Planning a career campaign
Featured in the Managing Career Development training manual
By Andrew Mayo & Geoff Atkinson& Karen Glasse
Category: Personal Development
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
This training activity will help participants put their career plans into action when they have decided what job or which career direction to aim for. The emphasis of the training activity is on encouraging participants to be proactive. They examine how to conduct a job search and end the training activity with a phased implementation plan.
Following a brief introduction, the participants examine the elements of a ‘career campaign plan’ and how to adapt the format for their own needs. Next, they assume the position of an employer to look at career progression from the employer’s perspective. This is a fun exercise designed to direct participants to an appreciation of the impact of any actions they may write on a career campaign plan, as well as to explore the different recruitment avenues employers’ use. The next exercise concerns how to broaden an existing job or to progress one’s career within the current organisation, often the most feasible next step on a career campaign plan. The training activity concludes with participants completing their personal career campaign plans.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to show participants ways to be proactive in implementing their career plans, through the concept of a career campaign.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 6 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:00:00 |
| No of Pages: | 14 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with any participants who are in the position of understanding their career plan, as it will enable them to put it into action. It is equally suitable for those looking for a career move or job change within or outside an organisation. This training activity would be complemented by ‘Networks and networking’. These topics are not extensively covered by this training activity, but are essential for the effective implementation of a career plan. Ideally, participants should have completed beforehand, ‘Producing a career plan’.
Download the training activity, Planning a career campaign as featured in the Fenman training manual; Managing Career Development