career plan
Occupational goal outline
A career plan is a strategy for professional development and advancement, mapping out goals, skills to acquire, and steps to take over time.
It typically includes short-term objectives and long-term aspirations: Her career plan included getting an MBA before moving into management.
Unlike a job search, a career plan considers the arc of an entire working life.
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- goalsIntended end results
- dream jobPerfect occupation imagined
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
aspiration · promotion · advancement · corner office · glass ceiling · resume · milestones · five-year · long game · strategy · vision · ladder · pivot · networking · mentor · skill set · skills · growth
- Career Toolsresume, CV, cover letter, LinkedIn, job board
- personal planninggoals, budget, calendar, schedule, to-do list
career plandrifting
Moving without purpose
winging it · directionlessness · wandering · going with the flow · flying by the seat of your pants
career planliving in the moment
Awareness of present experience
short-term thinking · opportunism · living paycheck to paycheck · improvisation · spontaneity
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