Unit 9 Career Action Plan Assignment
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Develop your own Career Action Plan based on information you have gained in this course. Consider information from course readings, assignments, career research, the informational interview and the LASSI assessment.
Career Action Plan:
Take some time to think seriously about where you would like to be in your career future and how you will get there. Once you have generated some ideas, complete the short-term and long-term information and respond to all items listed below:
Short-Term Career Goal (approximately 2 years or less):
Your short-term career goal should be a goal that you can realistically accomplish in approximately 2 years or less. Focus on a goal that will help you to reach the long-term career goal that you will be focusing on in the second part of your career action plan.
I. What is this career goal and why is it important to you (minimum five complete sentences)?
II. What skills and/or experiences do you have now that make you a good “fit” for this short-term goal (minimum five complete sentences)?
III. What skills and/or experiences will you need to gain in order to ensure that you will achieve this goal, and how will you gain these skills/experiences (minimum five complete sentences)?
IV. What are some of the obstacles or challenges you might encounter as you work towards achieving this goal? How will you respond to or strive to overcome these obstacles/challenges? What resources might be helpful (minimum five complete sentences)?
V. What are some of the steps or ACTIONS you will