career goal

Vocational target pursued

A career goal is a professional objective or milestone someone aims to achieve in their working life.

Career goals range from specific targets like getting a promotion or earning a certification to broader aspirations like becoming an expert in a field or reaching a leadership position.

Her career goal is to become a partner at the firm by forty.

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success · promotion · climbing the ladder · achievement · milestone · ladder · climb · glass ceiling · path · trajectory · next level · big break · purpose · drive · motivation · long game · professional development · resume

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Opposites
temporal direction

career goalcurrent position

One's existing job or stance

starting point · first job · past experience

life domain

career goallife goal

Defining personal objective

hobby

Family

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