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> Career Planning and Me

Career planning is exactly what it sounds like: planning a career that makes the most of your interests and goals, suits your temperament, and maximizes your education. Traditionally done once at the beginning of adulthood, today this is a process that has become a lifelong endeavor as those in the workforce must keep up with the constant changes of the economy and the demands of our society.

It begins with assessing your current situation, not just financially or at work, but your personal state of mind as well. Do you enjoy organizing things or working within a certain time period and leaving it there when you go home? Are you better at leading people or working alone? Do you prefer to be outside or inside? Do you have political, religious, or moral beliefs that compel you to get involved in a certain field? Anything, absolutely anything that truly inspires you can be made into a career. But first you have to identify what it is that inspires you and why.

Next, take a look around. Is there a name for the job that you want to do or are you a pioneer in the field? Is there a company who is hiring or do you need to create your own? Research what is available, what is lacking, and what is related to what you want to do. Now take your research a step further. Try out an internship or a volunteer position, read books about those who have succeeded in your field, ask to shadow someone who does the job you’re aspiring for. Find out what others had to do to get to where you want to be: other jobs, experience, education. And then decide if it’s something that still interests you.

It’s best to follow these steps for more than one possible career choice, but not more than a few. Unless all of them bombs, you may very well find something that you’d like to try. Enroll in courses if need be or get your resume, interview outfit, and list of companies ready and start applying for entry level positions. Or both. And remember, nothing is ever set in stone. If this doesn’t work out after a few months or you decide you no longer like the career you’ve chosen a year later or 20 years later you can always go back to the drawing board and start again.
Look Well Into the Future When Career Planning

Although the initial stages of career planning are crucial to success, looking well into the future when career planning is essential if that success is going to be maintained. Careers change, the market changes, the economy changes. If you want to make sure that you remain a hot commodity in your career, you need to make sure that you can roll with the punches.

The best way to look into the future, you must start by looking into the past. What have been the trends of your industry? Where has its competition come from in the past? What companies have survived and which haven’t? Why?

Next, look at the current state of the new industry in which you hope to work and ask the same questions. Choose case studies in the form of major companies. Find out who the key players are in these companies and check out their career path. What did they do after school and entry level positions? Read business journals and check out industry forums online. Where is the current threat coming from? What are people saying about the future of the industry? How will that affect your ability to get a job in your chosen career and keep it five, ten, twenty years down the road?

Now, look at both of these groups of facts and consider your future. What areas will you need to acquire frequent updates on information and skills in order to maintain your position and move up? A certain amount of critical thinking is necessary to prepare yourself for the possible twists and turns of the market as it concerns your chosen career. By assessing the past, taking note of the present, and planning for the future, you will have a much higher chance of not only holding onto your new career but excelling at it as well.
Interview Techniques

Public speaking seems to be a problem with most people so it is no surprise that most people spend countless hours preparing for an interview as if they are going to speak in front of thousands of people.

Why is the Interview so Important?

Simply said; if you want the job then you better nail the interview. The interview is the gateway to having the job offered to you. If you are confident in your abilities and can vocalize them then you will more then likely receive and offer.

How can I prepare for the Interview?

First thing is to make sure you are well groomed. It is ok to dress up in a dark suit and matching tie for men or a nice dark business suit for women. Men should be clean shaven with a neat hair cut. Women should have their hair neat and also wear stockings and matching shoes. Heals are ok but not to the point where the woman seems awkward walking in them. Another thing you can do is practice what you are going to say to the interviewer in front of a mirror or other people.

Other Interview Techniques

Always shake the interviewers hand firmly, sit straight up, and pay attention. Always make sure to answer the interviewers questions accurately and concisely. It is a good idea to study about the companys history and current events just in case there is a mention of it. Always be prepared and do not let your eyes wander around the room. Do not bite your fingernails or show any signs of outward nervousness. The interviewer will read your body language and even though body language doesnt show your ability to perform a job, the interviewer will still take it into consideration.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA —
Jennifer G. Redmond has joined the San
Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in
the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. Redmond most recently
practiced with Bingham McCutchen in San Francisco.

Redmond has close to twenty years of experience defending employers against
claims of trade secret theft, defamation, disability discrimination,
failure to accommodate, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment,
retaliation, breach of contract, fraud, wage and hour violations, and all
other types of employment-related claims.

“Attracting the best attorneys in their specializations is a top priority
for the firm and Jennifer is one of the leading employment attorneys in the
state,” said Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm. “She substantially
increases our employment law capabilities in San Francisco and allows us to
provide clients with a tremendous breadth of service throughout the
nation.”

“I look forward to growing the firm’s employment practice in Northern
California,” Redmond said. “Sheppard’s Labor and Employment group has an
outstanding reputation throughout the state. I am excited to work with the
great lawyers here and across the firm’s offices, and to be able to offer a
broader range of employment services to clients.”

“Jennifer is an excellent addition to the firm’s strong employment
practice,” commented Kelly Hensley, co-chair of the firm’s Labor and
Employment practice group. “She adds tremendous depth to the group, which
has more than 55 attorneys statewide.”

Redmond’s clients are in industries such as global internet communications
and media, technology, biotechnology, entertainment, property management,
winemaking and distribution, and financial services and include companies
like Lucasfilm and BRE Properties.

Redmond’s experience also includes counseling employers on enforcement of
non-solicitation and non-compete agreements, protection of trade secrets,
family and medical leave compliance, disability accommodation, wage and
hour compliance, the use of independent contractors, and employee housing,
among other topics; assisting in the design and implementation of
restructuring and downsizing programs; mediating employment disputes;
training management and employees on harassment and discrimination
prevention; and all other aspects of employment law. She is the co-author
of “How To Engage In The Interactive Process: A Field Guide For California
Employers”; “How to Engage in the Interactive Process: A Field Guide on
Disability Accommodation in the Workplace” (national version); and numerous
other articles and presentations on reasonable accommodation of
disabilities, among other topics.

Redmond received her J.D., order of the coif, from Vanderbilt University
School of Law in 1989 where she was an Andrew Ewing Scholar and senior
articles editor of Vanderbilt Law Review. She then clerked for Judge Earl
B. Gilliam of the United States District Court for the Southern District of
California. Redmond has a B.A. in History, with honors, from the
University of Virginia.

About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a full service AmLaw 100 firm
with 490 attorneys in nine offices located throughout California and in New
York and Washington, D.C. The firm’s California offices are located in Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar
Heights and San Diego. Sheppard Mullin provides legal expertise and
counsel to U.S. and international clients in a wide range of practice
areas, including Antitrust, Corporate and Securities; Entertainment, Media
and Communications; Finance and Bankruptcy; Government Contracts;
Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Real Estate/Land
Use; Tax/Employee Benefits/Trusts & Estates; and White Collar Defense. The
firm was founded in 1927. For more information, please visit
www.sheppardmullin.com.

CONTACT:
Jennifer Redmond
(415) 774-2910

Ralph Richardson
(213) 617-5542

SOURCE:  Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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