SETTING CAREER GOALS: USING S.M.A.R.T. GOALS CCM Mission Station F.I.T. Program 2015.

SETTING CAREER GOALS: USING S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

CCM Mission Station F.I.T. Program 2015

Our goals for this session: • Understand the various effective means for finding work• Identify your own personal network• Develop a strategy for keeping job search organized• Identify other helpful resources


Do you spend more time planning your weekends than your career? What's more important to you? Defining your career goals will help you make necessary steps toward a satisfying work life.



Career Planning Step One

Start by thinking about your long-term career goal and the short-term activities that will help you achieve it. These pieces will make up your career plan.


Career Planning Step Two

You've set your career goals and defined the steps necessary to achieve them. Now follow your written plan.


Career Planning Step Three

Review and adjust as needed. Don’t get discouraged!

What are S.M.A.R.T. Goals?


Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time-based

Specific:• Specific means precise and detailed.• When you write a goal that is specific, ask yourself: WHAT

are you going to do?• Be clear and detailed.

Instead of: "I want to be healthier." A specific goal is: "I'm going to eat at least two pieces of fruit every day."


Measurable:• Measurable means you are able to determine or figure out

that you have hit your target.• When you write a goal that is measurable, ask yourself:

HOW will you know when it is finished?• Use numbers in your goal.

Instead of: "I'm going to lose weight." A measurable goal is: "I'm going to lose 10 pounds."


Achievable:• Achievable means it's not just a dream, but your goal is

within reach.• When you write a goal that is achievable, ask yourself:

HOW are you going to do it?• Make a plan to achieve your goal.

Instead of: "I'm going to exercise." An achievable goal is: "I'm going to walk 30 minutes a day."


Realistic:• Realistic means it's possible to do the task within a fixed

amount of time.• When you write a goal that is realistic, ask yourself: Can

you do this in the timeframe that you have planned?• Be honest about how long it will take you to achieve your

goal and how you will get it done.

Instead of: "I'm going to lose 10 pounds this week." A realistic goal is: "I'm going to lose a pound and a half each week."


Time-based:• Time-based means the goal is not open-ended, but there

is a timeframe.• When you write a goal that is time-based, ask yourself:

WHEN are you going to have this done?• Take small steps to complete your goal by the deadline.

Instead of "I'm going to lose 10 pounds." A time-based goal is: "I'm going to lose 10 pounds in two months."


Self-check

Which one is a

SMART

Goal?

a. I want to live in another country.

b. I will graduate from college.

c. I will ask my boss tomorrow for two weeks of vacation beginning July 12.

d. I will save for retirement.


SETTING CAREER GOALS: USING S.M.A.R.T. GOALS CCM Mission Station F.I.T. Program 2015.

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