Long-Term Career Planning

How to develop a Strategic Vision for my Career Plan?

This article provides you with some basic guidelines for long-term career planning.

Long-term career planning usually involves a planning window of five years or longer and involves a broader set of guidelines and preparation.

Businesses, careers, and the workplace are rapidly changing, and the skills that you have or plan for today may not be in demand years from now.

Long-range career planning should be more about identifying and developing core skills that employers will always value while developing your personal and career goals in broad strokes.

• Core Workplace Skills:

- communications (verbal and written),
- critical and creative thinking,
- teamwork and team-building,
- listening,
- social,
- problem-solving,
- decision-making,
- interpersonal,
- project management,
- planning and organizing,
- computer/technology,
- commitment to continuous/lifelong learning.

• Identifying Career/Employment Trends:

The best way to prepare yourself for future career changes and developments is to stay active in short-term career planning. By regularly scanning the environment and conducting research on careers, you’ll quickly become an expert on the career paths that interest you - and you’ll be better prepared for your next move.

Good luck