Professional development class career sucess.

Your Flexible Plan Commit to Your Next Step

Plan Of Action

Step 1Set Broad Objectives

What decisions do you need to make? List the decisions you need to make at this time, and the dates of any deadlines you have, whether external (e.g., the need to declare a major) or self-imposed (e.g., a date for sending out your first batch of rsums).

Decisions that need to be made:	What is my deadline for this decision?
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Step 2Identify Specific Goals

The next step is to look at your prioritized list, and determine which decisions you are ready to make. For these, prepare a list of specific goals. Choose one decision for this task.

I am ready to make this decision:

Example: To decide which internships to pursue for the summer (broad objective)

To make this decision, I have these specific goals:

Example:

• (1)

  learn about internships

• (2)

  network with alumni

Step 3Define Action Steps

Choose one goal and list the steps you will take to achieve it:

action steps, the tasks involved, and deadlines for completing each step. Example: To decide which internships to pursue for the summer (broad objective), I will learn about internships (goal) and network with alumni (goal). To achieve these goals, I must:

• (1)

  Review listings on the website for the career center at my school.

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  Learn about alumni networking events.

• (3)

  Attend alumni networking events.

List the action steps you will take.

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