subject: Making The Best Of Career Plan: Decide On Career And Develop [print this page] Is it possible to implement all dreams into reality? Nobody could give a valid answer. But one dream could become true for sure. It is getting a perfect career. Career-oriented people cannot imagine their lives without a good career plan. It presents a step by step analysis of the whole process of making a career. Here are some of the most significant steps of this process.
Types of career plans
There are a lot of ways and strategies to develop professionally. As a result, there are a lot of career plan types. They may differ in some aspects but the main difference is the period of time:
Short-term career plan;
Long-term career plan;
Lifelong career plan.
Choosing a career
Before making a career plan, one should choose a profession or occupation. Teens, school graduates and students have the best cards. All the possible profession choices are ahead and available. To pick the right profession one should carefully study his/her:
Personality;
Interests;
Abilities;
Preferences;
Inclinations;
Values;
Weaknesses.
Each individual is unique and original with his/her own strong and weak points. So, one should take into account all the factors that could influence the developing of career in the future. One should be able to take charge for his/her choice of profession approaching it seriously.
Identifying career goals and objectives
When one thinks about his/her professional career, what does he/she regard the best accomplishment?
Is it the position of the boss?
Is it the biggest clientele ever?
Is it the most acknowledged contribution to society?
One may continue this list endlessly. And the answer to this question is the main career goal of a person who answers it. So, to identify his/her main objective presupposes only dreaming and visualizing!
Developing steps
Now, when major goal is set, one should get down to establishing minor goals. Minor goals are the steps that bring the main goal closer every day. However do not put everything into strict limits but leave some space for some unexpected choices. One should think about actions and choices that will help him/her to get the top of career plan. Choose the best of them and act!
