How To Make a Career Plan?

Aren't you thinking about your future and career prospects? Like, "what should I do with my career?"
Trust us, this is not only your thought. Whether you are still studying, a working professional, or just someone who's at a crossroads in life, this question pops up more and more, until and unless we don't get clarity on it.

Planning a career is like trying to solve a problem without having a clue, but don't worry guys, you always don't have to figure out, specially all by yourself, stressed out. But yeah, one thing you need to know: "Where you are going next?"
So, let's walk through this together, simply and professionally...

How Do I Make a Career Plan?

Great question! Let's break it down into real human steps:

1: Know Yourself First

Before even thinking about getting drawn towards a job role, ask yourself some questions:

  • What are my strengths?

  • What interests me the most?

  • What drains my energy?

Take personality and career assessments if you like, to know more and exactly about your choice, in case you are not able to figure out easily. Journaling also helps sometimes; these are the steps where your real career plan starts.

2: Explore What's Out There

Once you understand yourself better, start exploring careers that match your interest and eliminate those which make you feel drained. You can also look into:

  • Different Industry

  • Roles Within those industries

  • What those roles actually involve and tasks like that

Through these explorations, you will be clear on your root — like which role grabs you the most and what option you need to write in your check box.

3: Set Short-Term and Long-Term Goals

You have to set both types of goals to make your plan strong. Set both long and short-term goals:

  • Short-term goals: Make a 6 to 12 month plan, in which you will be focusing on developing your skills, making a strong grip on it, having an internship.

  • Long-term goals: Long-term goal should be a plan where in 1 to 5 years, you have to land a job, have growth in both salary and skills, reach a better position in those next 5 years.

4: Identify Skill Gaps and Start Filling Them

Let yourself be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Work on your weak areas too, fill the lacking, those gaps.
Understand which skill is required the most in your industry field, and then if you find any gaps there, work on it, practice that like day and night, cause that will be your kick start.

5: Talk to People Who Have Been There

This works like magic. You have your internal insight, now it's time to look for some legends or industry specialists.
Most people love sharing about their journey and providing some insight. Go find and sit with them, cause this conversation can resolve your 30% queries with those experienced professionals.

Conclusion

We are not here to give you a cookie-clutter part. You are not a robot who only works on command. You have to follow a path where you have your full interest, which you want to do by heart, not by watching others or going after a trending role.

For example, if IT is the most in-demand line, you don't have to make your career in that — only go for what fascinates you, not what is in-demand only. Cause every role somewhere is in-demand; it's just like, those are not in limelight.

So, work on improving what's best in you, and then no one can stop you from achieving your goals!

We hope you got the bread and butter of this talk, and if you like, you can check out various roles at jobdekhi.com and apply what resonates with your self-assessment. This will help you more effectively.

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