plan
6. What are your strongest values? Does the company you
are interested in match your values by their actions?
7. What kind of organization best fits your needs? Do you
need to work for a large company, a small company, or do
you need to start your own business?
8. Can you deal with the stress of high-powered career or
would you be happier in a more laid back type of work?
9. Are your career aspirations really yours or are you trying
to please someone else?
10. Are you driven by making a lot of money or a feeling of
satisfaction in doing a good job and in doing what you
always wanted to do?
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