Host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli is here to talk about how to create and implement a career plan that will bring you true happiness in life. It may seem like a giant monster but with Sheila's help, you can tackle it one step at a time!
Episode Highlights:
- Whether you're very close to your dream job or have a few steps to go, you need to have a career plan
- A career plan is going to be a constantly evolving process throughout your life
- Having a career plan helps you to answer the question, "what do you do?"
- You'll be able to make smarter decisions about your career
- Creating your plan can be done in 3 steps:
- Reflection into yourself is made more effective when taking notes and making lists to assess where you are right now
- Lists can include what you're good at and how you want to feel in your next job; prioritize those things
- Research the jobs that you think you would enjoy and make a list of as many jobs as you can think of
- Use your network and any resources possible to learn about jobs; you might find some you didn't even know existed
- Review these lists that you have made and narrow them down to one or two jobs that would best fit you
- Think about your skills and strengths and how they would apply to each of these positions
- Do the job tasks align with how you want to feel at work?
- Sheila still reassess her plan every 6 months because she knows that as life goes on, people change
- After you have established your career plan, it's time to put that plan together
- Utilize job boards and postings to highlight the different aspects of the job so you know what areas you are good at and what areas you need to work on
- Green: what you're really good at and have a lot of experience in
- Yellow: what you are kind of good at and have a little experience in
- Red: what you have no experience in
- Find any way that you can to learn and grow in whatever way that works best for you
- Write your goal down and make it SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound)
- Seek out a mentor that has the skills that you're looking for, can hold you accountable, and sees your blindspot
- Make a list of the qualities and characteristics that you need your mentor to have
3 Key Points:
- The process of creating your career plan involves 3 steps: reflection, research, and review.
- It's important to reassess your career plan one or two times every year. As you go through life, your wants and needs will shift.
- There are other ways to learn other than formal training, such as having a mentor or on-the-job learning.
Tweetable Quotes:
- "A career plan is a continual process that you're going to visit all the way through your career." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
- "One thought might lead to another, so it's a good idea to just put it all down." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
- "There are lots of different ways that you can gain experience and knowledge and upscale yourself." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
- "Self-awareness takes reflection." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
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