Establishing goals and creating a mission statement will help you maximize your career development.
Setting Goals: Let’s begin by having everyone complete these three steps.
Step 1: List an item that you don’t want in your career.
Step 2: List an item that you do want in your career.
Step 3: Write your goal statement using the SMART technique. Explain the career that you aspire to achieve. Consider your career objectives after graduation, in 5 years, and beyond.
Here is an example of a complete response.
Step 1: I don’t want a job that is routine and boring.
Step 2: I want a job that requires me to keep learning and growing.
Step 3: Within the next 1-3 years, I want a fast-paced career working as an Information Security Analyst for a global cybersecurity company with opportunities to advance to the managerial level within 5-7 years. My long-term goal is to be promoted to Chief Information Officer of a technology firm or start my own cybersecurity company.
