career plan

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Career Life Plan

Student Sample

Rasmussen College

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on July 24, 2015, on behalf of Michael Heard’s B420

Organizational Development course.

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Career Life Plan

“Career life planning is the process of choosing occupational, organizational, and career

paths” (Brown, 2011, pg. 232). It is an important process that allows you to reflect on your goals

and how you can achieve them on a priority level. “The purpose of career planning is to develop

and promote high-potential employees in channels where their abilities will be used to the

fullest” (Brown, 2011, pg. 232). There are many ways that an individual can approach career life

planning. Most of the approaches consist of stating goals and working hard to achieve them in

order to progress in a career in the future.

There are a number of different goals that I could set for myself in my career life

planning. My first life goal is to finish my Bachelor’s program of Business Management with a

GPA of 3.95 or higher. I would then like to proceed with my education and graduate with my

Master’s Degree in Business Management with a GPA of 3.75 or higher. I have recently started

working at ABC Bank as a Universal Banker. My career goal is to move into a Mortgage Banker

or possibly a Branch Manager or Assistant Branch Manager role.

As an OD Practitioner, after reviewing the life goals stated above, they are all very

realistic. Each of those goals can be achieved with determination, motivation and hard work.

Speaking about the education goals, the priority would obviously be to work hard and

accomplish the goal of graduating with the Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a

GPA of 3.95 or higher since you need a Bachelor’s degree in order to obtain a Master’s degree.

After achieving the goal of the Bachelor’s degree, you can move on to accomplishing the goal of

graduating with a Master’s degree in Business Management with a GPA of 3.75 or higher. In

order to work toward the career goal of moving into a Mortgage Banker, Assistant Branch

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Manager, or Branch Manager, you would have to prove to the company that you have the

determination, hard work, and knowledge to effectively and efficiently take those roles.

One of my largest achievements thus far is education related. Throughout high school and

community college I failed to motivate myself to accomplish the homework and attend class. I

struggled to focus on school because I was too busy worrying about my social life. I graduated

high school with a 3.0 and graduated community college with only a 2.08. After finally

graduating with my Associates Degree, I made a commitment to myself to proceed with my

schooling and actually apply myself. I have been attending Rasmussen College for my

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management for almost a year and have remained on the Dean’s

List the entire time with a GPA of 3.97. Another recent achievement is career related. I have

always had multiple jobs; however, none of them related to my major in business. I have recently

accepted a position at a bank as a Universal Banker. Not only is this my first “big girl” job where

I get benefits and paid time off, but it is my first job that could actually turn into a career relating

to my major.

After comparing the goals with the accomplishments I feel that you are heading down a

great path for the future. All of your recent accomplishments relate directly to your future goals.

Accomplishing the goal of applying yourself in school has given to a GPA that falls in your

graduation GPA range that you set for yourself. Due to that, it puts you on the track to

accomplish the second goal in graduating with your Master’s Degree since you have to receive

your Bachelor’s Degree first. Also, accepting a position in a bank is the start to a career path in

the business world that you hope to achieve throughout your future.

After reviewing my future goals and recent accomplishments, it is easy to see that I am

on a strong path for my future. If I keep applying myself in school and remain focused, I will be

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able to achieve my education goals. I will achieve my education goal by remembering that

education is an important key to my future and to self-motivate myself to finish all of my work

no matter how exhausted or annoyed I may feel with it. If I keep the strong work ethics that I

have had over the years, I feel that I should achieve my career goal. I will achieve my career goal

by going the extra mile. I will work hard to accomplish my tasks and also learn new tasks to

prove to the company that I can take the role of one of the career positions that I would like to

accept in my future.

It is clear that every individual has his or her own career life plan. The outcome of your

career life plan remains in your hands. It is important when achieving goals to stay focused and

to keep in mind your hopes for the future. Although some days may feel like a struggle, making

achievements along the way of achieving your life goals is rewarding and motivating.

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References

Brown, D. (2011). Organization Development (8th ed.). [Bookshelf] Retrieved from:

www.online.vitalsource.com/.