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Advancing Your Career

Advancing Your Career. Now that you are approaching graduation…. Differentiating a Job from a Career. Job Specific task or work that one has agreed to do for pay May need no formal education Can support self and family No lifetime commitment or involvement.

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Advancing Your Career

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  1. Advancing Your Career Now that you are approaching graduation…..

  2. Differentiating a Job from a Career • Job • Specific task or work that one has agreed to do for pay • May need no formal education • Can support self and family • No lifetime commitment or involvement

  3. Differentiating a Job from a Career (cont’d) • A career is: • “An occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework”

  4. Differentiating a Job from a Career • Nursing • Viewed as a profession and is pursued as one’s lifework • Allows us to fulfill personal goals • Requires several years of formal education • Theoretical • Practical

  5. Career Mapping • Self-analysis and self-assessment • Examining your own values and beliefs and your philosophy of nursing • Examine your own skills and abilities • Set your goals • Visioning • Short-term • Long-term

  6. Career Mapping (cont’d) • Seek a mentor or career counselor • Mentor: a more experienced nurse who is willing to provide time, advice, and assistance to one with lesser experience • Straightforward in giving you both positive and negative feedback • Helps you build self-confidence • Can empower you

  7. Establishing a Plan for Employment • Preparing a resume • Appearance • Organization • Personal data • Personal objectives

  8. Establishing a Plan for Employment • Professional Objective • Educational preparation • Employment experience • Other items to include

  9. Establishing a Plan for Employment (cont’d) • References • Typed on a separate sheet of paper • Given to the prospective employer • Include: • Names • Addresses • Telephone numbers

  10. Question • Is the following statement true or false? A resume is written on off-white, good-quality paper, and should not be longer than two standard-sized (8.5 by 11 inches) pages.

  11. Answer True. Rationale: a resume should not be longer than two standard-sized (8.5 by 11 inches) white or off-white pages on good-quality paper; one page is better for most beginners. The resume should be in typed format and easy to read.

  12. Establishing a Plan for Employment (cont’d) • Selecting a prospective employer • Learn everything you can • Recruitment

  13. Establishing a Plan for Employment (cont’d) • Questions to ask • What is the focus of the care provided at this facility? • What type of clients does it serve? • What types of services are offered at the facility? • Is there an internship or residency for new graduates? • If so, how long does it last?

  14. Obtaining a Nursing Position • Cover letter • Completing an application • Participating in an interview • Accepting a job offer

  15. Resigning from a Position • Leaving a position is as important as starting a new position • Process should always be professional and well thought out • Check on the policies of the organization

  16. Advancing Your Career • Clinical career ladder • Continuing education • Formal education • Promotion

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