Analyze your short$-$term career goals based on an ideal job you would like to attain in the long term $($specify the job title and any other particulars such as industry$).$

Provide your action plan $($how you will achieve these goals$)$ in the short term $($the next $2$ years$).$

Compare required skill sets and lifetime earnings at the associate$$s$,$ bachelor$$s$,$ and master$$s levels for your ideal long$-$term position on the U$.$S$.$ Department of Labor website: Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Based on what you have discovered, what are the differences between the skill sets required at each degree level and those you have now?

How might your lifetime career goals change based on what you have learned?