Steps to Create Your Career Vision and Game Plan

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Steps to Create Your Career Vision and Game Plan

Fall 08

PERFECT VISION: Create A Career Vision and Game Plan MARC SCOLERI, CEO & Co-Founder of Creative Village LLC PERFECT VISION Create A Career Vision and Game Plan

Writing down your career vision and game plan can provide direction for obtaining the career you desire. Businesses often take inventories and create strategic plans. With the data, a game plan for improvement is formed. A similar practice can be completed to motivate and empower you to achieve your personal career goals. Creating a personal career vision and game plan is the first step to achieve your desired career.

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” - Winston Churchill

Steps to create your career vision and game plan 1. Complete the career inventory questions 2. Complete the career interest test 3. Evaluate and assess all the directions you could take your career based on the answers you provided and the career inventory test results 4. Write your career vision based on your written answers and career inventory results 5. Write your game plan based on your written answers and career inventory results 6. Take action

Career Inventory Questions > Career Interest Test > Assess Options > Write Career Vision & Game Plan > Take Action

1) Career Inventory Questions

A) What industry is most interesting to you for a career? Why?

B) What geographic location is most appealing?

C) What duties do you enjoy doing most as it relates to your industry?

PERFECT VISION: Create A Career Vision and Game Plan by Marc Scoleri – CEO, Co-Founder of Creative Village, LLC D) What is the minimum pay you can survive on?

E) What topics within your industry do you want to learn most about?

F) What position do you want three to five years from now?

G) What personal goals can you achieve by obtaining a position in your chosen industry?

H) What is your ideal work schedule?

I) How many hours are you willing to work?

J) What employer-offered benefits are important to you?

PERFECT VISION: Create A Career Vision and Game Plan by Marc Scoleri – CEO, Co-Founder of Creative Village, LLC K) What are some of the job titles that interest you?

L) Who can you contact within your industry of choice?

2) Complete the ONET Interest Profiler: First, CLICK HERE. Then read directions and click “start” button to complete assessment. Afterwards, print your results.

3) Evaluate and Assess Options Based on your career inventory answers and interest profiler results, consider your options as you craft your career vision and game plan.

4) My Career Vision In the space provided, write a brief statement that describes your career vision for the future.

PERFECT VISION: Create A Career Vision and Game Plan by Marc Scoleri – CEO, Co-Founder of Creative Village, LLC 5) My Career Game Plan In the space provided, write at least 10 primary steps or actions that need to be completed in order for you to achieve the career vision... (30-90 days, within a year and/or longer than a year out)

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6) TAKE ACTION – Work your game plan!

EXAMPLE:

Vision Example: “To obtain an entry-level position in the graphic design industry to improve my skills, gain experience and build my portfolio.”

Game Plan Example: 1. Assess my career wants and needs for the next three to five years 2. Complete the proper education/coursework 3. Research and target 5 companies a week for a potential internship 4. Promote myself to 5 targeted employers a week 5. Join 2 organizations with the art & design industry and attend related events to network 6. Complete 3 pro bono freelance projects to build my portfolio 7. Get a part-time job related to art & design while in school 8. Ask everyone I meet to introduce me to any graphic designers they know so I can interview them about the their career path 9. Ask an Art Director or Senior Designer to be my mentor 10. Be open to accepting paid and unpaid opportunities to build my portfolio

PERFECT VISION: Create A Career Vision and Game Plan by Marc Scoleri – CEO, Co-Founder of Creative Village, LLC

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