Please read the guidelines thoroughly.

With this assignment you have the opportunity to prepare your own five$-$year career

development plan about what do you intend to do professionally in the next five years $($starting

from now, or starting after graduation $$ up to you$).$ Your plan must be presented in a project

management time$-$line format, ie GANTT chart $($This can be done using MS Project or multiple

other software programs. Use a FREE version$).$ Your plan will also be assessed based on how

professional your timeline layout is$.$ Simple timelines $($a simple table using word$/$excel or

animated infographics$)$ will be marked down.

Be very specific with your timeline, provide dates for when you will achieve different elements

mentioned in your timeline. For instance, if you mention in your timeline, you will attempt an

exam provide a DATE of when you will attempt that exam. Also include the COSTS associated

with completing different activities. Your career plan must address and consider the following

items:

$1.$ What are your career objectives? What position, field or industry do you want to work

in$/$for$?($To be answered in introductory paragraph $$ Max $1$ page$)$

o Which province in Canada $($or which other location in the world$)$ and why have

you chosen that location? $($This needs to be supported with specific job market

analysis such as employment options, field attractiveness$-$ current job openings

within your field, income potential$/$salary rates across different provinces $($or

other relevant jurisdictions$)$ I am looking for a lot of statistics in here $$ Don$$t

make this section descriptive $$ use graphs, pie$-$charts, salary benchmarking

tables from federal$/$provincial or other relevant, reliable sources $$ no page limit

for tables$/$charts etc$)$

$2.$ If you intend to work for an organization, what are the possible promotional

opportunities for career growth and what senior level position do you wish to obtain?

How long will it take for you to obtain your next promotion within your field? What

certificate or credentials will be needed for promotion? If you are an entrepreneur,

provide your growth plan. $($Maximum one page in writing and include these

promotions$/$milestones in your timeline$)$

$3.$ Referring to your Indigo assessment as an additional resource, provide an inventory of

your current skills, abilities, traits, training, motivators and education along with the

required qualifications for your desired position. $($Strictly use a table to outline the

current education as well as all job$-$specific skills, certificates etc., that you have. Only

mention the certificates$/$degrees relevant to your plan$).$

$4.$ From your timeline Identify three SMART GOALS$/$Action Steps that are crucial to

achieving your stated career development plan. These steps are those without which

your plan cannot proceed. $($Use a heading: Action Steps and describe each of them

using the SMART goal$-$setting model in short paragraphs$-3-4$ lines maximum$)$

$5.$ Identify potential barriers that might prevent you from reaching your stated career goals

and objectives. $($In bullet points $$ make sure they are all realistic and applicable to you$).$

Then, most importantly: indicate how you might overcome those barriers, be specific.

APA writing conventions must be followed in the plan with sources$/$websites referred to$,$

properly referenced and cited including in APA format, the report must demonstrate analysis

of the material and its application to the workplace.

Note: My aspirational career path has always been customer service. In the bigger picture, I aspire to be a Director of Customer Experience in a notable organization.