Business Management Student: Career and Personal Development Plan

This assignment presents a comprehensive career and personal development plan created by a business management student. It begins with a personal analysis using the SOAR model, identifying strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results. The student then sets SMART goals, outlining specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely objectives for learning and career advancement. The plan includes short-term goals for the next four months, focusing on current coursework and assignments. Medium-term goals for the next 2-3 years involve completing the current degree and pursuing higher studies. Long-term goals, spanning 3-5 years, aim at establishing a successful career as a Chartered Accountant. The document provides a detailed framework for the student's professional development, including timelines and resource requirements.

Running Head: CAREER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Career and Personal Development Plan
Name of the Student
Name of the University

1CAREER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2a Personal Analysis
The SOAR model is developed and applied as follows.
Strengths Opportunities
 My main strength is that I am always hungry to
learn more and do not fear any challenges that
come in my way of learning.
 Another strength of mine is that I am a very
quick learner and will suitable guidance, I learn
even complex lessons very easily.
 I believe in teamwork; whenever I am involved
in a group venture, I encourage my team mates to
work with and help each other so that nobody has
to face any major difficulty in their work.
 Being a student of Business Management, I have
significant opportunity to excel in a number of
various choices of careers. Some of my choices
include pursuing career in actuarial analyst,
business adviser, business development manager,
data analyst and others.
 In addition to the career options, I also have the
opportunity to pursue even higher studies that will
not only enhance my credentials but will also
increase my knowledge and competency in the
field of Business Management.
Aspirations Results
 As a student of Business Management, I aspire to
be a Chartered Management Accountant.
 I also aspire to pursue further higher studies
before I enter my professional career. This is
because I wish to increase my credibility and
competency before I earn my livelihood as much as
possible.
 While I am not absolute sure about the results, I
am sufficiently confident that I will overcome any
challenges that come my way.
 I am not worried about any results and I will keep
doing hard work until I achieve my targets and
establish myself in my professional career.

2CAREER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2b Setting SMART Goals
What do I want
to learn?
What do I have to
do?
What support
and resources will
I need?
How will I
measure my
success?
Target date for
review of results
Specific – I want
to learn Business
Management in
detail before I
establish myself in
my professional
career.
I want to complete
my studies in the
current course and
will also pursue
higher studies to
enhance my
competency.
I need the support
of my professors if
I want to achieve
my goal. In
addition, I will
need learning
resources like
access to online
library, a laptop
and others.
Success is a
relative term and I
will only consider
myself to be
successful if all
my targets are
achieved i.e.
complete highest
level of studies in
Business
Management and
establish myself in
my professional
career.
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Measurable – I
want to complete
all levels of study
in Business
Management
before entering
professional
I need to complete
my current course
and then apply for
further higher
studies in the
subject.
I will need access
to the internet as I
will be able to
search for the best
institutions where
I can fulfill my
desire.
I will measure my
success if I am
able to complete
my studies with
success.
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3CAREER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
career.
Achievable – I will
need to earn the
highest degree in
the field of
Business
Management.
I will have to
complete all the
courses
successfully with
pass marks.
I will need
guidance of my
professors and
suitable learning
resources.
The degree
certificates and the
marks I gain will
speak for my
success
themselves.
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Relevant – I need
to learn concepts
and theories based
on Business
Management in
order to enhance
my knowledge.
I will have to
attend all the
classes as well as
carry out my own
research on
Business
Management topic.
I will need
guidance of my
professors and
suitable learning
resources.
I will consider
success if I feel
absolutely
confident when
writing my
research paper or
attending any
examination
during my course.
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Timely – I will
need to complete
my study within
the course
timeline.
I will have to
follow a standard
routine and work
hard during
studying.
I will need
guidance of my
professors and
suitable learning
resources.
I will be success if
I am to complete
my studies within
the course
timeline.
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2c Personal Objectives
Short Term Goals (Next Four Months)