Personal and Professional Development: Importance of Short, Medium and Long Term Goals

This article discusses the concept of personal and professional development and the importance of short, medium, and long-term goals. It provides examples of each type of goal and emphasizes the value of a personal development plan. The article also highlights the significance of academic abilities and communication skills in achieving career goals. Course code, name, and university are not mentioned.

ACADEMIC SKILLS
AND PDP

Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..............................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal and professional development.................................................................................3
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples.....3
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples......4
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Personal Development is used to achieve job satisfaction, an employee must improve their and
own appropriate performance abilities and expertise. Individual development can be defined as
improving one's own competences and abilities in order to achieve a certain professional goal.
This entails the development of academic abilities, both written and oral communication, in
effort to expand employment. Through particular examples and a management approach, this
study discusses the notion of career advancement, the importance of short-term, medium-term,
and long-term personal development objectives.
MAIN BODY
Concept of personal and professional development
Personal Development is defined by a process in which an individual plans specific activities and
procedures throughout order to achieve career ambitions. Career advancement planning
encourages the learning and expansion of one's present talents by establishing attainable goals
for such a specific period of time. Throughout the journey of personal capacity building,
reflective practice is critical because it allows the person to evaluate the blind spots that would
need to be addressed. In a professional development cycle, perspective enhances learning and
fosters a long-term habit of evaluating one's own advantages and flaws. Management, leadership,
and other personal qualities are examples. Personal development encompasses all actions and
processes through which a person improves his as well as her own prospects. Career
advancement aids in the growth of employment, wellbeing, and the achievement of future goals.
Personal and professional growth may therefore be defined as a method and a procedure by
which a person assesses and develops his or her skills while taking into consideration the
ultimate goal and professional experiences, and then sets goals to achieve them to just the best of
one's ability.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
Short-term objectives are those who have been intended to be completed in a short span of time,
including a few month. Short-term objectives aid in the development of innovative approaches
and ways of doing things for tackling and achieving minor demands and ambitions. Such

objectives aid in completing tasks in a timely manner, allowing a person to recognise what went
well and what did not. Furthermore, short-term objectives aid in the achievement of lengthy
goals since long-term objectives are dispersed or segmented into tiny targets, allowing the
objective to still be met more rapidly. Short-term objectives are crucial since they serve as
starting points for college expansion. Short-term goals of mine are mentioned below:
 Learning management skills and managing social and intellectual obligations.
 I would like to improve my written and listening abilities.
 By improving my communicative skills, I wish to actively participate in giving a speech.
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
In personal and professional development, medium-term goals are established to be completed in
the next 3-5 years. Medium-term objectives are excellent with both short and longer goals since
they may not need a long period of time but provide enough time for preparation and adjustments
as needed, as well as enabling it simpler to achieve a set of targets in a small space of time.
Long-term objectives are entirely dependent on short- and medium-term goals, thus medium-
term goals are critical. Whenever a person determines their expertise and abilities to achieve a
medium-term objective within a particular time frame, they are well on their track to recovery.
Medium-term goals of mine are mentioned below:
 I would like to complete an apprenticeship in training and development and take online
personnel management credential training to help my core competencies.
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
Long-term objectives specify how a person wishes to view himself or herself in the coming
years. Lengthy-term objectives are critical for measuring progress since they need a longer
period of time and preparation. This is not characterised by a precise time frame, including such
days or years, but rather by a long-term system that requires devotion. An person's long-term
goals define the path he or she takes in measures to obtain a certain specific objectives. It should
be tailored to the person's education and experience as much as possible. This is critical that even

a person initially concentrate on short- and medium-term goals before developing an effective
long-term strategy. Long-term goals of mine are mentioned below:
 I'm working on my master's degree in human resources.
 My ambition is to work as a hr manager.
 I actually want to work for a well-known company.
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan
What do I
want to learn?
What do I have
to do?
Support and
resources
required
How will I
measure success
Date of
accomplishments
Time
management
skills
I need to make a
timetable for
several tasks
that seem to
have a
timeframe. To
enhance my
critical thinking
abilities, I have
to operate
according to the
timetable.
Taking managing
time classes
self-evaluation Two weeks
To become a
human resource
manager
I have to take
my usual human
resources
lectures, but I
really need to
devote more
work and
attention to
finishing my
Getting into the
academic
institution
Tutors'
recommendations
Three years

Masters.
Communication
skills
Focusing on
team activities
will help me
engage with my
teammates, and
I'll really do
need to attend
classes as to
how to improve
my spoken
communications
skills
Papers, web -
based activities
My program
manager's
comments
Three months
CONCLUSION
From the previous section, it is obvious that personality development is an important instrument
for achieving career goals. Personal fundamental competency, abilities, and interpretations
necessary in educational endeavors are shaped by personal growth. Career development
objectives are divided into three categories: short term, medium term, and long term. An person
must develop a special growth customized approach to the given timeframe and includes specific
goals which must be met by the deadline.
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