A.

DEFINE YOUR VISION

What is your vision for your life – personal and professional?
Imagine yourself in the future at a point in which you have achieved career and personal success. What is it that
you have accomplished? What does your life look like?
What are your values?
Think about what is most important to you when it comes to your career and your life in general.
Do you envision a meaningful career as an important source of your happiness?
E.g., is it important that your work brings you feelings of joy and purpose?
How do you envision spending your time?
Do you want to maintain a balance between work and leisure activities? What does this look like during the first
5-10 years of your career? The next 5-10 years? Do you have a retirement goal?
Strengths
What are you good at?
What type of work do you enjoy doing?
Think about past work or school experience. Was there any type of work you enjoyed doing more than other
types?
What do you want your day-to-day life to look like at work?
Working mostly alone or in groups? Order and structure or regularly changing projects?
What problems do you want to solve, and where do you want to solve them?
E.g., are there any topics, issues, and/or industries that you are particularly passionate about?
B. DEFINE YOUR CAREER GOAL
Jobs
Based on your previous responses, list some job titles that may be right for you and their brief descriptions.
Professionals to Interview
Who can you interview to learn more about these jobs?
Interview Questions
What questions will you ask the interviewees?
Your Message to Interviewees
What will you say when you reach out to professionals to interview?
Notes from Interviews
Which jobs sound most appealing to you, and why? Which jobs sound least appealing to you, and why?
My Career Goal
What is the job you want? What will you be doing? What accomplishments do you hope to make, and by when?
C. CRAFT YOUR PLAN
Job Titles and Requirements
List the jobs that sound most appealing to you, and list their requirements by searching for related job postings.
My Career Path
What are the steps you will take to achieve your career goal? Are there different ways to do it? What works best
for you?
My Plan
Pick your path and get specific, by breaking down each step into specific, measurable, time-based goals.
D. EXECUTE YOUR PLAN
Education
List your education goals and the dates you plan to achieve them by. Track, edit, and refine as needed.
Work/Relevant Experience
List your experience goals and the dates you plan to achieve them by. Track, edit, and refine as needed.
Networking
List your networking goals and the dates you plan to achieve them by. Track, edit, and refine as needed.