Career Management Competencies

Motivation
Do I know what motivates me to
manage my career?
How important is career management
to me?
How confident am I that I can control
my situation?
How much effort am I prepared to put
into managing my career?
Decision-Making
How aware am I of the range of
decision-making styles and my
preferred method?
Can I use other styles when
appropriate?
How aware am I of key influences that
affect my decision making?
How well do I evaluate risk?
Can I make realistic decisions?
Self-Awareness
How aware am I of my values and beliefs,
my personal constructs, how others
perceive me and my attitudes to risk
taking in career management?
How aware am I of my strengths and
weaknesses and how this may impact on
my future career?
How well can I explain my strengths?
Opportunity Awareness
How aware am I of the full range of
options and alternatives open to me (e.g.
occupational information; job vacancies;
education; training; voluntary work;
personal development)?
How well can I locate, interpret and apply
LMI to make realistic career plans?
Application
How well can I create my own action
plans?
Do I know what I need to do next?
How committed am I to my action plan?
Do I have the skills needed to carry out
my action plan?
How competent am I in job search
techniques, applications and interviews?
Resilience
How able am I to manage transition?
How well can I bounce back when I meet
problems, setbacks or barriers?
Am I able to adapt my plans accordingly?
How well have I identified potential
sources of support?
What’s my level of self esteem, self worth
and perseverance?