This is the first stage of career development process.

1. Course: Career Management
Exploration Stage of Career
Management
By
Prof. Dr. Nazrul Islam
Canadian University of Bangladesh
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

2. Learning Objectives
 Career Development Planning
 What is Career Exploration?
 Five-Stages of Career Exploration?
 Sources of Career Ideas
 Career Development Planning
 Career Development Planning
 Career Development Planning
 Process of Career Development Planning
Importance of Career Development
Planning
 Questions & Answers
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3. What is Career Exploration?
•Many of the critical choices individuals make about
their careers are made prior to entering the workforce
on a paid basis.
•Very early in our lives, our parents and teachers begin
to narrow our alternatives and lead us in certainto narrow our alternatives and lead us in certain
directions.
•The careers of our parents, their aspirations for their
children and their financial sources are crucial factors
in determining our perception of what careers are open
to us.
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4. What is Career Exploration?, Contd.,
•The exploration period ends for most of us in our
mid-twenties as we make the transition from
college/university to work.
•From an organizational standpoint, this stage has little
relevance since it occurs prior to employment.relevance since it occurs prior to employment.
•However, this period is not irrelevant because it is a
time when a number of expectations about one’s
career are developed, many of which are unrealistic.
•Such expectations may lie dormant (hidden) for years
and then pop up later to frustrate both the employee and
the employer.
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

5. Five-Stage Career Exploration
Following the five-stage career exploration model will
help students connect their educational experienceswith
their future goals as they relate to academic and
career decisions. Students will:
 Identify values, interests and skills
 Select a major and possible future career and/or Select a major and possible future career and/or
educational paths
 Define and refine goals
 Become involved in experiences, activities and events
throughout their college years in preparation for future
career opportunities and aspirations
To get started, contact a Career Services Specialist
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

6. Stage 1: First Year - Realize your Potentials
Define academic and career goals; assess
skills, interests, and values
1. View what can I do with this major?
2. Become involved with student clubs and2. Become involved with student clubs and
organizations
3. Develop a professional resumé
4. Attend career/job fairs and networking
events
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

7. Stage 2: Sophomore Year - Realize
your Possibilities
Continue to examine future career options, confirm major and
learn about experiential opportunities by following all of the
above, plus:
3. Identify ways to gain experience through internships, field
1. Begin to define short and long-term career goals
2. Consider studying abroad
3. Identify ways to gain experience through internships, field3. Identify ways to gain experience through internships, field3. Identify ways to gain experience through internships, field
experience and practicum placements
4. Consider research opportunities with faculty members, part-
time/summer work, immersion trips and volunteer positions
5. Take a road trip to one or more companies
6. Attend career development workshops
7. Assume a leadership role in a club, organization or activity
8. Research graduate/professional school options
9. Enhance resume or portfolio
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

8. Stage 3: Junior Year - Realize your Performance
Enhance skills and clarify career goals by gaining
practical experience outside the classroom by following
all of the above, plus:
1. Obtain an internship, a part-time/summer job and
volunteer for community servicevolunteer for community service
2. Communicate with alumni about their career paths
3. Become a student-affiliate member of a professional
organization
4. Participate in on and off-campus recruiting efforts
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

9. Stage 4: Senior Year - Realize your Future
Be aware of the process necessary to achieve post-
undergraduate goals (employment, graduate or
professional school or service) by following all of
the above, plus:
1. Secure Fall and/or Spring semester internships1. Secure Fall and/or Spring semester internships
2. Update resumé and enhance interview skills
3. Communicate with employers and/or explore
graduate/professional school options
4. Develop a network of career and personal
contacts
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

10. Stage 5: Alumni – Realize yourConnections
The university community will guide students
through their university experience by supporting
their personal, academic and career development.
Alumni can assist current students and other alumni
by considering the following:by considering the following:
1. Participate in networking events
2. Offer employment and internship opportunities
3. Provide mentoring/job shadowing experiences
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11. Sources of Career Ideas
PEOPLE WORK READING
• Family
• Friends
• Teachers
• Counselors
• Neighbors
• Job Shadowing
• Books
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Internet
• Jobs
• Internships
• Volunteering
• Cooperative
Education
• Job Shadowing• Job Shadowing• Job Shadowing
Note: Job shadowing is a type of on-the-job employee job training in
which a new employee, or an employee desiring to become familiar
with a different job, follows and observes a trained and experienced
employee.
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Univaersity of Bangladesh

12. QUESTIONS
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