I have been working in the field of Career
Development for the past 7 years and the number one question that I find so hard
for my clients to answer is “What kind of position are you looking for?” When
still working within non-profits and social service agencies I’d often get the
answer “I’ll do anything”. Which most times turned out not to be the case. Now
that I work at a college I get a more generic answer, "anything within a
corporate fashion office" or "marketing", "anything in fashion except retail".
It’s very had to create a strategic plan for accomplishing these goals when the
goal itself is still fuzzy.
Setting clear goals with dates is one of the keys to
being productive. Even before we are clear on what we need to do in order to
make our dream a reality we need to define the dream. I think some of the most
productive times in my life have been when I had to set clear 3 month goals in
every area of my life, including, relationships, career, finance, community and
personal development. I know that even if I could consistently set goals in 2 or
3 of those areas I would be on my way to manifesting big dreams within my
life.
I personally have overall goals and then I break each of
these goals down into mini projects with dates. This too has been exceptionally
helpful when I had deadlines to make and events to plan. I think when looking at
our own careers and where we want to go it’s important to define our overall
career goal and then break it down into the categories we will need to succeed.
Making sure the take a look at things like cultivating our network, personal
branding, marketing materials, and performing research. All these things can
sound like daunting tasks but simply setting a few goals with dates in each area
can totally improve your productivity.
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