Career Development Plan for Desklib

This career development plan template can be used as a tool to guide your thought process and map your progress over a chosen period. It covers questions related to skills, talents, interests, values, career goals, resources, and more. The plan follows a 4-step process and includes a goal summary with SMART goals. Subject: Career Development, Course Code: NA, Course Name: NA, College/University: NA, Document Type: Template, Assignment Type: NA

Career Development Plan
Name:
Current Position:
Employer:
Date:
This career development plan template can be used as a tool to guide your thought process and map your progress over a chosen
period.
Completion of this plan will follow a 4 step process. Each step will address specific career related questions:
1. What skills do you already possess? (Where are you now?)
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I think that the skills that I already posses are organizing skills and accountability. I feel that these skills are really important for
working as a good leader or a manager. As a manger or a leader I need to take care of the fact that I can take up the responsibility of
my own work. I do not shift the blame on others. This is mainly because of the fact that unless I develop the skill of accountability
within myself I will never be able to do the same for my employees. Thus, I feel that presently I am good at organization skills and
accountability skills.
2. What do you want for your career? (Where do you want to go?)
I am currently studying the course of diploma of business. Thus, I want to attain a good prestigious position in future. I want to attain
the position of a marketing manager in one of the leading MNCs or the top corporate organizations.
3. How might you get there? (What steps do you need to take to get there?)
 I will make sure that I am staying calm and organized.
 I will take proper advice from my teachers, friends, co workers and colleagues
 I will not treat anybody as inferior
Who can help? (What resources might I use?)
 I will seek help from my professor as I am currently a student of diploma of business studies.
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 I will also take help from my seniors, my co workers and others who have some good knowledge about this field.
You can complete it at your leisure, print and save a copy for your personal use.
Please use a separate sheet of paper if you need more space to add information.
1. Where are you now?
This process starts with taking a good look at where you are currently at. What are your skills, talents and interests? What are your
values – do you like to lead, work with people or alone with data or text? Do you like working face to face with people or prefer
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independent work? Do you like to work inside or outside? Do you like working to deadlines? Which teams do you like working on,
quiet or loud, small or large?
Question Notes.
Where am I now in regards to my career? I am currently studying the course of diploma of business. I am about to take up
some posts like internship in any business house.
What is my view of current situation? Currently I have accountability and organizations skills
What have been my experiences to date? I have seen that I am good at organizing skills and I can take up the
responsibility of my own task.
What do I enjoy most? I enjoy reading books and browsing the internet for keeping myself updated.
What skills come to me naturally? Naturally the skills that come to me are empathy, organizing the events and
taking part in co curricular activities.
What do I think my strengths/assets are? My strengths are organizing skills, people management skills. I have interest in
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(Skills, knowledge, talents, interests)? doing an in depth research in order to keep myself updated with proper
information.
What are some things people ask me to help
with?
People usually ask me for more support as they feel that I am very good at
encouraging people to never give up hope.
What do I do well? I can organize many events, schedule meetings and also keep proper follow up.
What appeals to me? The honest and hardworking nature of people appeals to me.
What are my values? (work/life) My values are to help people achieve their goals. As a manager I will always try
to move forward with all my team mates. I will try to imbibe a collaborative
effort among them.
Do I like to lead, work with people as a
team or work alone (with data or text)?
I like to work as a team. I feel that this help in exchange of many good and
innovative ideas.
Do I like working face to face with
customers or back office work?
I usually like to work back office as I feel that I will not be able to properly
communicate with the customers face to face.
How do I feel when I think about my ideal
job (excited, motivated, fear)?
I feel motivated and I also think it to be a very good exposure. It is the right
platform that will help me to step into the professional world.
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Is there anything getting in my way of
achieving what I want?
I think that one of the main obstruction is
My lack of proper communication skills and also my anger.
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2. Where do you want to go?
What you'll do next is:
 Consider your career goals
 Explore your career options.
 Develop concise written statements related to your goals and add them to the table below.
Knowing where you want to go makes the next steps in determining your futurecareer move much easier.
Question Notes
What does my ideal job look like? My idea job role be to work as a marketing manager in one if the successful
MNCs.
If I could do any job in the world what
might it be and why?
I would like to work as the chairman or the CEO of any of the leading MNCs.
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Question Notes
What are my goals (short/long term)? My short term goal is to work over my communication skills. In the long run I
will try to work over my anger level.
What energizes me? I think that the thing which energizes me is the availability of proper resources
to work and workforce.
Where do I want to be (in 1 yr, in 5 yrs) I want to be at the position of a manager in the near future.
Are there any specific challenges I want to
face?
I want to face all the tough and new kinds of projects that might be out of my
expertise. I will e learning it and doing it with proper perfection.
Why is this important to me? This is important for reaching to the position of a leader.
What do I want to see/get/do more of? I want to take up in more management studies related work.
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Question Notes
What do I want to see/get/do less of? Same as above
What is my preferred balance between work
and my personal life?
I like to focus over the time management. I know that in order to strike a proper
balance I have to set the time slots properly.
Who else does this affect? This affects my family members and also my co workers
What normally gets in the way of achieving
my goals?
I think that my communication skills and my anger level.
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Question Notes
What kind of work environment suits me
best?
I always work best in employee friendly environments. The environment must
also be knowledgeable and refreshing.
Do I feel I have a calling in life? Help others to work over their weaknesses and learn some good lessons from
people I meet.
3. How might I get there?
By answering questions 1 &2, you should now have a clearer idea of what you want & where you want to go. The next step is figuring
out how you might get there. What do you need to do? Below are some questions you may consider in deciding what resources may
be useful.
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Question Notes
How can I prepare myself and my
environment to achieve my goals?
I can make myself calmer, composed and improve over my organizations skills.
I will try to avoid the negative vibes in my environment.
What resources and tools/resources do I
need?
Resources I need are more books on management course, internet facilities,
supportive employees and a proper guidance
What steps do I need to take to get from
where I am now to where I want to be?
 I will make sure that I am staying calm and organized.
 I will take proper advice from my teachers, friends, co workers and
colleagues
 I will not treat anybody as inferior
What new skills, knowledge do I need to
possess?
I need to develop good and well versed communication skills. I will also try to
work over my anger level so that I can handle all the tasks properly.
What new skills do I want to learn? I want to learn proper management skills and work over my domain knowledge
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Question Notes
What existing skills do I need to develop? I need to develop my people skills
How can I commit to achieving my goals? I will develop a career development plan and move forward in a step by step
manner
What barriers do I need to remove to make
this happen?
I need to deal with my low confidence level and my communication skills.
How will I know I have been successful? I will measure the level of my success by taking proper feedback from the
people like co workers and my teachers. I will also tae regular feedbacks from
them.
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4. Who can help (resources)?
Knowing who can assist you and what resources you need to achieve your career goals can greatly assist you in staying focused on
your goals.
Question Notes
What new relationships might I build help me
attain my career goals?
I might develop a good relationship with all my team mates and my
supervisors as well.
Who do I know who can support me attain my
career goals?
I will take advices from my superiors and also my fellow colleagues.
Who have I lost touch with who might be able
to support me in my career goals?
I have lost touch with some of my professors who would surely help me for
improving my domain knowledge.
What role can my friends and family take in
encouraging me to stay focused?
My family and friends can support me and encourage Me even when I feel
low and broken. they will also help me improve by giving me totally honest
feedback
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What role can my unit head/manager play in
supporting my career aspirations?
My un it head or my manager helps me by giving me proper and useful tips.
They also give me ample time to work over my mistakes.
What communities of practice currently exist
that I can tap into?
I can tap into anger management classes and also some CSR activities.
Setting Goals
Now that you have a clearer picture of where you are now and where you want to go , it is now time to set some goals for yourself and
create your Career Development Plan – goal summary.
When deciding on your career development goals it is imperative that you set yourself up for success. Using the SMART goal setting
process is a good way to achieve this. SMART
Specific (so you know exactly what you are trying to achieve)
Measurable (so you know when you have achieved it!)
Action-oriented (so you can DO something about it!)
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Realistic (so it IS achievable) and
Time-Bound (has a deadline)
Focusing on the Outcome:
1. What is it that you REALLY want to achieve? …
2. What is the SPECIFIC OUTCOME that you are looking for?
3. How will you know you have achieved it?
Personal Career Plan – Goal Summary
Once you have your goals in a SMART format – add them to the Personal Career Plan – Goal Summary below:
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Goal Specific knowledge,
skills achieved
How will I achieve
the goal?
What resources do I
need (people,
material etc)
By when (timeline) Success criteria –
how will I know I
have been
successful?
Reducing anger Getting a calm
temper
I will take some
anger management
classes
I need some good
anger management
coaching
3months I will take
feedbacks from my
co workers
Working over
people skill
Being able to solve
people issues
I will take some
public dealing
classes and also
involve myself in
many public
activities
I need some public
dealing courses and
sessions
2months I will note the
feedbacks of my
colleagues about my
people skills
Improving domain
knowledge
I will have to work
over my domain
knowledge that is
I will involve
myself in many real
I need proper
support from my co
2months Feedbacks and
appraisal remarks
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diploma business life issues workers
Working over
confidence level
Take up more
challenging works
Taking up
meditation classes
I need some
confidence
improving classes
and real challenging
situations
2months Taking the regular
feedbacks from my
co workers and
working
accordingly
Working over
communication
skills
I will have to speak
often in any kind of
public gatherings or
meetings
Taking up
communication skill
classes
Communication
classes
1month Seeing my
performance in
team meetings and
any social
gatherings
Producing minutes
of meeting
I will have to be
much more attentive
and organized to
note don the
important
Improve my writing
skills and listening
skills, ELT classes
Reading, listening,
speaking and
writing classes
1month Keeping an eye over
the details of the
minutes of meeting
that I make.
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announcements
being made in a
meeting
Meeting deadlines I will have to
increase then pace
of my work
I will improve my
speed and also my
quality of work
Resources that I
need are improving
over my speed and
my attentiveness.
1month Taking feedbacks
from my professors
and supervisors
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