SMART Targets and Career Plan

1. Explain what SMART targets are

Specific is when you zoom in and go into detail on exactly

what it is that you are planning on doing in the future. In
my case, I know that I want to have a career in Business
but to make this target become more specific, I would say
that I would like to go into finance, accountancy.

Measurable is when you make sure that you have a clear

goal of what it is that you want to achieve. You are
measuring to make sure that you reach your goal.

Achievable is when you are making sure that you will

actually be able to reach your goals. You need to make
sure that what you have already doesn’t make your
targets become impossible to reach.

Realistic is making sure that your goal is something that

you can actually do. For example, it wouldn’t be realistic
for me to do a science based course at University after
completing my BTEC, because I wouldn’t qualify for the
course so it would not be realistic.

Timely is making sure to give yourself enough time to get

your targets done. You need to make sure that you are
not giving yourself too little time to complete things.

2. What are your SMART targets for your career plan?

Explain how each of the are SMART.

I know that I want to have a career in Business but this

isn’t really that specific so to make it more specific, I
would have to say that I want to go into finance as this is
a huge part of business, and I want to go into
accountancy.

Within the next 5 years, I want to have made sure that I

have achieved my degree in finance and got some
experience too. This is measurable because I have a clear
goal of what I want to achieve and making sure that I
reach that goal.

It is achievable because lots of people that do the same

course as me go on to do finance degrees in University so
it is achievable.

It is realistic because if i get distinctions in all my units

from now on then I will have enough UCAS to go to
University and it’s realistic because I am determined to do
this.

It is timely because it will only take 3 years to do a degree

and I have given myself a time goal of 5 years so I have
more than enough time.

3. For each of your targets – when are you going to

review them and how?

I am going to review the specific target every few weeks

to make sure that I am still on track with the same
thoughts. I am going to review measurable everyday to
see if I am getting closer to my smaller goals. I am going
to review achievable after a year to see if I am still in line
with where I thought I would be in a year. I am going to
review realistic after I complete a unit, to make sure that
I still have enough UCAS and if it’s still realistic for me to
go to University. Lastly, I am going to review Timely every
year to make sure that I always have enough time to
achieve my goals.