Write a nine-page career/personal development plan including the following:
- Introduction
- Your personal vision and mission statements.
- Your definition of success.
- Reality Check
- Do a personal SWOT analysis.
- Create an inventory of your skills and resources available to you.
- Include the areas in which you would need help to further develop your career.
- Name three mentors who could guide you. Indicate what their areas of expertise are. Think of them as your personal Board of Directors.
- Goals
- Include one long-term career goal and five short-term career goals.
- Make a list of other goals that are important to you (philosophical, living conditions, physical, health, social, etc.).
- Describe your strategy for maintaining a work-life balance.
- Plan of Action
- Prioritize your goals in order of importance and assign a due date (day/month/year) to each goal.
- Describe the strategic tactics you would follow to secure the material and human resources you would need to achieve your goals?
- Choose one of your goals (project) and create a timeline for it; that includes:
- Breaking your project into tasks and indicating what you will do yourself and what other people (assignees) will do.
- Assignees: For each task you would need help with, indicate who is willing and able to perform the task.
- List your tasks in the order in which they should be done (some tasks cannot be started until you have finished others).
- Explain how you will reward yourself each time you reach a major milestone.
- Assign a due date to each task.
- Progress Report
- Write a brief report on the project you selected to create your timeline. Include the following:
- Actions carried so far, and results obtained.
- Actions in progress.
- Actions you will take within the next six months.
- Results Measurement
- How will you measure results and how frequently?
- Write a brief report on the project you selected to create your timeline. Include the following:
- Conclusion