Career Planning is So Easy…

How important is career planning to your future?
Career planning is easy for the students with an objective, whom follow results, and whom understand themselves. The aspect of planning a career takes very little science because it’s hard work, dedication, and achievable. In this article, we will review the three most important steps to career planning. College students and grads can begin where they are now to work towards where they want to be by implementing these tips.
Have an Objective
An objective will place you ten steps ahead of your future competitors in the job market. Plan to accomplish your objective or else you will work idly. Recent college grads should plan their careers as soon as they figure out their major, what the major offers, what other transferable skills they will learn, and how the job outlook may be when they graduate school. If you are uncertain of your objectives, visit a career counselor to take a career assessment test to find your niche. Idle job hoppers are oft confused about their passions and the career assessments identify latent strengths. Career planning is fuel to work on your goals in school and in life.
Tasks versus Results
Look in your planner right now and cross out all of the unnecessary ‘tasks’ you have lined up for the week. It is easy to work towards your career goals if the results are measurable. The unnecessary ‘tasks’ may hold you back from the ideal career or future you plan. Certified professional career consultant, Yvonne LaRose, suggest students create measurable career objectives to recognize small accomplishments in her Career Starting Points podcast at CollegeRecruiter.com. According to LaRose, measured accomplishments add a touch of reality to the students’ minds for achieving their goals.
Clear Your Mind
Follow through with a clear mind in order to transition from where you are to where you want to be. Plans should not only be made for your career, but for your life. Take a moment to plan an objective for all aspects of your life. Successful entrepreneurs know that planning is the foundation for a fruitful life. All of your energies channel themselves through a funnel of responsibility to achieve success. A clear mind creates a canvas for you to draw steps beneficial to your career goals. It removes confusion because you can focus on achieving results that are aligned with your future.
Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap, a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for college students looking for internships and recent graduates searching entry-level jobs and other career opportunities.
By: — Tahjia Chapman is a writer for CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry level jobs and other career opportunities.

Originally posted by lisa colbert