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How the CDU can help
All doctors and dentists who request individual help with a career
dilemma are invited for a career guidance interview leading to an
agreed action plan. Key points will be summarised in a career guidance
report.
Career guidance interview
The interview normally consists of a confidential one-to-one 2-3 hr
interview with a follow-up option. The purpose of the interview is to
clarify the issues for the individual that relate to the development of
their career, to explore these in the light of their previous
experience and put them in the context of their personal and
professional qualities. The information that is reviewed in the
interview includes:
- CV
- In-depth exploration of personal and professional motivations and qualities in the light of their previous experience.
- Psychometric tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory which explores personal preferences and/or the FIRO-B, which is a test
that looks at inter-personal relationships.
- Additional information that the individual may find helpful such
as training or appraisal records, including any feedback from others.
The process helps the individual to identify their key attributes and
abilities and they are helped to identify the likely characteristics of
their ideal job and working environment. At the same time they develop
insights about why they may not have been enjoying their job and any
difficulty they may have had in progressing their career.
Poor job satisfaction will be explored to identify whether the issues
relate to the specific job, the specialty or the chosen career in
general.
It can be helpful to identify those aspects of a future job or working
environment that are likely to provide continuing motivation and those
that could lead to difficulty.
Action plan
Career options and opportunities will be explored and an action plan
agreed that will help the individual to make any career choices. This
may focus on changes that they might want to make within an existing
job or choosing a new job, specialty or career.
The action plan may include plans for;
- negotiating changes to current job
- collecting further careers information
- arranging work experience
- getting advice from
- Royal Colleges or Specialty Regional Advisers
- Associate Dean
- Flexible Training
- Overseas doctors
- Occupational Health
- Medic Support
- choosing and applying for a new position
- identifying learning priorities and most effective learning methods for a PDP
- review and monitoring of future job satisfaction.
Career guidance report
This will include a summary of the interview and the agreed action plan, including any arrangements for review.
The report is entirely confidential and for the use of the individual.
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