Think Big About Your Career

Think about your career as the sequence and variety of work roles - paid and unpaid - which you undertake throughout your lifetime. You may want to consider work-life balance, multiple work roles, and lifelong learning. You can bring all your experience to managing your career. Career decisions can be daunting and some additional help from a career practitioner can be valuable.

Doing Your Own Planning

Either as a personal Exercise, or in preparation for meeting with a career practitioner we suggest you consider the following questions:

• What is important to you?
• What do you value?
• What do you want out of work?
• What are your special talents and skills?
• What type of work roles interest you?
• Which employers and organisations need what?
• Which employers and organisations need what you can offer?

How can a Career Development Practitioner Assist You?

Our Members have a variety of skills that may help you with:

• Career Planning
• Identifying further study options
• writing job applications
• preparing for job interviews and other selection processes
• developing jobsearch skills
• recruitment and job placement
• mentoring
• coaching and counselling
• career aspects of performance management
• work experience, structured workplace learning or internships
• returning to work following injury
• career and life management skills such as networking, negotiation, assertiveness and decision making
• vocational assessments
• labour market knowledge
• career information

Choosing a Career Practitioner

When looking for a career development practitioner you should ask about:

• the way they work;
• the assessment tools they use;
• their qualifications and experience;
• specialised skills and knowledge;
• their costs; and
• how many sessions might be required.

What does it cost?

Most practitioners charge a fee per session, however some use a sliding scale which means they offer lesser fees to people on lower incomes. Some also offer a 'package' with a number of sessions which may include a specific set of activities.