FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A:  Yes it will work, if you work at it!  Our process is about you understanding ‘who am l?, where am I going? and how will I get there?’  Career development is about self-managing your career. The role of Funkee Careers is to support, motivate, coach and guide you.  As they say, ‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink!’

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A:  There is a saying “If you want something done, ask a busy person!”   Career development is such an important issue it's worth making the time to fit it in.  Facing these issues head on - with the guidance of Funkee Careers- will have enormous benefits for you and your well-being over the course of your entire life.  I would make the time, whether it’s utilising the services of Funkee Careers or a comparative service.

A: Our employment opportunities will continue to be fluid with little or no linear options for career development (ie if I do this, I will get that).  Our changing environment is dictating future positions that we do not even know about yet! Careers globalisation, the rapid increases in information and communications technology and significant demographic shifts have totally changed the career development dynamic. 

A: It is a 'living record' of the experiences and activities you plan to pursue. A Career Development Plan is based on what you have learnt in the past from planned or unplanned experiences, or activities for the purpose of defining the careers most suitable for you.  It needs to account for foreseeable and progressive workplace trends.  For example, research shows that individuals change jobs more frequently than they did in the past.  Similarly, jobs today have more varied working arrangements.  Your Career Development Plan is a commitment to life long learning and could include a roadmap to increase your portfolio of formal qualifications or other 21st century workplace skills such as communication, problem solving, teamwork and personal attributes such as adaptability, resilience, enthusiasm and openness to new ideas.  You need to shift your thinking to get ahead of the game!!

A:  The career development process is about exploring your interests, the nature of your personality and possible careers.  It is about creating experiences and activities that validate the careers that would be most suitable to you.  ‘You don't know what you don’t know’.  We all have what the Johari Window refers to as 'the Unknown area'. 

A:  It’s about making an informed decision on your career choices, as it aligns you to a career.  Further research or activities will need to be performed to validate the career most suitable for you.

A:  Getting good marks is only one part of the picture.  Career development is about committing the effort to a process of defining the career choices most suitable for you.  It is important, that you are true to yourself and pursue career options that are aligned to who you are and your capabilities.   Sometimes the ‘tail wags the dog’, meaning we think we want to be ‘something’, without challenging who we really are. 

A: You are definitely worth it, so invest in yourself by committing the time and effort now.  Don’t let now become later!  I find it interesting that we will place importance on researching and investing in material items (like a new phone), though we won’t have that same approach for investing in ourselves to optimise our capabilities and career choices.  Time, effort and money are investments into to finding out who you are – and your aptitude, interests, strengths.  This knowledge is the cornerstone in developing your career choices over a life time.

A:  No one place, activity or experience can give you the answer for life.  It’s about the journey.

A: Career development is about self-discovery and being resilent in maximising your potential.  It is not a direct ‘cause and effect relationship’, by if I do this and I will know the next job I want to do.  It is an accumulation of activities and experiences that you 'collect' and journalise in adding 'pieces to your career journey puzzle’.  

A: The Funkee Careers generic process for career development is an email invitation to complete online assessments, face to face career counselling meeting(s) and the development of career action plans. 

A: The level of investment will vary dependent on the customised service and program.  Importantly, any investment should be treated as a cost of setting you up for success.

A: Career development is not a point time.  It is life-long learning: learning about yourself and your capabilities, and how this information translates into identifying your career/work life choices.  This can be applied in the context of career self-discovery activities as secondary school student to retirement.  It is about your ability to determine the need in light of your school/work/life circumstances.

A:  I appreciate that, though this is only one option!  To give yourself the best opportunity or to verify your parent’s opinion you should develop a career plan.  “Never put all your eggs in one basket”

A: You know, based on what you know!  It is important to ensure you explore this option to challenge and valid your career choices

A: Career development is not a ‘crystal ball’ solution.  It is dependent on you committing to an ongoing process of knowing who you, where you want to go and how you are going to get there.  Nothing is ever set in stone as there will environmental influences beyond your control that will require you to change or adapt your career development plans.

A: It is never too early for you or the parents of a child to identify, observe or seek feedback regarding interests, strengths, aptitudes, attitudes, beliefs and values.  These findings are opportunities for exploration and discovery.

A: We will email an invitation to you.  Our email will contain a link to the online assessments.

A: Absolutely!   We would meet online using Skype or an equivalent form of social media

A: An accredited Career Management System that has been operated and enhanced over 10 years to reflect current career management practices.