7 Tips for Successful Career Planning

Best careers 2014Career planning should be like the show that must go on forever, and ever. Once you have found the right career path for yourself, you should make continued efforts to grow it more and more. But the very first step is to find a career that suits your aptitude, talents, and skills. Unless you know what’s best for you as a professional, you won’t be able to achieve career success. You shouldn’t be surprised to know that the average person changes their career as many as six times in a lifetime. It shouldn’t happen to you!

If you plan your career effectively, you’ll continue to grow with your chosen career without switching to new careers.

Here are 7 tips to follow for career planning–

#1. Know What You Love Doing

Before you start to make any career decisions, you should find out about those things that you truly love doing. Take a closer look at your pastimes, hobbies and interests. There are many people who turned their favorite hobby into a career and achieved lots of success with it.

Everyone of use does so many things on a day-to-day basis. But there are some activities that are close to our hearts. It’s these interests that you need to find out and think of them in terms of future career path.

#2. Go For a Career Test

Career assessment tests also prove highly useful for those candidates who are not completely aware of their skills, strengths and talents. On the web, you’ll find many free and paid services that provide career tests. Taking such a test takes only a couple of minutes. But it can reveal many strengths (as well as weaknesses) that you may have. On the basis of these strengths, skills, and aptitude; these tests also suggest best career paths.

If you have not taken a career test yet, I would suggest you go for one and see how it turns out to be in your case.

#3. Seek Advice

While planning a career for yourself, you should not make a decision in hurry or desperation. Make sure you give yourself good time to make a full-informed decision, that’s best for your career growth. Though you may have a lot of idea about your abilities, skills, strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes, it’s always advisable to seek advice from others. Talk to people who are working in a similar field and discuss with your family and friends.

But, the final decision is always yours to make.

#4. Identify Your Goals

No matter which career or profession you choose, you should always be very clear about what you want to achieve. It’s only when you know your professional goals that you can keep your career on track, growing continuously. Goal-setting allows you to achieve career success early. While setting goals, you should clearly define both your short-term and long-term goals.

#5. Go Back to College (If Required)

Depending on your chosen career paths and the goals that you want to achieve, you may need additional degrees, skills or qualification. If you want to achieve career planning success, you should never hesitate to go back to school or college to obtain the required degree or qualification. You can also plan to earn your degrees right from the comfort of your own home. There are several popular colleges and universities that offer online degrees.

#6. Choose a Role Model

There are ample benefits of choosing a role model. No matter what you want to become or where you want to take your professional career, it’s a good idea to find someone who symbolizes your aspirations and dreams. Having a role model keeps you motivated. Watching them closely allows you to learn many tips, tricks and the secrets of career success.

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Carl began his career as a recruiter in the year 2000. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of job applicants, dealt with several hiring managers and helped a lot of people find better jobs. He's passionate about guiding people towards their best-suited careers.

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