Essential skills: It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to: Use career development information base to assist individuals and groups to plan career pathways Assist clients to clarify: multiple roles to be balanced throughout career development skills needed to effectively manage their careers opportunities and options related to career aspirations decisions and actions related to achievement of career goals services and resources required to address their needs their work-related interests, skills, knowledge and values their career development needs in the holistic context of their lives own beliefs, values and opinions how to access relevant services and information Assist clients to: understand and apply labour market information to their work search and career objectives understand occupational health and safety aspects of identified work roles as related to client's individual health issues (e.g. allergies) and preferences increase their probability of success in the work search and to meet employers' expectations identify marketable skills, knowledge and experience tailor an approach to an employer or an employment opportunity enhance the application process understand their competencies and marketable skills clarify networking opportunities and requirements use job search strategies such as self-marketing, using portfolios, personal presentations, job interviews and networking apply skills in self management, self-promotion and self- marketing create their own opportunities expand their search for prospective jobs and identify hidden job markets increase their understanding/awareness of themselves and the impact this awareness has on work searches identify cultural differences in expectations of the job search process increase their self-confidence and self-awareness In addition, the candidate must be able to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role These include the ability to: Apply labour market information to career development processes and client career decision-making Maintain, retrieve and interpret information effectively to assist clients Work cooperatively with colleagues, employers, individuals and the community continued ... |