Examples of Creating a Multi-Step Career Plan
Goal: GeoCaching Engineer at Microsoft
- Geography & Computer Science Degree
- Internship for a local firm that offers GeoCaching
- Field Tech for a Architecture Firm
- Extension Classes at UCI – GeoCaching
- GeoCaching Engineer at Microsoft
Goal: Full Time Tenured Professor
- Oil Company Executive
- Finish Master’s Degree
- Teach night Course for University of Phoenix
- Go Part Time in Oil Company & Teach PT for University of Redlands
- Full Time Tenured Professor
Goal: Become a Web Design Manager
- Mechanical Engineer
- Take some Extension Courses
- Do a Web Design Boot Camp
- Do some Free Lance Web Designing
- Apply for Web Design Entry Level Jobs
- Take Some Leadership Courses
- Become a Web Design Manager
Goal: Start Independent Speech Pathology Practice
- Automobile Company Marketing Director
- Informational Interviewing
- Night Courses in Speech Pathology
- Go Part Time at Auto Company & Do a Speech Pathology Internship
- Work at a Hospital as a Speech Pathologist
- Start Independent Speech Pathology Practice
Goal: Launch Full Time Process Improvement Consulting Practice – All Industries
- Validation & Verification Analyst in Aerospace
- Professional Designation in Total Quality Management
- Pitch Process Improvement projects & lead teams in current job
- Process Improvement Manager in Aerospace
- Director of Quality Improvement – Healthcare
- Part Time Director of Quality & Part Time Process Improvement Consultant
- Launch Full Time Process Improvement Consulting Practice – All Industries
Goal: Launch Video Business
- Sales Executive – Pharmaceuticals
- Write Business Plan for Video Business
- Save money for Financial Pad
- Set up Business Systems
- Take a Marketing Class at UCI Extension
- Launch Video Business
Goal: Corporate Trainer – Healthcare Industry
- Oil Industry Business Analyst
- Seek Opportunities to Do Training & Create Training Documentation
- Take ATD Trainer Training
- Apply Within the Company for Training Positions
- Corporate Trainer – Oil Industry
- Corporate Trainer – Healthcare Industry
Goal: Land New Job That is A Promotion
- Need to get Away From Boss, Don’t Want to Loose Retirement
- Do Informational Interviews with Various Department Heads in the Company
- Apply to All Jobs that Look Feasible
- Meet with Internal Contacts I’ve Worked With in the To Let Them Know I Am Looking for Opportunities
- Volunteer for Cross Functional Teams
- Keep Following Up with Departments Heads & Internal Contacts
- Land New Job That is A Promotion
Goal: Become Forensics Scientist
- Work at McDonald’s & Play Video Games
- Find Interest in Forensic Science
- Get Forensics Degree
- Do a Forensics Internship
- Become Forensics Scientist
Goal: Become Operations Director
- Quality Assurance Manager
- MBA
- Take Online Courses in Healthcare Quality Assurance
- Network with Classmates
- Manager of Healthcare Quality Assurance
- Director of Healthcare Quality Assurance
- Become Operations Director