Smart Career Planning

Welcome to Smart Career Planning, an eight-session online course designed to guide you through the essential steps of building a meaningful and sustainable career. Whether you're just beginning your journey or considering a new direction, this course provides the tools, strategies, and self-awareness needed to make informed career choices and thrive in today’s evolving workforce.

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Last Update	08/23/2025
Completion Time	1 day 22 hours 7 minutes
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Course

- ATI Smart Career Planning
Session 1: Why Career Planning Matters

9Lessons · 7 hr 9 min
- Section 1: Why Career Planning Matters
- How to Build an Effective Career Plan (Top 5 Tips)
- The Career Planning Process
- How to Choose the Right Career Path in 7 Simple Steps
- Career Development Theory – Meet the Experts
- Understanding Today’s World of Work
- Career Portfolios – Your Personal Success Toolkit
- Reflection & Journal Prompts
- Session 1: Prepare Quiz
  
  10 xp
Session 2: Identifying and Leveraging Your Skills

10Lessons · 6 hr 50 min
- Smart Career Planning: Identifying and Leveraging Your Skills
- Hard Skills vs Soft Skills
- Skill Mapping – Know What You Bring to the Table
- Transferable Skills
- O*Net OnLine Softskills Builder
- What Are Soft Skills? Top 8
- Skills in Action – Translating Skills into Careers
- What's a skill?
- Reflection & Journal Prompts
- Session 2: Skills Quiz
  
  10 xp
Session 3: Identifying Career Interests

14Lessons · 7 hr 36 min
- Identifying Career Interests
- O*NET Interest Profiler - Matching Interests to Careers!
- Welcome to the O*NET Interest Profiler!
- Discover Your Career Path
- John Holland's Theory
- Holland’s RIASEC codes: REALISTIC
- Holland’s RIASEC codes: INVESTIGATIVE
- Holland’s RIASEC codes: ARTISTIC
- Holland’s RIASEC codes: SOCIAL
- Holland’s RIASEC codes: ENTERPRISING
- Holland’s RIASEC codes: CONVENTIONAL
- Connecting the Dots: Turning Interests into Career Possibilities
- Reflection & Journal Prompts
- Session 3: Career Interests Quiz
  
  10 xp
Session 4: Understanding Personal Values for Career Alignment

9Lessons · 6 hr
- Understanding Personal Values for Career Alignment
- Identifying Your Core Values: Discovering What Truly Matters to You
- How Your Values Influence Decisions, Behavior, and Relationships
- Fueling Your Future – The Connection Between Values and Motivation
- Career Exploration Through Values-Aligning Who You Are with What You Do
- Articulating Your Values-Becoming Clear, Confident, and Consistent About What Matters Most
- Making Aligned Career Decisions
- Putting It All Together – Your Values & Career Plan
- Session 4: Understanding Personal Values for Career Alignment
  
  10 xp
Session 5: Explore and Research Occupations

10Lessons · 6 hr
- Explore and Research Occupations
- Explore and Researching Occupations
- Holland Theme Descriptions
- Research: O*Net Online
- Research: Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Rsearch: Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Online
- Class Assignment
- Advanced Occupational Research; Conducting an Information Interview
- Session 5 Key Takeaways
- Session 5: Explore and Research Occupations Quiz
  
  10 xp
Session 6: Decision-Making

11Lessons · 6 hr
- Decision Making
- Making Smart Career Decisions with the DECIDES Model
- Step 1: D - Define the Decision to Be Made
- Step 2: E - Establish a Tentative Action Plan
- Step 3: C – Clarify Values
- Step 4: I - Identify Possible Alternatives
- Step 5: D - Discover Probable Outcomes
- Step 6: E - Eliminate Alternatives Systematically
- Step 7: S - Start Action Plan
- Summary: Using DECIDES in Your Life
- Session 6: Decision-Making Quiz
  
  10 xp
Session 7: Career Management Foundations

7Lessons · 6 hr
- Career Management Foundations
  
  New
- Career Management
  
  New
- Building a Career Management Action Plan (CMAP)
  
  New
- Professional Identity & Branding
  
  New
- Career Resilience & Transition Management
  
  New
- Lifelong Learning & Future-Proofing Your Career
  
  New
- Career Management Foundations – True or False Quiz
  
  New 10 xp
Session 8: Final Exam

3Lessons · 31 min
- Demonstrate Comprehensive Understanding of Smart Career Planning
  
  New
- ATI Final Exam The Ultimate Test of Your Journey
  
  New
- Smart Career Planning
  
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