Matching

Match each step of the career planning process with the correct description.

A. Discovering career trends, transferable skills, and lifelong learning

B. Choosing and making plans for a career of interest

C. Finding out where and how you want to live and how much you need to earn

D. Conducting research, interviews, and job shadows

E. Writing resumes and applications; handling interviews

F. Evaluating skills, interests, values and personality

1. Getting to Know Yourself 2. Knowing What You Want

3. Getting to Know the Job Market

4. Getting Ready for a Career

5. Getting a Job

6. Keeping Your Career Going

1. Getting to Know Yourself - F. Evaluating skills, interests, values and personality. Before even starting to plan our career, it is vital to know who we are.

2. Knowing What You Want - C. Finding out where and how you want to live and how much you need to earn. Once we know who we are and what are our strengths, it is time to figure out what we are after. There are so many different jobs that it is impossible not to lose track if we don't learn how to segmentize them.

3. Getting to Know the Job Market - A. Discovering career trends, transferable skills, and lifelong learning. It would be futile to pursue a career in a completely unprofitable field. So, we need to get acquainted with the trends, so we could get what we want and make a living from it.

4. Getting Ready for a Career - B. Choosing and making plans for a career of interest. This is the next phase, when we need to focus on pursuing the career of our choosing.

5. Getting a Job - E. Writing resumes and applications; handling interviews. This is a technical process that requires much practice and many failures from which we need to learn. We should invest much time in it - as much as we will need when we finally land a job.

6. Keeping Your Career Going - D. Conducting research, interviews, and job shadows. Once we land a job, it is just a beginning. We should always keep an eye on any possibility for improvement, promotion, or even changing jobs. We should never miss a chance to learn new things from our colleagues.