Make Your Career Development Plan
Work For You!

Think of this as an action plan...AND a continuous work in progress.

The hardest part for most people is just getting started.


Here are a few tips that worked for me.

• Phase One

• Figure out what it is you want to achieve.

• The career guide is designed to move you along the best way to achieve your goals.

• Phase Two

• Don't forget to conduct a self assessment.

• Don't forget to include career education, training, finances, experience, desires, etc. etc.

• Phase Three

• After you map out your current situation, you can then explore different career options.

• For example, based on your self-assessment of your job experience, skills, career education and desires, you may have a list of half a dozen career opportunities you may want to pursue.

• Phase Four

• The next step is to narrow down the list and choose the best few options.

• This will help guide you through your job search strategy, recruitment process and the entire job hunting plan.
  

Once you have created a list of potential career options, you can come back to your career plan again and again and make edits as your life situation changes.

You may find that as you progress in your new career search you have more (or less) options than you originally planned.

Key Career Development Advice and Tips:

• Perform a self assessment. (where are you at?)
• Make a list of career opportunities that match your desires.
• Narrow it down to a select few.
• Decide how to get there from here (extra career education, training, etc.)

If you have laid out a sound career development plan, you can start working on a job search strategy that will be more focused...on you!

For additional career development strategies, such as the career development plan information provided here, please check out the sections: career planning, career transition, career training and career change.

Please check out additional job hunting advice articles such as those found in the:

• job search
• recruitment agencies
• resume help
• cover letter
• job interview
• job application
• career advice
• moving overseas
• career information
  

And don't forget to visit the new areas: federal government jobs, employment background screening, employer liability insurance and employee rights.

Lastly, keep in mind those home business opportunities that might be an integral part of your career transition process.