Career Development Plan
Name: _____________________ Date: ___________
Completion of this plan will follow a 4 step process. Each step will address specific career related questions:
1. What skills do you already possess? (Where are you now?)
2. What do you want for your career? (Where do you want to go?)
3. How might you get there? (What steps do you need to take to get there?)
4. Who can help? (What resources might I use?)
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,1. Where are you now?
This process starts with taking a good look at where you are currently at. What are your skills, talents and interests? What are your values – do
you like to lead, work with people or alone with data or text? Do you like working face to face with people or prefer independent work? Do you
like to work inside or outside? Do you like working to deadlines? Which teams do you like working on, quiet or loud, small or large?
Answering the questions below will assist you in determining your starting point.
Question Notes.
Where am I now in regards to my career?
What is my view of current situation?
What have been my experiences to date?
What do I enjoy most?
What skills come to me naturally?
What do I think my strengths/assets are? (Skills,
knowledge, talents, interests)?
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, What are some things people ask me to help
with?
What do I do well?
What appeals to me?
What are my values? (work/life)
Do I like to lead, work with people as a team or
work alone (with data or text)?
Do I like working face to face with customers or
back office work?
How do I feel when I think about my ideal job
(excited, motivated, fear)?
Is there anything getting in my way of achieving
what I want?
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Name: _____________________ Date: ___________
Completion of this plan will follow a 4 step process. Each step will address specific career related questions:
1. What skills do you already possess? (Where are you now?)
2. What do you want for your career? (Where do you want to go?)
3. How might you get there? (What steps do you need to take to get there?)
4. Who can help? (What resources might I use?)
1
,1. Where are you now?
This process starts with taking a good look at where you are currently at. What are your skills, talents and interests? What are your values – do
you like to lead, work with people or alone with data or text? Do you like working face to face with people or prefer independent work? Do you
like to work inside or outside? Do you like working to deadlines? Which teams do you like working on, quiet or loud, small or large?
Answering the questions below will assist you in determining your starting point.
Question Notes.
Where am I now in regards to my career?
What is my view of current situation?
What have been my experiences to date?
What do I enjoy most?
What skills come to me naturally?
What do I think my strengths/assets are? (Skills,
knowledge, talents, interests)?
2
, What are some things people ask me to help
with?
What do I do well?
What appeals to me?
What are my values? (work/life)
Do I like to lead, work with people as a team or
work alone (with data or text)?
Do I like working face to face with customers or
back office work?
How do I feel when I think about my ideal job
(excited, motivated, fear)?
Is there anything getting in my way of achieving
what I want?
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