Writing a career action plan is an excellent strategy in career planning and development. There are many ways to put together a career action plan. The following guidelines provide what I think are the elements of a comprehensive career action plan. Objective A career action plan provides the opportunity to synthesize and document all the…
I was a “yes” person for too many years of my life, be it in school or at work. When something needed to get done I was usually the one who got asked to do it. People knew that I would get it done, and they knew that I always said “yes.” Did I always…
A career action plan is a listing of steps to be taken both in the short-term and long-term in the context of achieving career goals. This type of planning is a great activity to synthesize and document all the relevant information stemming from the career planning strategies of self assessment and exploration and research. Identifying…
I previously gave my take on purposeful career planning, providing a simple outline of five basic career planning steps. In this post, I’ll list some tips to be especially aware of throughout each of these 5 steps for active career planning: Self Assessment Exploration and Research Decision Making Taking Action Evaluation Keys to Success for…
The following is a simple and brief overview of purposeful career planning. The steps mainly come from what I learned in graduate school and from practicing what I learned while working as a university career counselor. I’ve been able to continue to hone these steps in my current job where I teach career self assessment…
