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12 Nov 2020 The Importance of Developing a Career Plan
When you make a career plan, you identify long-term and short-term goals for your career and create a step-by-step strategy to achieve defined goals. Making a career plan is important in IT because the field is competitive and changes rapidly. These tips will help you create a viable career plan.
Research Career Options
It is really important to have a clear understanding of the career options you have when working in IT. The field is diverse, and the options can feel endless. You can learn a lot by researching dream companies you would like to work for and talking to IT professionals you look up to. Once you have a list of career choices, you can figure out what option best suits you. To start, think about what is important to you in a career. Do you want a job that challenges your or do you want to a job that allows you to explore your interests? Also think about what skills you have that are valuable and what jobs are in demand right now.
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Set Feasible Goals
Once you know what you want your long-time career to be, it’s time to set some goals. Goal setting often fails because the goals are either ill-defined or impractical. A good goal needs to be specific, easy to measure, achievable, and pertinent to your career ambitions. Instead of one mammoth goal, it’s better to make several small, attainable goals that will allow you then accomplish larger goals you have for your careers. You should also give each goal a deadline to make the goals easier to manage.
Develop a Plan of Action
Goals are meaningless if you do not take practical steps to achieve them. An effective career plan requires a list of concrete steps you can take to help yourself reach your short-term and long-term goals. Choose actions that you can realistically take to help move you in the right direction toward your goals. An impractical action plan is detrimental because they lead you to feel like a failure, which, then effects motivation and determination.
Developing a career path is important because it helps you evaluate your career options, reflect on the priorities you have for your career, set long-term and short-term goals, and create a plan of action that will allow you to achieve your goals. The key is to have a plan that is clearly defined and easy to manage.
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