Long-range Career Development

Unit 9

Planning Your Future

What does this mean to you?

Key Concepts:

Contingency: anticipating an event that may occur in the future that may require a change in plans.

Long-term Goal: A goal that is set for three to seven years into the future.

Contingency Goals

What are your contingency goals?

Do you set these at the time you set your dream goal?

How many do you set?

Short & Long Term Goals

What are your: short-term goals? long-term goals?

What is your process for setting goals?

Goals

How do you know when your goals are set appropriately?

How do you stay motivated?

Goals Should be SMART

Specific: are your goals particular, detailed, and your tasks clearly defined?

Measurable: can you identify a way to evaluate your progress to know when you have reached your goals?

Action-oriented: have you set steps, or actions, on a time line so you can measure your interim progress?

Goals Should be SMART

Realistic: can you reach these goals, but they are not too easy?

Timely: can you begin taking action on these goals immediately?

Career Networking Don’t be ashamed to ask for help.

Networking is a two-way street.

Network contacts should be nurtured, even when not needed.

Treat networking like you do your friendships, with care and respect.

QUESTIONS?

Final project due on Tuesday

Please include your entire project into ONE document

Email me with any questions!

Interview QuestionsVeruki, P. (1999) The 250 Job Interview Questions You’ll Most Likely be Asked and the Answers that will get you Hired. Holbrook: Adams Media Corporation

How do you stay current?

Tell me something about yourself that I didn’t know from reading your resume.

Give an example of how you saw a project through, despite obstacles.

Interview QuestionsVeruki, P. (1999) The 250 Job Interview Questions You’ll Most Likely be Asked and the Answers that will get you Hired. Holbrook: Adams Media Corporation

Why do you think that some companies with good products fail?

What were the most rewarding aspects of your most recent job?

How do you manage your time on a typical day?

Interview QuestionsVeruki, P. (1999) The 250 Job Interview Questions You’ll Most Likely be Asked and the Answers that will get you Hired. Holbrook: Adams Media Corporation

How do you go about solving a problem?

Tell me about an organization outside of work that’s benefited from your participation.

Tell me about a project in which you were disappointed with your personal performance.