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Journal Activity #2: Creating A SMART Goal

Due Week 8 and worth 50 points

Instructions: Follow the prompts below to start develop a career goal. Your goal can be related to the career field you are currently in, or in the career that you want to have in the future. Use the Writing SMART Goals [footnoteRef:1] document to help you write your goals. Then, answer the questions to determine if your goal is, in fact, S.M.A.R.T. [1: The Writing SMART Goals was created by the University of Virginia Human Resources Department.]

Please save your assignment (or journal) as FirstInitial_LastName_JGR100_ J2. Be sure to use this filename when submitting your assignment in Blackboard.

Career Goal I plan to become one of the Product Manager within my company over the Indoor Product Line.

Specific: What exactly will you accomplish? Be as specific as possible.

To become Product Manager within the Indoor Group, by the end of 2019

Measurable: How will you know when you have reached this goal?

Completing all the managers training and induction classes held every other month. Adding my name to the team choice selections, by the end of August 2019.

Achievable: Can this really happen? Will you be able to realistically achieve this goal with effort and commitment? Do you have the resources you need to achieve this goal? If not, how will you get them?

Yes, this can be achieved, in the process of attending all meetings and training offered. Three of the nine classes required have been completed.

Relevant: Why is this goal significant to your life? Why does it matter to you? Why is it important?

I have been working in the lighting industry for about 30 years and feel it’s time to grow farther within the company. All the knowledge I have gained, and experiences obtain I feel I can add value to the team.

Timely: When will you achieve this goal?

By the end of our yearly quarter 2019, before our fiscal year of 2020.

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