Strategic Career Design 1800 words (Nanj - 27/07/2021)

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Use this Career Goal Template to assist in formulating career goals and timelines for your Career Plan!

Strategic goal planning is an integral aspect of successful Career Management. According to Doran (1981), goals should be –

1. specific – identifiable, detailed.

2. measurable – trackable, set obtainable milestones to measure progress.

3. achievable – realistic with available resources and skills.

4. relevant – meaningful to you and align with your overall objectives.

5. time-bound – a realistic timeframe and deadline. Short term goals (less than 12 months): improve written communication.

Short term goals (less than 12 months): improve written communication skills

Long term goals (more than 12 months): work experience or an internship.

1. Improve written communication to advance academic progress.

1. Attain industry-specific work experience or an internship within 18 months.

2. Complete three academic writing workshops at Curtin. Adopt and practise writing strategies taught. Ascertain if improvement is evident in assessment results. Review feedback and continue cycle of improvement.

2. Develop and expand industry specific network. Seek out individuals, develop relationships and discuss / seek opportunities. Contact companies / organisations you would like to work at or gain experience from – start the process & keep in contact. Keep a diary of contacts – dates and outcomes. Review progress.

3. It is achievable to improve writing. Examine assessment feedback. What in particular requires attention – sentence structure, vocabulary, paragraphing, referencing? Tailor workshops to target these areas.

3. What networks (resources) do you have to contact to pursue this goal? Who else can I contact – family, friends, university contacts, past/present employment contacts? Keep developing your employability skills

4. It is important to you as clarity of expression is required at academic and professional contexts and currently it may be curtailing academic progress.

4. Very meaningful to ascertain if this is the right occupation / industry. Is this the right path for me after all? Alternatively, you have firmly decided this is the right career path but need to develop more of a network and industry experience to a be a desirable, sought-after job candidate upon graduation.

5. Incremental, skills-targeted improvements throughout the year are realistic. After 12-month period, significant progress can be made.

5. Review the 18 months’ timeline after a few months. Is it realistic? Extend the deadline? Are other external factors affecting opportunities? Success?

Use this Career

Goal Template to assist in formu

lating career g

oa

ls and

timelines for your Career

Plan!

Strategic goal planning is an integral aspect of successful Career Management. According to Doran

(1981), goals should be

1. specific

identifiable, detailed.

2. measurable

trackable, set obtainable milestones to measure progress.

3. achievable

realistic with available resources and skills.

4. relevant

meaningful to you and align with your overall objectives.

5. time

-

bound

a realistic timeframe and deadl

ine. Short term goals (less than 12 months): improve

written communication.

Short term goals (less than 12 months):

imp

rove w

ritten communication

skills

Long term goals (more than 12 months): work

experience or an internship.

1. Improve written communication to advance

academic progress.

1. Attain industry

-

specific work experience or

an internship within 18 months.

2. Complete three academic writing w

orkshops

at Curtin. Adopt and practise writing strategies

taught. Ascertain if improvement is evident in

assessment results. Review feedback and

continue cycle of improvement.

2. Develop and expand industry specific

network. Seek out individuals, develop

r

elationships and discuss / seek opportunities.

Contact companies / organisations you would

like to work at or gain experience from

start

the process & keep in contact. Keep a diary of

contacts

dates and outcomes. Review

progress.

3. It is achievable to

improve writing. Examine

assessment feedback. What in particular

requires attention

sentence structure,

vocabulary, paragraphing, referencing? Tailor

workshops to target these areas.

3. What networks (resources) do you have to

contact to pursue this goa

l? Who else can I

contact

family, friends, university contacts,

past/present employment contacts? Keep

developing your employability skills

4. It is important to you as clarity of expression

is required at academic and professional

contexts and currentl

y it may be curtailing

academic progress.

4. Very meaningful to ascertain if this is the

right occupation / industry. Is this the right path

for me after all? Alternatively, you have firmly

decided this is the right career

path but

need to

develop more of

a network and industry

experience to a be a desirable, sought

-

after job

candidate upon graduation.

5. Incremental, skills

-

targeted improvements

throughout the year are realistic. After 12

-

month period, significant progress can be

made.

5. Review the 18

months’

timeline after a few

months. Is it realistic? Ext

end

the

deadline? Are

other ex

ternal factors affecting opportunities

?

Success?

Use this Career Goal Template to assist in formulating career goals and

timelines for your Career Plan!

Strategic goal planning is an integral aspect of successful Career Management. According to Doran

(1981), goals should be –

1. specific – identifiable, detailed.

2. measurable – trackable, set obtainable milestones to measure progress.

3. achievable – realistic with available resources and skills.

4. relevant – meaningful to you and align with your overall objectives.

5. time-bound – a realistic timeframe and deadline. Short term goals (less than 12 months): improve

written communication.

Short term goals (less than 12 months):

improve written communication skills

Long term goals (more than 12 months): work

experience or an internship.

1. Improve written communication to advance

academic progress.

1. Attain industry-specific work experience or

an internship within 18 months.

2. Complete three academic writing workshops

at Curtin. Adopt and practise writing strategies

taught. Ascertain if improvement is evident in

assessment results. Review feedback and

continue cycle of improvement.

2. Develop and expand industry specific

network. Seek out individuals, develop

relationships and discuss / seek opportunities.

Contact companies / organisations you would

like to work at or gain experience from – start

the process & keep in contact. Keep a diary of

contacts – dates and outcomes. Review

progress.

3. It is achievable to improve writing. Examine

assessment feedback. What in particular

requires attention – sentence structure,

vocabulary, paragraphing, referencing? Tailor

workshops to target these areas.

3. What networks (resources) do you have to

contact to pursue this goal? Who else can I

contact – family, friends, university contacts,

past/present employment contacts? Keep

developing your employability skills

4. It is important to you as clarity of expression

is required at academic and professional

contexts and currently it may be curtailing

academic progress.

4. Very meaningful to ascertain if this is the

right occupation / industry. Is this the right path

for me after all? Alternatively, you have firmly

decided this is the right career path but need to

develop more of a network and industry

experience to a be a desirable, sought-after job

candidate upon graduation.

5. Incremental, skills-targeted improvements

throughout the year are realistic. After 12-

month period, significant progress can be

made.

5. Review the 18 months’ timeline after a few

months. Is it realistic? Extend the deadline? Are

other external factors affecting opportunities?

Success?