Many of the most beloved animated characters are complex. Animated heroes and heroines (with a few notable exceptions) need more than anvils and Acme rockets to develop their plotlines. And animators need more than drawing ability and technical skill to have successful animation careers. They need to be storytellers with a flair for the dramatic.
Animation has taken some major leaps forward over the last few years. And it's applications are more varied than ever—from advertising to special effects to video games. Animation is not just for kids to enjoy after school or on Saturday mornings while eating sugary cereal. Whether online or on the big screen, animation is in high demand. So if you're thinking about starting an animation career, your timing is impeccable.
Everyday Tasks in an Animation Career
While there are many fields that have animator job openings, there are some common tasks that animators in any field do in the course of a normal day's work:
Drawing storyboards and creating models
Designing an animated environment that includes backgrounds, sets and objects
Designing characters
Creating each frame
Working out the timing of movements and making sure things meet the script and soundtrack requirements
Using computer software, including Flash, Maya, Lightwave and others
Working as part of a team
Working with clients (developing concepts, pitching ideas, etc.)
Animator Job Description: Skills Needed
Artistic Ability – Creative thinking, an understanding of composition and the ability to draw are the foundation of an animation career. Whether you're creating storyboards or putting the finishing touches on a series of computer generated images, you'll need to have a good grasp on basic artistic skills.
Storytelling Ability – Even if you were never a member of the drama club in high school, theatrical ability is important to an animator. You need to be a good storyteller. This includes having a good sense of timing and pacing, and knowing how to get your characters to express themselves in a believable way. As an animator, you'll be responsible for portraying characters' emotions—which means you need to understand character development, even if you're not the one onscreen.
Technical Skill / Software Knowledge – With the increased use of computer generated imagery (CGI) technology in the film industry—in both live action films and animated movies—animation careers are becoming increasingly technical. You'll need training in various software programs that are standard in the industry. In some animation jobs you may also find math and physics helpful, as well as a general knowledge of various computer operating systems.
Teamwork – The ability to work well with others is important in most careers, and an animation career is no exception. You not only need the ability to work with clients, but you'll also need to thrive in a team environment. Animation projects involve many people, but the end product needs to be consistent—as if produced by one person. This may involve following or giving direction, working to meet deadlines and communicating clearly and effectively with other team members and clients.
For you, music is not a hobby; it is going to be your career.
Many successful vocalists began their careers at Berklee—Tracy Bonham, Stacy Campbell, Paula Cole, Lynn Fidmont, Juliana Hatfield, Lalah Hathaway, Lauren Kinhan, Tim Owens, and Tierney Sutton. They came to Berklee because of who we are: the world's largest independent music school and the premier institution for the study of today's music.
The Voice Department at Berklee offers you the most comprehensive voice education to be found anywhere. We provide individualized instruction in all contemporary music styles, including jazz, pop, rock, and theater, and prepare you for both concert performance and studio work. We offer you professional faculty who are specialists, course work specifically designed to enhance your talents and abilities, and myriad performance opportunities. We know how voice fits into today's music world, and we give it the respect it deserves.
We know that the vocalist is a powerful musical leader. Whether on stage or in the studio, voice is one of the most flexible and expressive instruments, no matter the musical style. Studying at a college that offers you the broadest range of styles is the best way for you to take your singing and turn it into a career.
Studying Voice at Berklee
At Berklee, you will discover your range and develop your own style. You won't be limited to one direction. We encourage you to experiment with other styles that interest you, so that you can challenge yourself, improve your skills, and develop your craft. We will help you to become a vocalist with a strong musical identity.
Berklee prepares you for today's music by building on traditional aspects of learning. In all instruction offered in the Voice Department, emphasis is placed on achieving a solid foundation in the standard technical challenges of professional performance, including improvisation, reading, and interpretation. Also included is intensive training in sight-reading and in building repertoire as well as an acute awareness of vocal health.
Private Lessons
In your first week at Berklee, you will be given a placement audition by a voice faculty member, and the chair of the department will match you with the teacher best suited to your needs for private instruction. Every student will take at least four semesters of private lessons and must pass a final exam at the end of each semester on the skills learned.
Vocal Labs and Performance Studies Courses
These specialized voice classes bring together vocalists of similar performance levels and provide training in specific aspects of vocal performance. Many of the teaching materials used in these classes are created by the very Berklee faculty who will be teaching you. In addition to the required labs—Sight-Reading Techniques, Elements of Vocal Technique, and Vocal Styles (jazz, pop/rock, and r&b)—the elective labs include:
Advanced Vocal Performance Labs 1 and 2
Beginning Improvisation for Singers
English Diction
Guitar Accompaniment Skills for the Vocalist
Microphones, P.A. Systems, and the Singer
Musical Theater/Opera Scenes Workshop
Practice Skills for the Studio Singer
Performance Skills for the Live Background Singer
Rehearsal Techniques for Vocalists
Seminar on Latin American Music
Stage Performance Workshop—Jazz
Stage Performance Workshop—Rock and Pop
Studio Techniques for the Lead Singer and Background Vocalist
Survey of Vocal Styles
Vocal Improvisation in the Jazz Idiom
Vocal Lab—Jazz Fundamentals
Vocal Lab—Reading 3
Vocal Skills for the Self-Accompanied Vocalist
Course Work
The courses at Berklee are continually reviewed and evaluated so that they are up-to-date and consistently reflect today's musical needs. In classes such as Survey of Vocal Styles, you will learn the history of voice, analyze its present-day challenges, and participate in an in-depth study of styles and techniques.
Ensembles
Through ensembles, you will hone essential performance skills and techniques. They help you to broaden your stylistic range, to expand your network of musical friends and colleagues, and to gain diverse group-playing experience.
Berklee offers an ensemble experience for every entering student. Based on your placement audition, you may be eligible for the Rhythm Section and Vocalist Ensemble.
Ensembles are offered in multiple sections for varying levels of ability. You choose the group and style that appeal to you. Your eligibility is determined by ongoing auditions that measure your growth as a performer. This system enables you to move into higher level ensembles as you develop your skills.
More than 350 ensembles rehearse weekly at Berklee. These ensembles reflect nothing less than a full range of musical expression:
African Pop Ensemble
commercial pop/rock recording ensembles
country music ensembles
funk bands
Gospel Choir
jazz ensembles
Jazz/Rock Ensemble
Latin ensembles
Musical Theater/Opera Performance Ensemble
r&b ensembles
Rhythm Section and Vocal Ensemble
rock ensembles
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Visiting Artists
Through our Visiting Artist Series, you will be exposed to valuable first-hand career insight from some of the finest performers, songwriters, film composers, music business experts, and music professionals from every sector of the industry. Visiting vocal professionals have included: Oleta Adams H'94, Patti Austin, Cheryl Bentyne H'93, the Bobs, Carmen Bradford, Kurt Elling, Nnenna Freelon, Natalie Jackson, Billy Joel H'93, Kevin Mahogany, Richard Marx, New York Voices, Rebecca Parris, Smokey Robinson, Nancy Wilson H'94, and Trisha Yearwood.
Voice Rooms
The Voice Department has three amplifier-equipped rooms for private or small ensemble instruction and rehearsal. In addition, there are larger group instruction rooms complete with audio-visual learning aids. MIDI equipment, compact disc players, digital phrase samplers, videotapes, and audio tapes are used extensively for performance analysis classes and musical accompaniment. Voice Department performances and recitals are often videotaped for faculty and student analysis.
Voice Faculty
One-on-one faculty/student interaction is crucial to your Berklee education. As preparation for a career in the music industry, it is essential that you work intensively with men and women who have been living that career already. Berklee's voice faculty are innovative educators as well as experienced professional musicians. Their expertise in contemporary vocal techniques and technology make them invaluable as teachers.
The diversity of styles and experience of our faculty mean you will be exposed to the best education possible. You need not be restricted to one teacher throughout your education. You can work with any number of faculty during your time at Berklee, giving you the ultimate educational experience.
Berklee was founded on two revolutionary ideas: that musicianship could be taught through the music of the time; and that our students need practical, professional skills for successful, sustainable music careers. While our bedrock philosophy has not changed, the music around us has and requires that we evolve with it.
For over half a century, we've demonstrated our commitment to this approach by wholeheartedly embracing change. We update our curriculum and technology to make them more relevant, and attract diverse students who reflect the multiplicity of influences in today's music. We prepare our students for a lifetime of professional and personal growth through the study of the arts, sciences, and humanities. And we are developing new initiatives to reach and influence an ever-widening audience.
More than a college, Berklee has become the world's singular learning lab for the music of today—and tomorrow. We are a microcosm of the music world, reflecting the interplay between music and culture; an environment where aspiring music professionals learn how to integrate new ideas, adapt to changing musical genres, and showcase their distinctive skills in an evolving community. We are at the center of a widening network of industry professionals who use their openness, virtuosity, and versatility to take music in surprising new directions.
Performance Facilities
The Berklee Performance Center, our largest facility, seats more than 1,200 and is constantly alive with student and faculty concerts sponsored by the college or professional performances sponsored by independent music producers. In addition, Berklee maintains four professional-quality recital halls for smaller concerts and gatherings. All in all, more than 600 performances take place each year at Berklee. As you progress musically, you are sure to be part of many of them.
Learning Resources
The Stan Getz Library offers an extensive collection of printed materials, audio and video recordings, and other instructional media for student use.
The Learning Center offers small-to-large group instruction rooms with Apple computer workstations. As a complement to the training sessions, the software is further discussed in ongoing forums that cover popular software and hardware topics and are led by faculty, Learning Center staff, upper-semester students, and software company representatives.
Studio and Lab Facilities
To prepare for careers in music, students work in studios, labs, and classrooms that emulate the conditions found in professional environments Students learn the fundamental and enduring qualities shared by great music and explore music technology applications in the most up-to-date educational facilities possible in contemporary music education.
The Recording Studio Complex consists of 13 professional production facilities, which include multitrack digital and analog recording capability, automated mixdown, digital audio editing, video postproduction, 5.1 multichannel surround mixing, and comprehensive signal processing equipment.
The Synthesis Labs feature more than 250 different types of synthesizers, standard and alternate controllers, effects processors, recorders, mixers, and software. Students receive hand-on instruction and supervised development time in areas of synthesizer programming, electronic composition/production, audio for visual media (games, film, television, interactive), sound design, software design, and performance.
The Performance Division Technology Lab is a five-station lab designed to support students' study of new electronic instrumental controller techniques. Featuring Apple/Macintosh computers, various synthesizer modules, and the latest in guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion, and woodwind, and brass MIDI controllers, the lab enables students to learn to adapt traditional playing techniques to complex electronic setup and control environments.
The Professional Writing Division Technology Lab consists of 12 digital audio/MIDI workstations.
The Film Scoring Labs offer students the opportunity for hands-on study in the areas of film music composition, conducting, MIDI sequencing, and digital music editing, with two lab/classrooms, a self-contained scoring-studio complex, a 40-seat theater/classroom, and two DAW/screening rooms.
Berklee Summer Programs
In addition to Berklee's full-time course of study, the college also offers short summer programs focusing on a variety of instruments and music topics. In particular, the five-week Summer Performance Program covers all aspects of performance. It includes classes, workshops, and participation in ensembles as well as private lessons, lecture/demonstrations by faculty and visiting artists, and exposure to the latest innovations in music technology. You may read more about our Summer Programs online.
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Eligibility criteria : Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) BE, B.Tech in Electronics/ Telecommunication/ Electrical/ Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Instrumentation/ Information Technology/ Computer Science or a combination of these streams. OR Diploma in Electronics of Madras Institute of Technology. OR B.Tech Radio Physics and Electronics/ Optics and Opto Electronics/ OR M.Sc Degree in Physics (With Electronics)/ Electronics at graduation level or M.Sc. Tech in Electronics and and Radio Engineering. OR Section A&B of Examination of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institute of Engineers (India) in Electrical, Electronics or Telecommunications subject. OR section A&B of Examination of Aeronautical Society of India by actual studies in Avionics/ Communication streams. OR Graduate Membership Examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers with subjects of section A & full subjects of Section B by actual studies (Maths, Applied Electronics and Circuits, Principles of Communication Engineering Transmission lines and Networks).
Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) Minimum 60% marks in Aggregate in all papers put together in BE/ B.Tech in Aeronautical/ Mechanical/ Production/ Industrial Production or a combination of theses streams. OR Section A & B of the Associate Membership Examination of Institute of Engineers (India) in Mechanical/ Aeronautical subjects by actual studies. OR Section A & B of Associate Membership Examination of the Aeronautical Society of India with Group I (Design and Production) of Group II (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) subject by actual studies.
Meteorological Branch: Minimum 50% marks in aggregate in all papers put together in MCA/ Post Graduation in Science or Geography provided Mathematics and Physics were taken at graduation level (criteria of having Mathematics and Physics at graduation level is applicable for both MCA's and Post Graduates)
Age Limit : Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics / Mechanical) : 18 to 28 Years as on 01 Jan 2010. Born between 02 Jan 1982 and 01 Jan 1992. Meteorological Branch : 20 to 25 Years as on 01 Jan 2010. Born between 02 Jan 1985 and 01 Jan 1990.
Documents : Candidates are required to report at the venue with the following documents :- a) Two copies of pre-filled FTS Pro forma (on A4 size paper) as per format. b) Original Certificate of Secondary School Examination (for proof of date of birth) c) Mark sheet and Certificate of Senior Secondary School Examination d) Original certificate and Mark sheets (all semesters/ years) of BE/ B.Tech/ Graduation & Post Graduation as the case may be. e) Proof of identify such as Passport, Driving License, Voter Identity Card. College Identity Card or any other valid identity proof. f) Two recent colour passport size photographs.
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Greater Noida
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"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Confucius
Pretty powerful words from Confucius – imagine that if you find your dream career you would never have to work another day. Never wake up and have that sinking feeling in your stomach thinking about what faced you in the office. Never get to the end of the working year, and have a hard time thinking what you had accomplished. To many people this may seem like an impossible dream. If you are one of those people, then take a few moments right now to free your mind and think hard about what you want from your dream career.
What do you want from your dream career?
Perhaps you already know what your dream career is? But perhaps there are other careers that you haven’t yet thought of which could stimulate and excite you even more?
Find a comfy chair in your favourite room, unplug the telephone, turn off the mobile, and imagine yourself working in your dream career. Right now – go and do it!
What we're going to be constructing over the next minutes, hours, days is your career blueprint - your set of plans which will help you to achieve and succeed in your dream career!
Step 1 to finding your dream career
So, are you imaging that you are, right now, IN your dream career? Think as hard as you can about what you are actually DOING!
Perhaps you are a marketing executive in a key meeting? If so, are you leading the meeting, or reporting to the CEO? What are you discussing? Your work or someone else’s? Where is the meeting? On a factory floor or on the 24th floor of the most prestigious office block in town?
Perhaps you are a product designer? If so, are you designing the whole product, or just part of it which will integrate with the designs of others? Are you designing a product which will be launched in the next few months, or is it a concept design which will continue to change significantly before being launched in years to come?
Now let's choose an extreme ‘dream career’ to illustrate a point.
Perhaps you want to be a motor-yacht salesman in the Cayman Islands? Sure that must be a dream career for many people, but try now (in your comfy chair) to immerse youself in what exactly it is which you find appealing about this job.
Do you like selling luxury goods to well-heeled people? If so, are there other careers which could provide this? Perhaps selling luxury cars or jewellery? Or you could put together high value holidays for the jet-set?
Do you like being around motor yachts? If so, perhaps you could train to be a skipper taking people on motor yacht holidays? Or you could be an instructor to teach new owners how to get the most out of their expensive purchases?
Or perhaps it is the outdoor life that is particularly appealing? What about being the membership manager of an exclusive tennis club or golf club on the Mediterranean?
Whether or not you wanted to be a motor-yacht salesman in the Med or not, the point of this exercise was to force you to dissemble what exactly it is you are looking for in your dream career. It has also shown how, even if you have an idea of what your dream career may be, that there may be other careers out there RIGHT NOW which would suit your desires AS MUCH as if not MORE THAN your first choice!
There is a second step to this process, and this is slightly harder. But whoever said that working out what you want – what you really want – was easy? Remember – we’re trying to work out what you want to do for your living!! Remember the quotation from Confucius – we’re not trying to find you a job to go to work to each morning, but a living which you can fulfil each morning WITHOUT IT FEELING LIKE WORK!!
Step 2 to finding your dream career
Are you sitting comfortably? Is the phone off the hook? Are the kids occupied? Good, because you need time to concentrate on this…
Again, imagine your ideal career, and what you would be doing right now if you were there. Now, think about what you would have been doing the hour before, and the hour afterwards. And two hours before and afterwards. And a day before and afterwards. And, if you have the time, a week before and afterwards.
The point of this exercise is to make sure you understand the full requirements of your dream career.
Perhaps you want to be an advertising account manager, presenting your team’s proposals to a potential client?
The hour before, you might have been preparing for the presentation – perhaps rehearsing in front of the partners of the advertising company you work for. What happens if they don’t like what you say? Or the way you say it? Do you change your presentation with only an hour to go? Is this going to affect your review? How are you going to take what they say to improve your presentation without allowing their criticisms to detract you from the perfect delivery?
The day before, you might have been meeting with the ‘creatives’, the people who actually create the advertising slogans and advertisements, trying to relate what the adverts they are creating to the key requirements of your potential client. What if you can’t see the link? Do you try to change the adverts at this late stage? What if the creatives disagree with you? They can be quite a volatile lot – how will you get them to change the adverts?
The day after, what happens if you’d lost the pitch? How do you explain it to your bosses? How do you explain it to the creatives? Was it their wrong ideas or your poor presentation? Or did you give them the wrong guidelines to start with? What are you going to say now?
And even if you’d won the pitch, what are you going to do (as well as take your creatives out for a VERY lavish dinner I hope!)? It’s time to get to work!! How are you going to convert those ideas into a viable campaign? How are you going to test your ideas against your target market? How are you going to integrate the results from focus groups with the purist artistic minds of your creatives to arrive at the optimal solution for your client?
Again, this exercise is only to make you start to think about what you REALLY WANT from your dream career, and to make sure that you FULLY UNDERSTAND some of the demands that go with holding down such a career.
So, go and get yourself another cup of coffee or tea, or whatever you like to relax with. Cuddle up in your favourite chair. Take a pad, and go through the two exercises we’ve discussed.
Firstly, think about your dream career, and what you like about it. Write down all of the things which you find appealing. Now, are there other careers available which might give you what you are looking for? Against your list of appealing features, write down which other careers might be able to satisfy each feature. And be as creative as you can!! Secondly, think about the other aspects of your dream career. Do you fully appreciate the demands that each career expects of you so that you are able to enjoy the best parts of the career? The results of this exercise will be particularly important in the next stage of this course.
Get the job you deserve
So you’ve done your work? I hope that you have a neatly set-out page, with a list of attributes that you want from your dream career, as well as a list of alternative careers which could also satisfy those attributes. Of course, although the page may be well set out, I hope that there are plenty of sheets of crumpled paper in your waste paper bin which are full of ideas you had on your way to creating the first step of your career blue-print.
And, I hope that you have a full and thorough realisation of what your dream career entails.
So, for extra credit, take your list of ‘alternative careers’ – you know, the ones which will be able to give you what you were hoping to gain from your ‘ideal career’ and go through Exercise Two with each of these careers. Are there aspects of these careers you hadn’t though about? Perhaps when considering these careers in the round, they are in fact MORE APPEALING that the career you had chosen as your dream career?
Wrap-up
Anyway, that’s it for this lesson.
Are you exhausted? Do you have a note pad full of ideas?
If so, then WELL DONE!
Remember, this is worth working hard on! You are trying to find a career for yourself which, as Confucius says, does not feel like work at all!!
Okay, I think I’ve worked you hard enough for now. So get another drink of whatever you like to relax with, slump down in your comfy chair and start thinking about all of those different careers.
And hopefully today has given you an appreciation of exactly what your new career entails, as well as what other careers might meet your needs.
Well done! I’m proud of you for taking the first step to finding your dream career!!
Make this high value life choice benefitting from the knowledge of others by using our proven 4-Step decision making process outined in our new book...
Does the idea of changing careers continue to cloud your thoughts? Maybe you are experiencing a number of emotions on the job...
• Everyday tasks seem routine and lack challenge, or
• Your manager's decisions don't make sense, or
seem outright WRONG, or
• Every day you are pressured to deliver on a mountain
of tasks without any regard to quality or value!
Work has lost its meaning and you wonder...
Is it worth the effort to work through a career change decision?
This will shock you. If you would like your next career to last ten years (it used to be a lifetime) the average value of the career change selection in the United States is approximately $425,000! (based on the 2008 Bureau of Labor Statistics average income of $42,500). And, this only considers the tangible value of this choice.
What about doing something meaningful and fulfilling? Can you put a value on that? Wouldn't it be helpful to gain from the knowledge of others to learn how to change careers effectively? Wouldn't it be worth thousands to get this decision right?
Ready to choose your next career? You are not alone...
Statisticians will tell you to expect to have 3 careers in your life (a number that life coaches say is really 4 to 7 as the notion of corporate loyalty disappears into history and technology drives constantly evolving skill sets).
Making this major life choice can bring up a lot of questions:
Can I afford to make a career change now?
How do I know if a career will be right for me?
Is my desire to change careers being motivated by something else?
Will I have to go back to school to get the skills needed for a new career?
How long will it take to attain the career I want?
Will I be able to find a career that has meaning?
Is it possible to learn how to change careers with CONFIDENCE?
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Wouldn't you want to know how to change careers in a way that could avoid emotional decision making mistakes?
Making a career change decision can create strong emotions that can lead to common mistakes that include:
Not making the decision at all. Indecision is an overwhelming problem for many people. They are often too afraid to proceed.
Choosing to quickly without knowing why, and then creating rational reasons to justify a poor emotional decision.
Overriding rational decision making in cases where it is clearly needed.
Creating mistakes due to distortions and bias in judgments, sometimes leading to unexpected and reckless action.
Errors that take place because we are subject to systemic inaccuracy about how we will feel in the future.
Why consider 5 to 9 options when you are ready to choose your next career? It turns out this number can help you avoid two additional decision making errors, namely:
Tunnel vision with too few alternatives due to the desire to rush to judgment.
Analysis paralysis with too many options that exceed our ability to keep track of them.
"DECIDE GUIDE is a practical resource for making career decisions at any stage of life. Thorough in its scope, it leads the reader through a logical process with detailed, relevant questions presented in user-friendly worksheets. The electronic version is replete with clickable links to useful information and additional resources.
The authors draw upon a wealth of professional experience and knowledge; use the guide alone, or couple it with personal career counseling from the authors themselves. I recommend it not only for those considering a career change, but for college students (and their parents) as they consider their life's work." Dr. Robin J. Kohl, Professor and Educational Consultant
Is there a better way to deal with a career change decision?
To start with, recognize that it is completely normal to feel a wide range of feelings when approaching this kind of change. How to change careers is not something we learn in school, adding lack of knowledge to an already emotionally challenging choice.
Getting advice from friends can help, but they are fully engaged with their own lives, making it hard to get to the deep and thoughtful consideration that this decision deserves.
Going to the library is an option, but where do you start? Should you take personality tests, explore new industries, or look at new education options?
How long will it take to figure this out? You could start searching the internet and experience instant information overload with thousands of tips on changing careers. But do you really want to spend more of your time and energy sorting through the maze to get to the nuggets that will really help? Wouldn't it be nice to have everything you need to walk through this decision, step by step, in one place... presented in a way you can understand it?
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Here is a sample of what you will discover about how to change careers in this book: How to use a consistent and simple decision making process (Frame, Innovate, Decide, and Manage) that can be used in making your most important and valuable personal decisions. The value of using connected life decisions to help you realize your personal vision. An approach for identifying and balancing the criteria that will make your next career selection a success for you! How to avoid some of the most common decision making mistakes by taking advantage of the experience and knowledge of others. A framework for communicating and getting input and feedback from family, friends, and supporters. The tasks needed to put your decision into action.
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Our Decide Guide: Choose Your Next Career will arm you with the information and resources you need for every step of the decision making process and provide a worksheet to capture it!
Here are some of the worksheets and templates that are included.
Capturing your current situation - Summarize what is motivating your decision and its timing.
Estimating your next career decision value - Determine the tangible value of your next career decision.
Estimating an appropriate amount of Time and Money to allocate - Establish the resources you need to choose your next career.
Capture your connected personal decisions - Use these decisions to help guide your career change decision.
Determine and prioritize your success criteria - Choose and prioritize the factors for making a high quality career change decision.
Capture your expertise - Sum up the expertise you can bring to your next career. You will be surprised by what you discover!
Brainstorm career options - Identify new career options that you might not have considered.
Decision Evaluation - Evaluate how to change careers by scoring each criterion for each of your next career options.
Your next career action plan - Begin implementation of your career change decision with a prioritized task list.
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How to change careers with confidence!
Have you ever made a major life choice that you regretted? More specifically, did you ever take a job that wasn't right for you? We have. So have millions of others. Wouldn't you like to take advantage of that experience and the lessons learned?
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Identifying and capturing the triggers motivating your desire to change careers.
Determining the value of your next career decision and choosing what effort and money you want to spend to make a high quality decision.
Aligning your career change with your other major life choices so your new career enables your personal vision instead of fighting against it.
Choosing/defining success criteria before you get overloaded with new career options.
Balancing your criteria to ensure that all your needs and desires are addressed.
Involving and communicating to those that have a role in helping you make this decision or are dependent on you for a good outcome.
Learning about your talents, strengths and skills that will help you thrive in the career choice you make.
Exploring new career options you might not have considered.
Managing the change process in a way that addresses emotions and prevents common decision making mistakes.
Creating an action plan that begins the implementation of your career change decision.
Know who you are, and not just your name. What are your interests? What skills do you possess? Are you cheerful, bubbly, and a people-person? Maybe becoming a teacher is for you. Do you love to get out a saw and wood and create projects? Maybe an architect is the job you want. Spend an hour in a private place, or get together with a friend. Talk about the things you love. Write them down, and analyze them when you're done. See if you can put together an idea.
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If you have an idea of what you want to do, read up on it! Head for the library, or surf the web. Read as much as you can about your career choice. If you decide you chose wrong, analyze your skills again. Talk with a parent, friend, or professor about what they think.
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Utilize several different job search techniques and do each of them well. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
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Keep in touch with people who can positively influence your job search and career. In your future career pursuit, simple reference letter can be of crucial importance.
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Try to learn about why you don't get every job you apply for. Learn from your mistakes.
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Before you start applying for jobs ensure you know what you're looking for. A good job search is a focused job search. Make sure to tailor you Resume or CV according to job position that you are applying for.
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Don't apply for job you aren't qualified for. One of the worst things is lying on your Resume. You might ruin your chances with a company for a job you are qualified for in the future.
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Manage your references. Don't assume there isn't such a thing as a bad reference. There is. And it can cost you jobs.
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Plan your career with a long term focus. Short term gain can cause long term pain.
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Make sure you don't over stress yourself, and don't get your hopes too high, you may jinx it.
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Take command of your career. Don't rely on other people to get the job for you. Nobody knows you better than your self, just do it.
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Find a company that you are interested in working for. Look at their job listings and see what interests you. For example, if you like Facebook, then you could look at their job listings and see what they offer. This will help a lot!
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Why consider 5 to 9 options when you are ready to choose your next career? It turns out this number can help you avoid two additional decision making errors, namely:
Decide Guide: Choose Your Next Career gives the critical information you need for making this high value life choice. It will guide you through a straightforward 4-step decision making process, providing support, examples and suggestions from initial decision framing to the action plan for reaching your next career.
How to use a consistent and simple decision making process (Frame, Innovate, Decide, and Manage) that can be used in making your most important and valuable personal decisions.
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