{"id":186,"date":"2016-02-01T16:19:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/pod\/career-counseling\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:35:48","slug":"career-tools-and-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/pod\/career-development\/career-tools-and-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating your career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because each person has a unique situation, skill set, and career objectives, career paths vary widely and there\u2019s no set formula for professional development. Typically, employees who take responsibility for planning their own development and actively seek growth opportunities are the most successful in achieving their goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Career development tools and services<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This step-by-step <a class=\"uwhr-form  \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/podscan\/qc\/career-planning-resource-031424.pdf\">Career Planning Resource (PDF)<\/a> provides a framework for your career planning and development, with worksheets to complete at every step.<\/li>\n<li>One-on-one <a href=\"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/pod\/organizational-excellence-and-development\/individuals\/employee-development-and-coaching\/\">coaching<\/a> can help you overcome challenges, realize your full potential, and maximize on-the-job success.<\/li>\n<li>Through the <a href=\"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/pod\/organizational-excellence-and-development\/individuals\/uw-arc-360-assessments\/\">UW ARC 360<\/a> program designed for specific roles at the UW, gain insight into others\u2019 perceptions of your abilities along with new directions for your development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Start your job search close to home, using the complete listings of <a href=\"https:\/\/uwhires.admin.washington.edu\/eng\/candidates\/\">open positions<\/a> at the UW.<\/li>\n<li>You have access to hundreds of journals through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.washington.edu\/types\/ejournals\/\">UW Libraries<\/a>. 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