Review this week’s resources (for example SMART criteria, and the Career Plan Building Activities). Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each:
1. Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals?. One goal I have created using the SMART criteria is to have all my work in by Sunday afternoon. I can create a map each week on how to accomplish this goal. Although it is not a huge goal that is long term it is a very important one and not as easy for some people as it is for others. SMART criteria contribute to my academic goals by showing me how to properly achieve each step you have to take to achieve my goals.
2. Describe one professional/career goal you have created using the SMART criteria and Career Plan Building Activities results. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development?
One career goal I have created is to choose which firm I want to work for when I get my degree. Having this in mind will help me create my plan on how to get to the place I ultimately want to be. By knowing where I want to work I can better understand the requirements it takes to get there. The career interest profiler really didn’t help me too much because it came back with careers that I have no interest in being in. The Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies helped me a lot though because it made me realize a lot of things about my personality that I hadn’t taken into consideration before so it helped me focus my strengths in the right places to achieve my career goals.
3. Describe the stress and time-management strategies you have learned this week that will help you achieve your goals.
I have learned a few things about time management this week. One of the