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Developing Your

Personal Career Plan Where can you go? How can you get there?

Anne Mayer Director

Human Resources

Employee & Organizational Development

amayer@tamu.edu

979.862.7615

EODinfo.tamu.edu

03/04/2014

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How do you measure up?

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Need a little help with your career

planning?

Career Development is a progressive,

intentionally planned effort!

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• Will your job always be the same?

• Will you need to refresh your skills

and abilities?

• Are you prepared for change?

Why should I have a Career Plan?

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YOU drive your

development

Who’s Responsibility is it?

Your SUPERVISOR

supports, coaches

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Process

Gap Analysis

Personal Priorities

Organizational Priorities

Existing Competencies

Required Competencies

Development Plan

Career Vision

Priorities

Career Objective

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Step 1 - Clarify Priorities

Personal:

• What motivates

you?

• What activities

do you enjoy?

• What interests

you?

Consider:

• Financial needs

• Relocation

• Family needs

• Personal needs

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Step 1 - Clarify Priorities - continued

Organizational:

• What are the organization’s

current needs?

• Where is the organization/

industry headed?

• What is the projected job

market in the future?

• How can you add value?

(Create your niche.)

Resources:

• Organization’s strategic

plans

• Professional

associations

• Personal skills,

attitudes and interest

assessments

• Networking (!)

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Step 2 – Establish Career Vision

Clarify your long-term career aspirations

My definition of career

success is…

“You’ve got to think about big things while

you’re doing small things, so that all the small

things go in the right direction.”

– Alvin Toffler

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Step 3 – Determine Short-Term Objective(s)

Decide the next step in your career

Consider:

• Which jobs interest me?

• What does the market

look like for this job?

• How will this job lead me

to fulfilling my Career

Vision?

Resources:

• Job sites

• Established career paths

• Experience (shadowing;

volunteering; stretch

assignments)

• Position descriptions

• Informational interviews

• LinkedIn

• Network (!)

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Step 4 – Conduct Gap Analysis Identify competencies and requirements you need to develop

Resources:

• KSA’s on position

descriptions

• Supervisor and

peer feedback

• Self-assessment

• Skills inventory &

assessments

• Networking (!)

Required – Existing = Qualifications Gap

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Step 5 – Create Professional Development Plan Develop and commit to an action plan to close competency gap

Development Area

Developmental activity

• How/what/when

Developmental activity

• How/what/when

Development Area

Developmental activity

• How/what/when

Etc.

Resources:

• Classes and workshops

• Degree or certification

• Mentorship

• Professional organizations

• Self-study

• Experience (job shadow,

volunteer, join committees, take

on new assignments or projects)

• Network (!)

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Tips for Success - 1

1. NETWORK!

2. Progress requires intentional effort and discipline

3. Make a plan, prioritize, and take bite-size pieces

4. Develop a portfolio of your accomplishments

5. Develop resume and cover letter

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Tips for Success - 2

6. Hone interviewing skills

7. Be open to feedback (positive and developmental)

8. Seek support from supervisor

9. Expand experiences (e.g., job shadowing, volunteer

assignments)

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1. Priorities

2. Vision

3. Objectives

4. Gap Analysis

5. Development Plan

Final Thoughts

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret

of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelm-

ing tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting

on the first one.” – Mark Twain

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Thank You