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DEVELOPIN

LOPING A

POSITIVE PERSONAL PROFILE

Op Opening ing Do Doors s to Se Self-De Deter terminatio ination, n, Meaning ngful ful Lives es, , & & Em Employm ymen ent

CARE

REER LIFE FE LINE NE

Think about a your career experiences and choices Who made a real diffe ffere rence nce in your r life? e?

 Believed in you  Saw something in you that you may not have

seen yet in yourself

 Got you to try something you would not have on

your own

 Stood by you and encouraged you

CARE

REER LIFE FE LINE NE

Think about a your career experiences and choices:

 First Career Simulation  Key Family Event  Significant School (pre collegiate) Experience  Significant Collegiate Experience  Key Entry Level Work Experience  First Full-Time Job  Midcareer Job  Description of your spouse or family  Retirement age and a description of your retirement

How w did events ts in yo your r life fe imp mpact t your r care reer r choice ces? s? Do we re restr trict ict th the ca care reer r choices es fo for r th the yo youth th we support rt ? Is Is th this th the best t care reer r choice e as you th think about t your r skills, ls, str trength ths, s, and ta talents ts?

WHA

HAT DO DO WE WE NOT OT KNO NOW?

Requires that:

 You get to know people  Identify and highlight when a person is at

their best

CARE

REER LIFE FE PHA HASE

 Assessment/Exploration (PPP)  Education/Training  Active Job Search  Retention/Advancement/Job Change  Leisure/Recreation/Social  Other (life challenges, crisis, etc.)

Phases change over time!

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NDIVID IDUALIZ UALIZED EDU DUCA CATION ION PRO ROGR GRAM AM

Develop the plan through:

 interactions/discussions with the

participant/jobseeker

 acknowledgement of his/her expressed interests  information collected during community connections  their Positive Personal Profile  Person-Centered Thinking tools and other

assessments The plan should be reviewed and updated as often as necessary.

DON’T FORGET

EXPOSU OSURE RE

PRE RECE CEDE DES

IN INTER TEREST EST

MAKING

NG CONNE NECTIONS CTIONS AND OPENING ING DOOR OORS

 Believe in the person  Focus on skills – not deficits  There are no prerequisites  Everyone is “job ready” and/or ready to explore  Look for “rays of light”  What does the best day look like  Look for what an employer or friend or colleague

with value about this person

Adapted from Connecting Youth with Employers – Add Us In Maryland