Career Development Checklist
Things to Do in Planning Your Career
Written by Jason Gordon
Updated at July 2nd, 2021
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Checklist for Career Development in Business
- Understand that a career is a non-stop pursuit of opportunity creation, recognition, and exploitation.
- Understand what type of need/want fulfillment motivates you.
Back to: PROFESSIONALISM & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Getting a Job
- Identify job functions that can offer the factors that meet your internal needs.
- Identify various career fields or industries in which those job functions exist.
- Identify industries or career fields in which the relevant subject-matter knowledge matter knowledge is interesting to you.
- Identify the general entry points and professional progression in each career field.
- Read: Look up on LinkedIn the profiles of individuals that have advanced in any career field. Their work histories will give you a good understanding of a career progression and entry points.
- Assess what it takes to secure a position at any point in the professional progression in each career field. (Education, Knowledge, Experience, Connections, Certifications, etc.)
- Read: Look at the LinkedIn profiles of individuals holding positions at various stages of a given career path.
- Begin working toward achieving those necessary elements to secure a position.
- Read the following Topics:
- Do You Need a Business Degree (or Any Degree) to be Successful in Business?
- Business Degrees and Employers
- Options for a Business School Education
- Series - What You Can Learn About in Business School
- Series - How You Learn in Business School
- The Benefits of Networking
- Business Internships are Essential
- Read the following Topics:
- Begin taking the procedural steps necessary to secure a position.
- Read the following material:
- Writing a Resume
- Writing a Cover Letter
- LinkedIn - Setup
- LinkedIn - Job Search & Recruitment
- Professional Job Recruiters
- One-on-One Networking
- Communication Series - (Listening, Asking Questions, Demonstrate Interest in and Understanding of Others, Showing Humility When Talking About Yourself)
- Competence & Fit in Hiring
- Fit, Bias, & Overcoming
- Interview Series
- How to Effective Negotiate Salary or Benefits
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Advancing your Career
- Work toward competence in your job function.
- Continue to improve your communication skills.
- Continue to develop strong business etiquette practices.
- Develop a professional relationship with subordinates, colleagues, and superiors.
- Read: Your Professional Brand
- Identify your career progression aspirations.
- Read: Should You Seek Promotion
- Work toward achieving the qualifications for promotion.
- Continue to develop a strong professional relationship with your superiors.
- Make known to your superiors your intentions and aspirations for promotion.
- Continue to work on communication and business etiquette.
