5 Steps Career-Savvy Professionals Take to Define Their Goals

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We all want to get ahead. Whether personally or professionally, moving up is exciting — it’s a sign that you’re doing well and are on track to do even better. But maybe you’ve been in the same job for a while and are starting to feel stuck. How can you get out of the rut to actually make those advancements happen? It all starts with setting goals.
Defining your career goals is a key part of getting ahead professionally; long-term goals, in particular, are what will guide you to your ultimate career bliss. Setting them may seem easy enough in theory, but when it comes time to actually thinking through your goals, things often get murky. After all, “be successful” is a bit vague. To help with this, we’ve outlined five steps that career-savvy professionals can take to define and begin achieving their career goals.

Step 1: Define your dream job.

Step 2: Write it down.


Step 3: Break it down into short-term goals.


Step 4: Make each goal measurable.

Step 5: Create an action plan.

 

 

 

 

SOURCE: www.topresume.com

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