Designing Your Career (Stanford Uni)
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What You will learn
- The short module is structured to help you take practical steps toward designing your career.
- It uses a design thinking approach to help people of any age and academic background develop a constructive and effective approach to designing their vocation.
- This course is primarily comprised of 5 career-oriented vocational wayfinding concepts, illustrated through videos and expanded through personal reflections and exercises.
Course Curriculum / Content
Introduction
Welcome to the Designing Your Career module. Whether you’re exploring what you might want to do next or you’ve already identified a role or organization that you would like to be a part of, this short module is structured to help you take practical steps toward designing your career.It uses a design thinking approach to help people of any age and academic background develop a constructive and effective approach to designing their vocation. This course is primarily comprised of 5 career-oriented vocational wayfinding concepts, illustrated through videos and expanded through personal reflections and exercises.To get started, scroll down...
Welcome to Designing Your Career
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The Outsider Problem
You will learn about the basics of the career development process, take stock of where you stand and then strategize going forward.
Who do you know?
Taking stock
The Outsider Problem
02:09
The Informational Interview
Asking Useful Questions
The Information Interview
03:07
The Networking Reframe
Asking & Giving Direction
The Networking Reframe
02:05Exercise: Asking for Directions
Networking Your Way to Job Search Success
The Two Types of Networking
02:52Exercise: Networking Targets
The Elevator Conversation
Exercise: Unique Experiences
Video: The Elevator Conversation
03:29Exercise: Your Elevator Conversation
The Offer Search
Exercise: Getting Good at Being Luckyv
Video: “The Offer Search”
02:53Exercise: Mentors, Friends, and Advisors
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Requirements
- There are no prerequisites for this course. People of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are welcome to use the course.
- This course is self-paced and non-linear. Feel free to explore the different sections at your own speed, and know that it's okay to jump around.
Target Audience
- University Students
- Fresh Graduates
- Job Seekers in General
Material Includes
- Vidoes
- Quizes
- Self reflections
- Assignments
- Further Reading
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Description
This online course uses a design thinking approach to help people of any age and academic background develop a constructive and effective approach to designing their vocation. This course is primarily comprised of 5 career-oriented vocational wayfinding concepts, illustrated through videos and expanded through personal reflections and exercises.
Designing Your Career is a class created by the Stanford Life Design Lab that helps individuals design their lives and careers.
Course Staff
John Armstrong, Lecturer and Fellow, Stanford Life Design Lab
Ben Bowman, Stanford Life Design Lab Intern
Kathy Davies, Managing Director, Stanford Life Design Lab
Dave Evans, Co-Founder, Stanford Life Design Lab
Bill Burnett, Co-Founder, Stanford Life Design Lab
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