Planning Your Career Goals

Success is rarely a matter of chance and knowing how to manage your career is essential. Being proactive in managing your career will better help you realize your ambitions. Although it seems like a logical thing to do, many don’t know what career management is, or assume their employer will provide it for them.
In order to better understand how to manage your career, you’ve got to first identify your goals, your interests, and the kind of skills you possess that can bring it all to fruition.
Ask yourself the following questions:

• What are my interests?
• What am I good at?
• What do I value most?
• What kind of business needs the skills I can provide?
• What kind of skills do I need to develop to manage my career effectively?

Remember to be rigorously honest with yourself. Even ask family, friends, professors, or co-workers if they see the same things about you that you see. Others often see us more objectively than we see ourselves.
Career Development Planning
There are several steps you can take to map out how to develop a career:

1. Take some time to think about what it is you want to achieve
2. Explore ways you can develop skills that can help future job opportunities
3. Make a career development plan. Write down your goals and what steps you can take to achieve them.
4. Discuss your career plan with your manager.

Always Be Learning
New technology is constantly affecting everyone’s lives and influencing just about every industry. You’re going to need to be able to adapt to these innovations to keep current your knowledge and skills. 
In addition, and this has always been true, you’re going to need to invest a certain amount of time learning about what is currently affecting your industry. Whether that means obtaining certain credentials, joining committees, reading trade magazines, attending conferences, or taking professional education courses, it’s essential for you to grow as your career grows.
To learn more about how you or your organization can benefit from our professional education programs contact us today!

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