Career Planning Over the Holidays

The holidays are the perfect time to have a break from your studies and take the time for self-reflection in terms of your career planning.

When making a career decision, it is important to ask yourself the following questions:

• What would I like in my future career?
• What is career success for me?
• Which career am I best suited to?
• What are my first steps towards getting this career?

The decision making process:

• Understand – yourself and what alternatives are open to you.
• Seek information – about prospective careers from a variety of sources.
• Decide – assess information and make a decision.
• Enact – develop an action plan to reach the goal.

Here are some useful links to use this break to assist you in your exploration and decision making processes:

• http://myfuture.edu.au/ – quizzes on self-awareness, career and course information, videos
• http://myfuture.edu.au/bullseyes – careers linked to favourite subjects on bullseye charts
• http://www.uq.edu.au/student-services/new2uq/steps-to-success/self-understanding – the UQ Steps to Success resources
• http://www.abc.net.au/acedayjobs/  – ABC site with videos and summaries from people working in different fields
• http://www.usc.edu.au/profiler – the USC My Brilliant Career Profiler quiz
• https://www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate-study/match-my-skills  – QUT match my skills quiz

 Mrs Natasha Purcell, Careers Counsellor