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Originally Posted by abaucom21
I have advised many of my past undergraduate students as well as past students planning on grad school. Try this:
1st: Write down your overall career goals in under 150 words.
2nd: Set goals (each goal that follows in 100 words or less). First list your career goal one year after graduation, then a career goal 2 years after graduation, then your career goal 5 years after graduation.
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Professor abaucom21, you are so correct.
For anyone finishing college/grad/high/tech schools or otherwise looking to get their foot in the door somewhere, this is SOUND advice. And get used to doing them. Might as well start now. Many corporations have goal-setting with goal-oriented results as part of their annual performance evaluations.
I work for a large pharmaceutical company. And every year there are performance goals that are set by corporate, and it dribbles down through the organizations into site/department/personal goals using a very similar format. Successful execution of those goals - called results - on a personal level helps the entire organization. Plus, it can put you in a good light for a large bonus, promotion opportunities, etc. (all good things).
Things aren't easy out there. For anyone. Take advantage of advantages.