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:A [[career strategy]] is a high-level plan to achieve one or more [[career goal]]s under conditions of uncertainty. A [[career endeavor]] is an undertaking to implement the ''strategy'' and achieve the ''goal''. The ''strategy'' depends on what one's ''career goal'' is. A combination of the ''endeavors'' represent one's [[career portfolio]].
 
:A [[career strategy]] is a high-level plan to achieve one or more [[career goal]]s under conditions of uncertainty. A [[career endeavor]] is an undertaking to implement the ''strategy'' and achieve the ''goal''. The ''strategy'' depends on what one's ''career goal'' is. A combination of the ''endeavors'' represent one's [[career portfolio]].
 
:Reflecting the [[Work Motivation Model]], these ''goals'' may refer to improvements in [[work-life fit]], [[employee compensation]], [[job task]]s, or, most likely, some combination of those.
 
 
:These ''endeavors'' may be either [[ongoing operations]], which are casually called "old businesses", or [[project]]s, which are casually called "new businesses".
 
  
 
:All the ''endeavors'' may be placed into the [[BCG matrix]]. So, strategies may be "let the dogs go" to "keep the cash cows" to "consider the question marks" to "nourish the stars".
 
:All the ''endeavors'' may be placed into the [[BCG matrix]]. So, strategies may be "let the dogs go" to "keep the cash cows" to "consider the question marks" to "nourish the stars".

Revision as of 02:26, 13 May 2020

Career Strategies (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Career Essentials lesson that introduces its participants to careers and related topics.

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Careers session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.


Content

The predecessor lectio is Career Portfolio.

Key terms

Script

A career strategy is a high-level plan to achieve one or more career goals under conditions of uncertainty. A career endeavor is an undertaking to implement the strategy and achieve the goal. The strategy depends on what one's career goal is. A combination of the endeavors represent one's career portfolio.
All the endeavors may be placed into the BCG matrix. So, strategies may be "let the dogs go" to "keep the cash cows" to "consider the question marks" to "nourish the stars".
The Ansoff Matrix is a tool that c-level executives use to formulate generic strategies for growth. Any worker can use this matrix to plan career growth.
Doing the same job tasks for the same employer, one can potentially work on competitive employability such as increase work-related competence and/or professional profile.
To explore new markets, one can potentially offer the current work services to new customers or in new geographic locations.
To develop new products, one can potentially build new competence and wait for a rank promotion opportunity.
These strategies would likely affect the "stars" quadrant and, if there is a star shortage, the "questions" quadrant. However, some unusual strategies can be developed as well.
Let's imagine, someone who works low-wage sitting in the office jobs, one is full-time and another is part-time. This worker starts noticing that the body needs more work-out, but he cannot afford to allocate time for gym. This worker may diversify his part-time "cash cow" to substitute it with, let say, dog walking. In this way, he will be still earning similar amounts and exercise more and even enjoy fresh air.

Career Changes is the successor lectio.

Quiz