Managing your career is an ongoing process. Career planning is part of the career management process. It creates a framework
for understanding your skills and interests, setting career goals, and devising strategies to achieve them. Career planning
and development may be self-initiated or conducted in conjunction with employer-sponsored support.
There are short- and long-term aspects to the career planning process. The most effective career plan will include both.
It’s a process that can include a variety of intermediate steps. It can also add focus to your job search.
To give some structure to the career planning process, we’ve broken career planning into six key steps. The following
forms will help you get started:
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