For the first time in your school career you are being given a choice of subjects to study. For some of you this is an exciting opportunity to start focusing on your chosen career path; one you already know you want to take. However, at this stage some of you won’t know which job you want to do when you are an adult so choosing subjects is about narrowing down the choices to enable you to select career areas. In fact, you will probably change career paths several times in your working life. So rather than limiting your future to one specific job, a career goal may help you discover career possibilities that you wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. There are several job possibilities with any chosen career path. For instance, if you choose a medical career, you may want to be a scientist, nurse, radiographer, anaesthetist or a surgeon Read more
Career planning is the process of making career choices and working out how to get there. Career planning involves:
So a career plan helps you focus on what you want to do when you leave school. Any plan involves setting goals and targets. A goal is your main objective and targets are the steps you take to achieve that objective. For example a career goal can be a specific job you want to do such as be a doctor or teacher; or a career goal can be a particular area you want to work in, such as medicine or education. The targets or steps you take then include:
A career goal will guide you into doing what you want with your life rather than just drifting into a job. Goals and targets matter because they give you a sense of purpose and direction, help you work harder to get what you want and to plan how to achieve it.
