Human Resource

Personal Career Development Submission Worksheet

Part One: Personal Development - Self-Awareness Section

Step 1 – Complete the series of 15 questions designed to encourage a greater understanding of where you want to go and what you would like to have in your life while identifying people who could help you get there.

Question

Notes

What does my ideal job look like?

If I could do any job in the world ,what might it be and why?

What company might I want to work with and why?

What energizes me?

What would I like to see myself doing in 1 year?

What would I like to see myself doing in 5 years?

What will I have to do to make these a reality?

What do I want to see/get/do more of?

What do I want to see/get/do less of?

What new relationships might I build to help me attain my career goals?

Who do I know who can support me attain my career goals? List 3 and state how they can help.

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What role could my current chef/manager/teacher play in supporting my career aspirations?

Where am I doing my externship and why did I choose it?

What do I need to learn in my externship and how will I ensure it happens?

Currently, what gets in the way of achieving my goals?

Realistically, what is the entry level position in this field and how much will I be paid per hour?

What kind of work environment suits me best? Consider the kind of work culture I need to thrive.

Part One: Step 2-7: In this section you will identify your main goals and the goal-related strengths you possess. Consider what types of action and inaction in your life could be holding you back. Identify critical skills and development opportunities that will bring you closer to your goals.

Step 2:

Important and specific goals that I want to achieve: (Make sure your goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable within a reasonable timeline)

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Step 3:

Out of these goals, choose 2 that are most important to you: (Make sure your goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable within a reasonable timeline)

Goal 1:_________________________________________________________________________________

Goal 2:_________________________________________________________________________________

Step 4:

Key strengths I have that can help me to achieve my top goals:

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Step 5:

Consider things that you are doing or not doing that might be holding you back.

Things I choose to start doing and stop doing which will help me to achieve my goals:

Step 6:

Which core skills/knowledge must I acquire or develop to help me to achieve my goals? Prioritize with the most important being first.

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Clearly describe how developing or improving these skills/knowledge will help to achieve your goals:

Step 7:

Which development opportunities do I need to undertake to develop a critical skill and achieve my top goals? (A development opportunity is an identifiable event such as doing a stage, attending a knife sharpening class, volunteering for a specific event, attending an English Conversation Workshop, etc., with the purpose of developing a skill or knowledge you will need to achieve your goals. This does not include such things as talking more to friends, being more organized, etc. as these are too generic and are not real opportunities you can identify and, therefore, complete.)

Development Opportunity 1:

Development Opportunity 2:

Development Opportunity 3:

Part Two: Personal Development Plan Section

Step 1: In this section you will plug in all of the information that you have brainstormed throughout Part One and implement an actionable development plan.

Goal 1

(Use Step 2 result)

Goal 2

(Use Step 2 result)

5 Core Skills to be Developed:

( Use Step 6 results)

Step 2: Core Skill Development Plan

Prioritize the core skills (from Step 6 above) needed to achieve your goals while comparing your current proficiency with the proficiency you would like to achieve. Refer to the example below the table for guidance.

Prioritize

Core

Skills

Core Skill

(Step 6 results)

Current Proficiency

Target

Proficiency

Development Opportunity (Step 7results)

Measurement of Success

Timeline for Goal

Priority 1

Priority 2

Priority 3

Priority 4

Core Skill Development Plan Example

(This example is for your reference only. You must create your own – do not copy/paste this information into your own plan.)

Skill

Current Proficiency

Target Proficiency

Development Opportunity

Measure of Success

Timeline for Goal

Priority 1

Public Speaking

Under-confident, nervous, avoid speaking in front of groups if possible

Confident classroom presenter

1. Contribute vocally in 2 classes/week.

2. Request presentation opportunities in Foods of the World and Leadership

I will feel more confident than nervous.

Positive peer and instructor feedback.

By the end of semester 4

Priority 2

Teamwork

Poor – dislike working in teams, trusting my marks to others, having to compromise

Positive and reliable team player who collaborates and expresses needs and ideas constructively

Join College Student Association.

Actively research and apply concepts of teamwork

Actively help plan a SA event and note how many skills I read about were applied by me.

Enjoy the experience

By end of March 2020

Part Three: Career Interest Research and Networking Section

Research 2 jobs/companies that really interest you and complete the following:

· Position

· Company (include link to website)

· What interests you about this company and the position? This cannot be the same as your current externship company/positon.

· What are 2 top skills required for this role and company?

· What are 2 top personal traits they are looking for in their employees?

· Name and contact information of chef/hiring manager.

· How will you use this information to create an opportunity to build a relationship?

· Compose an introduction email to send to the chef/business leader you are interested in working with requesting a meeting/observation shift/stage/showing your interest/knowledge of the company/your own positivity and confidence. Use the guidelines included in the document, Writing an Effective Introduction. (To Whom it May Concern is an unacceptable professional salutation.)

· Include an attention-grabbing subject line also found in the document, Writing an Effective Introduction.

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Part Four: Career Plan Reflection: Write a minimum of 250 words on what you have learned about yourself through this exercise. Consider the following:

· What interests you most?

· What strengths will you rely on the most to achieve your goals?

· What skills or traits do you most need to improve and how will you do it?

· What is your most important development opportunity? How and when will you make it happen?

· Who do you know who can help/mentor/connect you and how will you get them to help you? Be specific. Name the person you will target and how you will ask help from them.

· What skills and personal traits do you possess that will allow you to be recognized as a serious professional in your chosen field?