A career plan is a carefully written way to achieve a certain career goal. It helps to more effectively distribute your energy and time, and as a result, to quickly achieve your goal. How to write a career plan?
Instructions
Step 1
Define a career goal. Take your time with the choice. This should be solely your decision, not imposed either by society or by your family. Only a goal that is interesting to you will be realistically achievable. Naturally, one should take into account the trends of the times. Do your research and see which areas of your profession are the most promising.
Step 2
Study the requirements for the career position that you have chosen as your goal. Make a list of these requirements, which should include the necessary personal qualities, education, work experience, business connections, etc. To keep the list detailed and up-to-date, talk to people who have already reached that position.
Step 3
Establish how far away your career goal is from you. To do this, mark in the list of requirements those items that are already in your asset. For example, you want to head a department that deals with text translations. To do this, you need not only to be fluent in English, but also to be able to translate medical or technical texts. Consequently, you lack knowledge of specific terms, as well as experience as a leader.
Step 4
Write a plan to move from where you are today to your goal. Knowing what qualities you lack, determine how you will fill gaps in education and work experience. Sign up for an advanced language course, do an internship abroad, and more. If you do not have enough leadership experience, try to acquire it not at work, but, for example, in the sports field - lead a team and lead it to victory.
Step 5
Write down the time frame within which you will implement the points of your plan. At the very top of the list, put the most important points, as well as those that take a long time to implement.
Step 6
Monitor the implementation of your career plan. Review it regularly and mark the items that you have passed. Don't let yourself relax and push the deadlines. As the plan progresses, it will definitely need to be changed. And this is good, because indicates that you are actively moving towards your goal and are well oriented in any circumstances.
