Career Development

Take Charge of Your Career: Discover Your Strengths
Career Services for Staff Website
The Art of Making a Successful Career Transition
Building Your Leadership Brand

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Take Charge of Your Career: Discover Your Strengths

Unsure where to go next with your career? Discover your strengths and preferred behaviors so that you can make career choices that match your skills (or be more successful in your current position).

You will learn to:

Identify your personal strengths through analysis
Apply your personal strengths in your career
Evaluate your individual patterns of behavior through assessment and match them to distinct career paths
Describe the importance of a good fit between career areas and temperament
Explore career possibilities you may not have considered and evaluate them against your strengths and behaviors
Determine the gap (if any) between your current career and your long term goals
Recognize ways to network properly that can lead to new job experiences
Find alternative ways to develop experience in new job areas so you can realize the goals of your career plan

You will benefit by:

Knowing your strengths and behaviors and how they apply to your career decisions
Making a voyage of self exploration to determine which career path is right for you
Gaining a clearer sense of direction about your career
Having a written plan mapping out where you would like to go with your career, based on personal findings
Gaining a clearer sense of direction about your career
Becoming aware of the actions you need to take as a head-start in pursuing your plan

NOTE: This class is split into two components. The first half of the class will take place online, over a two week period. The second half of the class will take place in the classroom with an instructor. Online, you will complete two different tools and have a chance to discuss them with an instructor and the other students.

You will complete:

Career Maze — an evaluation to help you identify your behavior patterns and the types of jobs they are compatible with
The Work Importance Locator — a tool to assist you in prioritizing the aspects of your career that are important to you

Audience:
Anyone who would like to understand their strengths and apply them to their career path

Program Note:
Due to high demand, a shortcode will be required at registration to cover the $50 cancellation fee. If the participant attends the class, or cancels at least two weeks prior to the online portion, no fee will be assessed. You may arrange for someone to substitute for you with no cancellation penalty.

Schedule Selection(s)
Cost: HRD is pleased to be able to offer this course at no charge to participants thanks to sponsorship from our executive officers. Location: HRD Presenter(s): Ron Sober Competencies: DO	Dates & Times: Online access: Mon. 9/10/12, IN-CLASS: Thu. 9/20/12, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Code: CAC1302

	Dates & Times: SESSION FULL! Online access: Mon. 2/4/13, IN-CLASS: Wed. 2/13/13, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Code: CAC1303
Additional offering!	Dates & Times: Online access: Mon. 4/15/13, IN-CLASS: Wed. 4/24/13, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Code: CAC1305
	Dates & Times: SESSION FULL! Online access: Mon. 6/10/13, IN-CLASS: Wed. 6/19/13, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Code: CAC1304

Career Services for Staff Website

If you are planning your career or helping others plan theirs, then U-M HR’s Career Services Website is for you! In this Web-based, self-guided site you will find a wealth of information that includes:

Career planning information
University and outside resources
Resources for career self-assessments
Job search tools
Related career search links

You will benefit by:

Increasing your career planning knowledge
Building awareness of career tools and resources
Building staff commitment and motivation
Helping supervisors motivate and retain staff

Audience:
All staff members interested in career planning or for supervisors who want to assist their staff in developing their careers

Schedule Selection(s)
This website is available anytime at http://www.hr.umich.edu/career/

The Art of Making a Successful Career Transition

A transition point comes whenever you feel that you have hit a crossroads in your life/career. This course covers the challenges and opportunities of transition and offers an array of strategies so you can no only weather a career transition but also come out stronger for it.

You will learn to:

Recognize the normal stages of any significant life transition
Identify your transition "hot spots" and how to deal with them
Apply change management techniques so you can lean into change rather than resist it
Use strategies that will allow you to get off to a great start with a new supervisor
Reframe any unhelpful beliefs about career transitions to create a positive outlook
Use techniques to assess how the transition is working for you

You will benefit by:

Having a greater understanding of overall life transitions
Seeing your situation from other viewpoints
Recognizing the various stages of transition and ways to navigate them
Knowing how to show your value without bragging
Adopting a positive mindset for your transition
Making connections to other people in similar circumstances

Audience:

Anyone going through a life/career transition, including those who plan to change jobs at U-M or who have recently done so

Schedule Selection(s)
Cost: $159 FREE! HRD is pleased to be able to offer this course at no charge to participants thanks to sponsorship from our executive officers. Location: HRD Presenter(s): Glenda Haskell Competencies: BI DO AC	Dates & Times: Thu.10/25/12, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Code: CAC1301

Building Your Leadership Brand

Your identity or brand helps communicate your value and what you stand for as a leader. Knowing this helps you make smart decisions about the work you want to engage in, identify opportunities where you need to stretch and grow, and let others know what you can contribute. In this course, based on the latest concepts by experts, you'll actively work to translate your core strengths and talents into a tangible personal brand.

You will learn to:

Discuss the strategic and practical use of developing a personal leadership brand
Use the results from your peer feedback and StrengthsFinder assessmens to identify talents and strengths
Translate your feedback and assessment results into a compelling personal brand
Use your personal brand to evaluate if you are on track and in alignment with professional and personal goals and results you want to achieve
Integrate your leadership brand into your resume, social networking sites and other communications to promote your unique talents and abilities

You will benefit by:

Becoming more intentional and strategic in developing your leadership identity and capability
Receiving feedback from others that builds on or validates your unique talents and contributions to establish your leadership identity
Leveraging and incorporating the self-knowledge gained from other 360° assessments or personality tools such as the MBTI®, True Colors
Learning a simple 5-step process that can easily be repeated to evolve your leadership brand over time

Audience:

Anyone in a leadership role who would like to increase self-awareness of their unique talents and use the information better lead others and make informed career decisions

Program Note: As required class preparation, participants will gather peer feedback and complete the StrengthsFinder® 2.0 assessment to actively work with during the session. Participants will also be required to complete and share their personal leadership brand.

Schedule Selection(s)
Cost: $239 Location: HRD Presenter(s): Kristen Storey Competencies: DO LA	Dates & Times: Thu. 4/25/13, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & Thu. 5/16/13 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Code: LDC1312