A Complete Guide for Successful Career Planning

Career planning has become a success mantra. Fierce competition and the hunger to grow professionally and monetarily have given career planning the much-needed importance. Today’s generation can avail of unending professional choices. This probably confuses the individual concerning which profession can they opt. One can choose to become anything ranging from a doctor, engineer, teacher, tech professional, and more, but the trick lies in developing a skill set that enables you to carve a nice for yourself within that field. Enhancing these skills with strategic career planning will help you achieve your professional goals. Today we list down some of the tips that will help you plan the road to a successful career.

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CHOOSING A CAREER:

Choosing your professional path can prove to be daunting. We tend to opt for a metier that is monetarily rewarding without considering the relevant skill-set possessed by us, and interest levels for the profession. Even though we have plenty of information available through an array of media, we make little effort to mobilize our research and comprehension abilities towards the chosen profession.

So the first step is to identify and define the profession you want to be part of.

Another great way of understanding the opportunities is by talking to like-minded professionals from that field. They have ‘Been there and done that and their experience certainly matters a whole deal.

TARGET YOUR PROFESSION:

Once you are done with the extensive research, you will have filtered some of the shortlisted professions. Targeting the profession involved the following aspects:

• Identify the top five professions you would prefer
• Gather information on each profession
• Define the growth opportunities that each one has to offer
• Compare all the pros and cos and zero down on one

SELF-ASSESSMENT:

Self-assessment can be done through the evaluation of one’s skills, values, and interests. It is quintessential to map your career by understanding your strengths and weaknesses. Once your strengths are identified, you must know how to apply them to pursue growth in the career path.

CAREER PREPARATION:

Once you have decided on the profession you would like to explore there needs to be detailed planning on how to shape your career. One must identify courses that will help one attain maximum technical knowledge. Preparing does not restrict a professional to just gaining technical knowledge but also gaining exposure to the actual functioning of the organisations. This can be achieved by joining companies that offer internships. The exposure will tremendously help you to prepare yourself for full-time jobs.

MARKET YOURSELF:

Marketing knows no boundaries. Not just organisations but Individuals need marketing too. It is all about convincing your employer with the data and information that proves you as an asset. Marketing oneself can be done not just in the resume but also by creating a compelling portfolio. Incorporate the use of social media resources to build a portfolio. Involve the use of social media handles LinkedIn in your profile. Incorporate some of the samples that are successfully completed by you. Enlist, how does your work add value to the organization? Ingeniously strand out your USP and use a fitting choice of words to create an impact on the onlooker. Make sure that you are informing the onlooker about the latest upskilling program that you have undertaken to leaven your career stance. A career journey is not just about having certification. It is all about how you upgrade your skills and learn new things that will add value to your CV. A successful career is not just about building a strong CV, but also planning out a road map with timelines to achieve it. You need to invest time, research and thought at identifying the profession which you may want to get into. Clarity will help you go a long way.